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This week’s CrystEngSelects

20 Jan 2011

Here is this week’s selection of advanced articles of interest to crystal engineers from across the RSC journals.

Articles are chosen from:
ChemComm,
CrystEngComm,
Dalton Transactions,
Journal of Materials Chemistry,
New Journal of Chemistry,
Nanoscale,
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.

Crystallographic characterisation of Ti(IV) piperazine complexes and their exploitation for the ring opening polymerisation of rac-lactide

Stuart L. Hancock, Mary F. Mahon and Matthew D. Jones, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01542C, Paper

Self-assembly and characterization of copper 3,4-pyridinedicarboxylate complexes based on a variety of polynuclear hydroxo clusters

Shao-Hua Yan, Xiang-Jun Zheng, Li-Cun Li, Da-Qiang Yuan and Lin-Pei Jin, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00917B, Paper

Ionic liquid-assisted synthesis of CdSe dendrites from nanospheres through oriented attachment

Xiaochuan Duan, Xiaodi Liu, Qing Chen, Haobo Li, Jie Li, Xia Hu, Yingying Li, Jianmin Ma and Wenjun Zheng, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01212B, Paper

Inorganic–organic hybrid compounds based on face-sharing octahedral [PbI₃]_∞ chains: self-assemblies, crystal structures, and ferroelectric, photoluminescence properties

Hai-Bao Duan, Hai-Rong Zhao, Xiao-Ming Ren, Hong Zhou, Zheng-Fang Tian and Wan-Qin Jin, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00875C

Synthesis and X-ray crystal structures of imido and ureato derivatives of titanium(IV) phthalocyanine and their application in the catalytic formation of carbodiimides by metathesis from isocyanates

Wael Darwish, Elisabeth Seikel, Ralf Käsmarker, Klaus Harms and Jörg Sundermeyer, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00867B, Paper

[(Me)₂NH₂]_0.75[Ag_1.25SnSe₃]: A three-dimensionally microporous chalcogenide exhibiting framework flexibility upon ion-exchange

Jian-Rong Li and Xiao-Ying Huang, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01381A, Communication

Formation of paratacamite nanomaterials via the conversion of aged and oxidized copper nanoparticles in hydrochloric acidic media

Sherrie Elzey, Jonas Baltrusaitis, Shaowei Bian and Vicki H. Grassian, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03705B, Paper

Tunable dual-mode photoluminescence from nanocrystalline Eu-doped Li₂ZnSiO₄ glass ceramic phosphors

Guojun Gao, Sindy Reibstein, Mingying Peng and Lothar Wondraczek, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03273E, Paper

Oxide ion conduction anisotropy deconvoluted in polycrystalline apatite-type lanthanum silicates

Yong Kim, Dong-Kyu Shin, Eui-Chol Shin, Hyun-Ho Seo and Jong-Sook Lee, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03242E, Paper

Solvothermal synthesis of lithium iron phosphate nanoplates

Caiyun Nan, Jun Lu, Chen Chen, Qing Peng and Yadong Li, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM04126B, Communication

Facile solvothermal synthesis of monodisperse Fe₃O₄ nanocrystals with precise size control of one nanometre as potential MRI contrast agents

Yang Tian, Binbin Yu, Xia Li and Kai Li, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02913K, Paper

In situ crystals as templates to fabricate rectangular shaped hollow polyaniline tubes and their application in drug release

Haibing Xia and Xutang Tao, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03635H, Communication

Inorganic–organic nanocomposites of CdSe nanocrystals surface-modified with oligo- and poly(fluorene) moieties

Ioannis Kanelidis, Aleksandar Vaneski, Daniel Lenkeit, Simon Pelz, Victoria Elsner, Raphaela M. Stewart, Jessica Rodríguez-Fernández, Andrey A. Lutich, Andrei S. Susha, Ralf Theissmann, Sylwia Adamczyk, Andrey L. Rogach and Elisabeth Holder, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03546G, Paper

Grafting of dodecylsulfate groups on gadolinium hydroxocation nanosheets for self-construction of a lamellar structure

Byung-Il Lee, Su-Yeon Lee and Song-Ho Byeon, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03149F, Paper

Bio-functionalization of metal–organic frameworks by covalent protein conjugation

Suhyun Jung, Youngmee Kim, Sung-Jin Kim, Tae-Hwan Kwon, Seong Huh and Seongsoon Park, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03288C, Communication

A selective etching phenomenon on {001} faceted anatase titanium dioxide single crystal surfaces by hydrofluoric acid

Yun Wang, Haimin Zhang, Yanhe Han, Porun Liu, Xiangdong Yao and Huijun Zhao, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04848H, Communication

Ionic liquid-assisted synthesis of thorned gold plates comprising three-branched nanotip arrays

Yao Qin, Yin Song, Teng Huang and Limin Qi, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05116K, Communication

Phase transition from hexagonal LnF₃ (Ln = La, Ce, Pr) to cubic Ln_0.8M_0.2F_2.8 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) nanocrystals with enhanced upconversion induced by alkaline-earth doping

Daqin Chen, Yunlong Yu, Feng Huang and Yuansheng Wang, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04846A, Communication

2D flexible metal–organic frameworks with [Cd₂(μ₂-X)₂](X = Cl or Br) units exhibiting selective fluorescence sensing for small molecules

Xu-Hui Jin, Jian-Ke Sun, Li-Xuan Cai and Jie Zhang, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04084C, Communication

Crystal structures, EPR and magnetic properties of 2-ClC₆H₄CNSSN˙ and 2,5-Cl₂C₆H₃CNSSN˙

Antonio Alberola, Emma Carter, Christos P. Constantinides, Dana J. Eisler, Damien M. Murphy and Jeremy M. Rawson, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04296J, Communication

Anatase-assisted growth of nanoscale crystalline brookite film and rutile rods on SiO₂/Si substrate in a single hydrothermal process

Xianhui Meng, Jong Hak Lee, Min-Ho Park, Seong Man Yu, Dong-Wook Shin, Cheolwoong Yang, Vasant Bhoraskar and Ji-Beom Yoo, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00643B, Communication

Monosodium urate monohydrate crystallization

Clare M. Perrin, Mark A. Dobish, Edward Van Keuren and Jennifer A. Swift, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00737D, Paper

Supramolecular assembly of a new series of copper-L-arginine Schiff bases

Siu Yee New, Yude Thio, Lip Lin Koh, T. S. Andy Hor and Feng Xue, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00444H, Paper

Porous Co₃O₄ microcubes: hydrothermal synthesis, catalytic and magnetic properties

Feng Cao, Deqiang Wang, Ruiping Deng, Jinkui Tang, Shuyan Song, Yongqian Lei, Song Wang, Shengqun Su, Xiangguang Yang and Hongjie Zhang, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00392A, Paper

Assembly of two Zinc(II)-squarate coordination polymers with noncovalent and covalent bonds derived from flexible ligands, 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (dpe)

Chih-Chieh Wang, Wen-Chun Chung, Hui-Wun Lin, Shuen-Chieh Dai, Jia-Shiuan Shiu, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Hwo-Shuenn Sheu and William Lee, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00644K, Paper

Self-assembly fabrication of 3D porous quasi-flower-like ZnO nanostrip clusters for photodegradation of an organic dye with high performance

Zhoujing Xing, Baoyou Geng, Xuelian Li, Han Jiang, Chengxin Feng and Ting Ge, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00741B, Paper

Crystallisation of iron containing glass–ceramics and the transformation of hematite to magnetite

Wolfgang Wisniewski, Ruzha Harizanova, Günter Völksch and Christian Rüssel, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00629G, Paper

Large-scale synthesis of WO_x–EDA nanobelts and their application as photoswitches

Xianluo Hu, Qingming Ji, Jonathan P. Hill and Katsuhiko Ariga, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00466A, Paper

Electrospun mats of PVP/ACP nanofibres for remineralization of enamel tooth surfaces

Jane Fletcher, Dominic Walsh, Christabel Emma Fowler and Stephen Mann, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00806K, Paper

PbTe hierarchical nanostructures: solvothermal synthesis, growth mechanism and their electrical conductivities

Rencheng Jin, Gang Chen, Qun Wang, Jian Pei, Jingxue Sun and Yang Wang, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00455C, Paper

Novel fast and easy growth of highly crystalline, idiomorphic fluorapatite crystals via an atmospheric pressure plasma-assisted flux coating method

Katsuya Teshima, SunHyung Lee, Takahiro Ishizaki, Shoko Mori, Chikara Mori, Kunio Yubuta, Takanori Ichiki, Toetsu Shishido and Shuji Oishi, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00405G, Communication

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This week’s CrystEngSelects

06 Jan 2011

Here is this week’s selection of advanced articles of interest to crystal engineers from across the RSC journals.

Articles are chosen from:
ChemComm,
CrystEngComm,
Dalton Transactions,
Journal of Materials Chemistry,
New Journal of Chemistry,
Nanoscale,
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.

Salen-based metal–organic frameworks of nickel and the lanthanides

Peter W. Roesky, Asamanjoy Bhunia, Yanhua Lan, Annie K. Powell and Sven Kureti, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04881J, Communication

A Covalent Organic Framework with 4 nm open pores

Dogru, Andreas Sonnauer, Andrei Gavryushin, Paul Knochel and Thomas Bein, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03792C, Communication

Rapid synthesis of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) nanocrystals in an aqueous system

Yichang Pan, Yunyang Liu, Gaofeng Zeng, Lan Zhao and Zhiping Lai, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05002D, Communication

Visual detection of cobalt(II) ion in vitro and tissue with a new type of leaf-like molecular microcrystal

Shu Jun Zhen, Feng Ling Guo, Li Qiang Chen, Yuan Fang Li, Qing Zhang and Cheng Zhi Huang, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03205K, Communication

Observation of a two-dimensional halogen-bonded cocrystal at sub-monolayer coverage using synchrotron X-ray diffraction

Stuart M. Clarke, Tomislav Friščić, William Jones, Anasuya Mandal, Chenguang Sun and Julia E. Parker, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04400H, Communication

High performance single-crystal field-effect transistors based on twisted polyaromatic semiconductor pyreno[4,5-a]coronene

Md. Minarul Islam, Famil Valiyev, Hsiu-Feng Lu, Ming-Yu Kuo, Ito Chao and Yu-Tai Tao, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04773B, Communication

Low-temperature phase of Li₂FeSiO₄: crystal structure and a preliminary study of electrochemical behavior

Naoaki Yabuuchi, Yuto Yamakawa, Kazuhiro Yoshii and Shinichi Komaba, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01523G, Communication

Structural diversity and magnetic properties in 1D and 2D azido-bridged cobalt(II) complexes with 1,2-bis(2-pyridyl)ethylene

Jaursup Boonmak, Motohiro Nakano and Sujittra Youngme, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00853B, Paper

Crystal structure of NdSi_6−zAl_1+zO_zN_10−z (z = 0.4) determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction

Saifang Huang, Zhaohui Huang, Yan-gai Liu and Minghao Fang, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00658K, Paper

Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of an oxalato-bridged Re^IVMo^VI heterobimetallic complex

José Martínez-Lillo, Donatella Armentano, Giovanni De Munno, Francesc Lloret, Miguel Julve and Juan Faus, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01323D, Communication

Crystal structure and carrier transport properties of a new 3D mixed-valence Cu(I)–Cu(II) coordination polymer including pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate ligand

Takashi Okubo, Naoya Tanaka, Kyung Ho Kim, Haruho Anma, Shu Seki, Akinori Saeki, Masahiko Maekawa and Takayoshi Kuroda-Sowa, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01065K, Paper

Synthesis of PbSe nanowires: the impact of alkylphosphonic acid addition

Edward E. Foos, Thomas J. Zega, Joseph G. Tischler, Rhonda M. Stroud and Janice E. Boercker, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03074K, Paper

Fast-speed and high-gain photodetectors of individual single crystalline Zn₃P₂ nanowires

Peicai Wu, Yu Dai, Yu Ye, Yang Yin and Lun Dai, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02778B, Paper

Crystal chemistry and electrochemical properties of Ln(Sr,Ca)₃(Fe,Co)₃O₁₀ intergrowth oxide cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells

J.-H. Kim, K.-T. Lee, Y. N. Kim and A. Manthiram, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03230A, Paper

Enhancement of the cholesteric induction power by macrocyclization in liquid crystal dimers with a chiral spacer

Manabu Itoh, Masatoshi Tokita, Hiromitsu Hegi, Teruaki Hayakawa, Sungmin Kang and Junji Watanabe, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03161E, Communication

Flower-shaped PdI₂ nanomaterials with remarkable surface-enhanced Raman scattering activity

Lianmeng Wang, Lihua Wang, Enzhong Tan, Lidong Li, Lin Guo and Xiaodong Han, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02610G, Paper

Self assembled CdLa₂S₄ hexagon flowers, nanoprisms and nanowires: novel photocatalysts for solar hydrogen production

Bharat B. Kale, Jin-Ook Baeg, Ki-jeong Kong, Sang-Jin Moon, Latesh K. Nikam and Kashinath R. Patil, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02890H, Paper

Two chiral tetradecanuclear hydroxo-lanthanide clusters with luminescent and magnetic properties

Xi-Li Li, Lai-Fu He, Xiang-Li Feng, You Song, Min Hu, Li-Feng Han, Xian-Jun Zheng, Zhi-Hong Zhang and Shao-Ming Fang, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00826E, Communication

Hydrogen bonding interactions with the thiocarbonyl π-system

Joseph T. Lenthall, Jonathan A. Foster, Kirsty M. Anderson, Michael R. Probert, Judith A. K. Howard and Jonathan W. Steed, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00680G, Paper

Precise tailoring of the crystal size distribution by controlled growth and continuous seeding from impinging jet crystallizers

Xing Yi Woo, Reginald B. H. Tan and Richard D. Braatz, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00637H, Paper

Crystal growth and characterization of RbTi_1−x−yYb_xNb_yOPO₄/RbTiOPO₄ (001) non-linear optical epitaxial layers

Jaume Cugat, Rosa Maria Solé, Joan J. Carvajal, Maria Cinta Pujol, Xavier Mateos, Francesc Díaz and Magdalena Aguiló, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00647E, Paper

Nucleation and growth kinetics estimation for L-phenylalanine hydrate and anhydrate crystallization

Nicholas C. S. Kee, Paul D. Arendt, Li May Goh, Reginald B. H. Tan and Richard D. Braatz, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00585A, Paper

Microwave-assisted synthesis of icosahedral nickel nanocrystals

Keith P. Donegan, Jeffrey F. Godsell, Joseph M. Tobin, Justin P. O’Byrne, David J. Otway, Michael A. Morris, Saibal Roy and Justin D. Holmes, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00759E, Paper

Structure and fluorescent properties of mercury(II) pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylate coordination polymers tuned by ancillary ligands and alkaline-earth metal ions

Zilu Chen, Xuxian Wu, Suni Qin, Chaohai Lei and Fupei Liang, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00624F, Paper

Controlled synthesis and tunable properties of hematite hierarchical structures in a dual-surfactant system

Lili Wang and Lian Gao, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00236D, Paper

Copper(II) metal–organic networks derived from bis(pyridylformyl)piperazine ligands and aromatic polycarboxylates: 2D layered structures and a novel 3,5-connected binodal 3D topology

Xiu-Li Wang, Hong-Yan Lin, Bao Mu, Ai-Xiang Tian, Guo-Cheng Liu and Ning-Hai Hu, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00400F, Paper

Anisotropic growth of multi-twinned goethite particles by oriented aggregation

Hongchao Yang, Xuemei Zhou, Tengteng Tang, Xiaoying Qi, Chenxuan Wang, Jinyao Lan, Yinshu Wang, Yanlian Yang and Gang Liu, CrystEngComm, 2010, 12, 4007-4011, DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00437E, Communication

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This week’s CrystEngSelects

09 Dec 2010

Here is this week’s selection of advanced articles of interest to crystal engineers from across the RSC journals.

Articles are chosen from:
ChemComm,
CrystEngComm,
Dalton Transactions,
Journal of Materials Chemistry,
New Journal of Chemistry,
Nanoscale,
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.

Surface oxygen triggered size change of palladium nano-crystals impedes catalytic efficacy

Jianli Zou, Scott G. Stewart, Colin L. Raston and K. Swaminathan Iyer

Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03182H, Communication

An unprecedented 2D → 3D metal–organic polyrotaxane framework constructed from cadmium and a flexible star-like ligand

Hua Wu, Hai-Yan Liu, Ying-Ying Liu, Jin Yang, Bo Liu and Jian-Fang Ma

Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04724D, Communication

A facile synthesis of anatase TiO₂ nanosheets-based hierarchical spheres with over 90% {001} facets for dye-sensitized solar cells Weiguang Yang, Jianming Li, Yali Wang, Feng Zhu, Weimin Shi, Farong Wan and Dongsheng Xu

Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03312J, Communication

Gas and liquid phase adsorption in isostructural Cu₃[biaryltricarboxylate]₂ microporous coordination polymers

Tae-Hong Park, Katie A. Cychosz, Antek G. Wong-Foy, Anne Dailly and Adam J. Matzger

Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03482G, Communication

Synthesis of gold(I) fluoroalkyl and fluoroalkenyl-substituted phosphine complexes and factors affecting their crystal packing

Nicholas A. Barnes, Alan K. Brisdon, F. R. William Brown, Wendy I. Cross, Ian R. Crossley, Cheryl Fish, Christopher J. Herbert, Robin G. Pritchard and John E. Warren

Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01014F, Paper

Distinct structures of coordination polymers incorporating flexible triazole-based ligand: topological diversities, crystal structures and property studies

Chen Ren, Lei Hou, Bin Liu, Guo-Ping Yang, Yao-Yu Wang and Qi-Zhen Shi

Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00894J, Paper

Thermally, photochemically and electrically switchable reflection colors from self-organized chiral bent-core liquid crystals

Manoj Mathews, Rafael S. Zola, Deng-ke Yang and Quan Li

J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03479G, Paper

Ionic liquids and ionic liquid crystals of vinyl functionalized imidazolium salts

Shih-Ci Luo, Shaowen Sun, Amol R. Deorukhkar, Jung-Tang Lu, Amitabha Bhattacharyya and Ivan J. B. Lin

J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02875D, Paper

Fabrication and characterization of electrodeposited antimony telluride crystalline nanowires and nanotubes

D. Pinisetty, M. Gupta, A. B. Karki, D. P. Young and R. V. Devireddy

J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01969K, Paper

Discovery of two new phases of zirconium tetrakis(8-hydroxyquinolinolate): synthesis, crystal structure and their electron transporting characteristics in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs)

Poopathy Kathirgamanathan, Sivagnanasundram Surendrakumar, Juan Antipan-Lara, Seenivasagam Ravichandran, Vanga R. Reddy, Subramaniam Ganeshamurugan, Muttulingam Kumaraverl, Vincent Arkley, Alexander J. Blake and Daniel Bailey

J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02644A, Paper

Amplifying fluorescence sensing based on inverse opal photonic crystal toward trace TNT detection

Heng Li, Jingxia Wang, Zelin Pan, Liying Cui, Liang Xu, Rongming Wang, Yanlin Song and Lei Jiang

J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02554B, Paper

Dual [proton]/[hole] mixed valence in a molecular metal: balancing chemical activity in the solid state by tapping into a molecular hole reservoir

Youssef Lakhdar, Cécile Mézière, Leokadiya Zorina, Michel Giffard, Patrick Batail, Enric Canadell, Pascale Auban-Senzier, Claude Pasquier, Denis Jérome, Bálint Náfrádi and László Fórró

J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02897E, Paper

Polymorphs of aromatic thiolato 1, 2 or 1,4-naphthoquinones

Bigyan R. Jali, Marjit W. Singh and J. B. Baruah

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00591F, Communication

Novel BaTeMo₂O₉ fine particles synthesized via a supercritical water route

Qingxin Zheng, Bo Li and Xutang Tao

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00778A, Communication

Syntheses, structures and properties of coordination polymers of cadmium(II) with 4-methyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol ligand

Yun-Liang Jiang, Yu-Ling Wang, Jing-Xiang Lin, Qing-Yan Liu, Zhang-Hui Lu, Na Zhang, Jia-Jia-Wei and Li-Qin Li

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00431F, Paper

Ligand geometry-driven formation of different coordination polymers from Zn(NO₃)₂, 1,4-bpeb and phenylenediacetic acids

Dong Liu, Yu-Jie Chang and Jian-Ping Lang

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00575D, Paper

Low temperature thermal evaporation growth of aligned ZnO nanorods on ZnO film: a growth mechanism promoted by Zn nanoclusters on polar surfaces

D. Calestani, M. Z. Zha, L. Zanotti, M. Villani and A. Zappettini

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00670J, Paper

Surfactant-assisted synthesis of double-wall Cu₂O hollow spheres

Wenzhong Wang, Ya Tu, Pengcheng Zhang and Guling Zhang

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00563K, Paper

Syntheses, structures and luminescent properties of decorated lanthanide metal-organic frameworks of (E)-4,4′-(ethene-1,2-diyl)dibenzoic acids

Yu Li and Datong Song

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00750A, Paper

Characterization, physicochemical and photo-stability of a co-crystal involving an antibiotic drug, nitrofurantoin, and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid

Venu R. Vangala, Pui Shan Chow and Reginald B. H. Tan

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00772B, Communication

Schiff base derived from 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde and liquid-assisted mechanochemical synthesis of its isostructural Cu(II) and Co(II) complexes

Dominik Cinčić and Branko Kaitner

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00421A, Paper

Nanowires of α- and β-Bi₂O₃: phase-selective synthesis and application in photocatalysis

Yongfu Qiu, Minlin Yang, Hongbo Fan, Yuanzhi Zuo, Youyuan Shao, Yongjun Xu, Xiaoxi Yang and Shihe Yang

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00508H, Paper

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This week’s CrystEngSelects

06 Dec 2010

Here is this week’s selection of advanced articles of interest to crystal engineers from across the RSC journals.

Articles are chosen from:
ChemComm,
CrystEngComm,
Dalton Transactions,
Journal of Materials Chemistry,
New Journal of Chemistry,
Nanoscale,
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.

Synthesis of porous hollow silica nanostructures using hydroxyapatite nanoparticle templates

Peter A. Williamson, Philip J. Blower and Mark A. Green

Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04257A

Reversible solid-state structural conversion between a three-dimensional network and a one-dimensional chain of Cu(II) triazole coordination polymers in acidic/basic-suspensions or vapors

Tetsuya Yamada, Goro Maruta and Sadamu Takeda

Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04293E, Communication

Two-step relaxation in the 3D spin-canted manganese phosphate with high P–O–Mn connectivity

Bo Li, Xiaoying Zhang, Jumei Tian and Jingping Zhang

Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03278F, Communication

Photoinduced isothermal phase transitions of liquid-crystalline macrocyclic azobenzenes

Yasuo Norikane, Yuki Hirai and Masaru Yoshida

Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04052E, Communication

Self-assembly hexanuclear metallacontainer hosting halogenated guest species and sustaining structure of 3D coordination framework

Evgen V. Govor, Andrey B. Lysenko, David Quiñonero, Eduard B. Rusanov, Alexander N. Chernega, Jens Moellmer, Reiner Staudt, Harald Krautscheid, Antonio Frontera and Konstantin V. Domasevitch

Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04433D, Communication

Tripodal imidazole frameworks: Reversible vapour sorption both with and without significant structural changes

Charlotte E. Willans, Sara French, Kirsty M. Anderson, Leonard J. Barbour, Jan-André Gertenbach, Gareth O. Lloyd, Robert J. Dyer, Peter C. Junk and Jonathan W. Steed

Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01011A, Paper

Supramolecular assemblies of germanium(II) halides with O-, S- and Se-donor macrocycles – the effects of donor atom type upon structure

Andrew L. Hector, William Levason, Gillian Reid, Michael Webster and Wenjian Zhang

Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00749H, Paper

Inorganic–organic hybrid compounds based on molybdenum oxide chains and tetrazolate-bridged polymeric silver cations

Ming-Xing Yang, Li-Juan Chen, Shen Lin, Xiao-Hua Chen and Hua Huang

Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00781A, Paper

One-step synthesis of highly water-dispersible Mn₃O₄ nanocrystals

Ying Zhao, Chunguang Li, Feifei Li, Zhan Shi and Shouhua Feng

Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01198C, Paper

Controlled synthesis of Co₃O₄ nanocubes under external magnetic fields and their magnetic properties

Mingsheng Wang, Lingkun Zeng and Qianwang Chen

Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00946F, Paper

Inorganic–organic hybrid compounds based on octamolybdates and metal–organic fragments with flexible multidentate ligand: syntheses, structures and characterization

Hai-Yan Liu, Hua Wu, Jian-Fang Ma, Ying-Ying Liu, Jin Yang and Ji-Cheng Ma

Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01024C, Paper

Controlled synthesis of hydroxyapatite crystals templated by novel surfactants and their enhanced bioactivity

Xiaohui Guo, Wanv Wang, Guolong Wu, Ji Zhang, Chaochao Mao, Yonghui Deng and Haiqing Xia

New J. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0NJ00708K, Paper

Pressure effecting on morphology of hydroxyapatite crystals in homogeneous system

Changlian Chen, Zhiliang Huang, Wenjuan Yuan, Jianqiu Li, Xiaokun Cheng and Ru-an Chi

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00090F, Paper

Effect of C–H…X interactions (X = O, S, π) in the supramolecular arrangements of 3-ferrocenyl-methoxybenzo[b]thiophene isomers

J. L. Ferreira da Silva, André P. Ferreira, M. Matilde Marques, Shrika G. Harjivan, M. Fátima M. da Piedade and M. Teresa Duarte

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00434K, Paper

Selectivity of amides by host–guest inclusion

Nikoletta B. Báthori and Luigi R. Nassimbeni

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00362J, Paper

Solid-state fluorescence host complex formed by assembly of two-dimensional layered network structure composed of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid and 2-naphthylethylamine

Naoki Shiota, Takahiro Okuno, Takafumi Kinuta, Tomohiro Sato, Reiko Kuroda, Yoshio Matsubara and Yoshitane Imai

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00446D, Paper

Four new metal–organic frameworks constructed from H₂DBTDC-O₂ (H₂DBTDC-O₂ = dibenzothiophene-5,5′-dioxide-3,7-dicarboxylic acid) ligand with guest-responsive photoluminescence

Shunshun Xiong, Sujing Wang, Xinjun Tang and Zhiyong Wang

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00422G, Paper

Green co-precipitation byproduct-assisted thermal conversion route to submicron Mg₂B₂O₅ whiskers

Wancheng Zhu, Qiang Zhang, Lan Xiang and Shenlin Zhu

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00580K, Paper

Anion specificity induced conformational changes in cresol-based tripodal podands controlled by weak interactions: structural and Hirshfeld surface analysis

Sandeep Kumar Dey, Avijit Pramanik and Gopal Das

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00518E, Paper

Competition between coordination and hydrogen bonding in networks constructed using dipyridyl-1H-pyrazole ligands

Andrew D. Burrows, David J. Kelly, M. Infas Haja Mohideen, Mary F. Mahon, Viorica M. Pop and Christopher Richardson

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00310G, Paper

Unsteady-state inhibition of crystal growth caused by solution impurities

Pedro M. Martins, Fernando Rocha, Ana M. Damas and Peter Rein

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00390E, Paper

Hydrogen-bonding self-assembly of two dimensional (2D) layer structures generating metal–organic nanotubes

Hailong Sun, Haibo Mei, Guanghui An, Jianlin Han and Yi Pan

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00471E, Communication

Formation of different photodimers of isoquinolinone by irradiation of solid molecular compounds

Deng-Ke Cao, Thekku V. Sreevidya, Mark Botoshansky, Gilad Golden, Jason B. Benedict and Menahem Kaftory

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00489H, Paper

Dielectric phase transition and relaxor behavior in BaTiO₃/LaNiO₃ superlattice

Liang Qiao and Xiaofang Bi

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00665C, Paper

One-step hydrothermal synthesis and optical properties of aluminium doped ZnO hexagonal nanoplates on a zinc substrate

Jia Liu, Lingling Xu, Bo Wei, Wei Lv, Hong Gao and Xitian Zhang

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00704H, Communication

A facile and quick solvothermal synthesis of 3D microflower CeO₂ and Gd:CeO₂ under subcritical and supercritical conditions for catalytic applications

Devaraju M. Kempaiah, Shu Yin and Tsugio Sato

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00611D, Communication

Unprecedented cyclic [Mo₆O₁₉]²⁻ cluster and five organic–inorganic hybrids based on polyoxomolybdates and 4-amino-3,5-bis(pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole

Ming-Xing Li, Hui-Ling Chen, Jin-Peng Geng, Xiang He, Min Shao, Shou-Rong Zhu and Zhao-Xi Wang

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C002063J, Paper

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This week’s CrystEngSelects

11 Nov 2010

Here is this week’s selection of advanced articles of interest to crystal engineers from across the RSC journals.

Articles are chosen from:
ChemComm,
CrystEngComm,
Dalton Transactions,
Journal of Materials Chemistry,
New Journal of Chemistry,
Nanoscale,
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.

Highly charged supramolecular oligomers based on the dimerization of corannulene tetraanion

David Eisenberg, Jennifer M. Quimby, Edward A. Jackson, Lawrence T. Scott and Roy Shenhar

Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03965A, Communication

Towards an environmentally-friendly laboratory: dimensionality and reactivity in the mechanosynthesis of metal–organic compounds

Vjekoslav Štrukil, László Fábián, David G. Reid, Melinda J. Duer, Graham J. Jackson, Mirjana Eckert-Maksić and Tomislav Friščić

Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03822A, Communication

From tectons to luminescent supramolecular ionic liquid crystals

Pierre Dechambenoit, Sylvie Ferlay, Bertrand Donnio, Daniel Guillon and Mir Wais Hosseini

Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03970E, Communication

Metal–organic framework membranes fabricated via reactive seeding

Yaoxin Hu, Xueliang Dong, Jiangpu Nan, Wanqin Jin, Xiaoming Ren, Nanping Xu and Young Moo Lee

Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03927F, Communication

Temperature dependent selective gas sorption of the microporous metal-imidazolate framework [Cu(L)] [H₂L = 1,4-di(1H-imidazol-4-yl)benzene]

Shui-Sheng Chen, Min Chen, Satoshi Takamizawa, Man-Sheng Chen, Zhi Su and Wei-Yin Sun

Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04085A, Communication

Design synthesis and photocatalytic activity of a novel lilac-like silver-vanadate hybrid solid based on dicyclic rings of [V₄O₁₂]⁴⁻ with {Ag₇}⁷⁺ cluster

Yan Hu, Fang Luo and Fangfang Dong

Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C0CC02965C, Communication

Dynamic microporous indium(III)-4,4′-oxybis(benzoate) framework with high selectivity for the adsorption of CO₂ over N₂

Yan-Xi Tan, Fei Wang, Yao Kang and Jian Zhang

Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04095A, Communication

Single-crystal to single-crystal transformation of 1D coordination polymer via photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition reaction

Dong Liu, Ni-Ya Li and Jian-Ping Lang

Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00931H, Communication

Unique 3D self-penetrating Co^II and Ni^II coordination frameworks with a new (4⁴.6¹⁰.8) network topology

Dong-Sheng Li, Feng Fu, Jun Zhao, Ya-Pan Wu, Miao Du, Kun Zou, Wen-Wen Dong and Yao-Yu Wang

Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00900H, Communication

Assembly of titanium embedded polyoxometalates with unprecedented structural features

Thomas McGlone, Laia Vilà-Nadal, Haralampos N. Miras, De-Liang Long, Josep M. Poblet and Leroy Cronin

Dalton Trans., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01327G, Paper

Pentacobalt(II) cluster based pcu network exhibits both magnetic slow-relaxation and hysteresis behaviour

Sheng Hu, Jun-Liang Liu, Zhao-Sha Meng, Yan-Zhen Zheng, Yanhua Lan, Annie K. Powell and Ming-Liang Tong

Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01062F, Communication

Enantiocontrolled solid-state photodimerizations via a chiral sulfonamidecinnamic acid

Kraig A. Wheeler, Joshua D. Wiseman and Rebecca C. Grove

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00516A, Communication

Synthesis of anisometric KNbO₃ and K_0.5Na_0.5NbO₃ single crystals by chemical conversion of non-perovskite templates

Francesco Madaro, Julian R. Tolchard, Yingda Yu, Mari-Ann Einarsrud and Tor Grande

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00414F, Paper

Single crystals of aspirin form II: crystallisation and stability

Andrew D. Bond, Katarzyna A. Solanko, Simon Parsons, Sascha Redder and Roland Boese

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00588F, Communication

Supramolecular architectures of cadmium(II)-orotate complexes containing water clusters

Okan Z. Yeşilel, Hakan Erer and Orhan Büyükgüngör

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00308E, Paper

Monodispersed mesoporous SBA-15 with novel morphologies: controllable synthesis and morphology dependence of humidity sensing

Yongheng Zhu, Hui Li, Jiaqiang Xu, Hao Yuan, Jingjie Wang and Xinxin Li

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00570C, Communication

Surprising robustness of a unit cell: isomorphism in caesium 18-crown[6] complexes with aromatic polycarboxylate anions

Dario Braga, Simone D’Agostino and Fabrizia Grepioni

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00363H, Paper

A novel NbO-type framework constructed from Dawson-like tungstobismuthate and copper complex fragments

Bin Wang, Guang-Feng Hou, Rui-Qi Meng, Li-Hua Bi, Bao Li and Li-Xin Wu

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00327A, Paper

Crystal structure of spherical aromatic amide: pseudopolymorphs and formation of infinite water cluster in the channel structure

Hyuma Masu, Yuko Sagara, Fumiaki Imabeppu, Hiroaki Takayanagi, Kosuke Katagiri, Masatoshi Kawahata, Masahide Tominaga, Hiroyuki Kagechika, Kentaro Yamaguchi and Isao Azumaya

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00301H, Communication

Lightly doped single crystalline porous Si nanowires with improved optical and electrical properties

Huihui Chen, Rujia Zou, Haihua Chen, Na Wang, Yangang Sun, Qiwei Tian, Jianghong Wu, Zhigang Chen and Junqing Hu

J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02476G, Paper

Liquid crystalline phthalocyanine–fullerene dyads

Mine Ince, M. Victoria Martínez-Díaz, Joaquín Barberá and Tomás Torres

J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02420A, Paper

A new route to porous monolithic organic frameworks via cyclotrimerization

Marcus Rose, Nicole Klein, Irena Senkovska, Christian Schrage, Philipp Wollmann, Winfried Böhlmann, Bertram Böhringer, Sven Fichtner and Stefan Kaskel

J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02998J, Paper

Controllable and white upconversion luminescence in BaYF₅:Ln³⁺ (Ln = Yb, Er, Tm) nanocrystals

Cuimiao Zhang, Ping’ an Ma, Chunxia Li, Guogang Li, Shanshan Huang, Dongmei Yang, Mengmeng Shang, Xiaojiao Kang and Jun Lin

J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02948C, Paper

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This week’s CrystEngSelects

09 Nov 2010

Here is this week’s selection of advanced articles of interest to crystal engineers from across the RSC journals.

Articles are chosen from:
ChemComm,
CrystEngComm,
Dalton Transactions,
Journal of Materials Chemistry,
New Journal of Chemistry,
Nanoscale,
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.

Dual fluorescent labelling of cellulose nanocrystals for pH sensing

Lise Junker Nielsen, Samuel Eyley, Wim Thielemans and Jonathan W. Aylott

Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03470C, Communication

Direct scattered growth of MWNT on Si for high performance anode material in Li-ion batteries

Pengfei Gao, Yanna Nuli, Yu-Shi He, Jiazhao Wang, Andrew I. Minett, Jun Yang and Jun Chen

Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC02870C, Communication

Coordination polymers constructed by 1,3-bi(4-pyridyl)propane with four different conformations and 2,2′-dinitro-4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylate ligands: the effects of metal ions

Baiyan Li, Guanghua Li, Dan Liu, Yu Peng, Xiaojing Zhou, Jia Hua, Zhan Shi and Shouhua Feng

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00252F, Paper

Modification of flexible part in Cu²⁺ interdigitated framework for CH₄/CO₂ separation

Yasutaka Inubushi, Satoshi Horike, Tomohiro Fukushima, George Akiyama, Ryotaro Matsuda and Susumu Kitagawa

Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC01294G, Communication

Crystal structure and electronic properties of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) carbamate

Eunhee Jo, Young Ho Jhon, Sang Beom Choi, Jae-Goo Shim, Jun-Han Kim, Ji Hyun Lee, In-Young Lee, Kyung-Ryong Jang and Jaheon Kim

Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03224G, Communication

A novel non-catalytic synthesis method for zero- and two-dimensional B₁₃C₂ nanostructures

Liap Tat Su, Sky Shumao Xie, Jun Guo, Alfred I. Y. Tok and Oleg Vasylkiv

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00296H, Paper

Cubic and rhombohedral heterobimetallic networks constructed from uranium, transition metals, and phosphonoacetate: new methods for constructing porous materials

Andrea N. Alsobrook, Brad G. Hauser, Joseph T. Hupp, Evgeny V. Alekseev, Wulf Depmeier and Thomas E. Albrecht-Schmitt

Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03507F, Communication

Bis(nitrate)diaquauranyl(VI) synthon to generate [1 × 2 + 1 × 1] and [1 × 1 + 1 × 1] co-crystalized 3d5f self-assemblies

Sagarika Bhattacharya, Suraj Mondal, Sujit Sasmal, Hazel A. Sparkes, Judith A. K. Howard, Malabika Nayak and Sasankasekhar Mohanta

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00332H, Paper

Europium(II) compounds: simple synthesis of a molecular complex in water and coordination polymers with 2,2′-bipyrimidine-mediated ferromagnetic interactions

Gaël Zucchi, Pierre Thuéry, Eric Rivière and Michel Ephritikhine

Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC02539A, Communication

Oriented silver oxide nanostructures synthesized through a template-free electrochemical route

Weifeng Wei, Xuhui Mao, Luis A. Ortiz and Donald R. Sadoway

J. Mater. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02214D, Paper

Covalent assistance to supramolecular synthesis: directing the supramolecular assembly of co-crystals by in situ modification of hydrogen bonding functionality

Andreas Lemmerer, Joel Bernstein and Volker Kahlenberg

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00347F, Communication

Nanoparticle-aggregated octahedral copper hierarchical nanostructures

Shaodong Sun, Chuncai Kong, Dongchu Deng, Xiaoping Song, Bingjun Ding and Zhimao Yang

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00565G, Communication

Growth of polygonal rings and wires of CuS on structured surfaces

Yolanda Vasquez, Erin M. Fenton, Victoria F. Chernow and Joanna Aizenberg

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00499E, Communication

Construction of three high-dimensional supramolecular networks from temperature-driven conformational isomers

Hua-Cai Fang, Ying-Ying Ge, Hong-Yang Jia, Shan-Shan Li, Feng Sun, Li-Guo Zhang and Yue-Peng Cai

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00485E, Communication

Molten salt synthesis of K₄Nb₆O₁₇, K₂Nb₄O₁₁ and KNb₃O₈ crystals with needle- or plate-like morphology

Francesco Madaro, Ragnhild Sæterli, Julian R. Tolchard, Mari-Ann Einarsrud, Randi Holmestad and Tor Grande

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00413H, Paper

A novel 2D coordination polymer with unprecedented [Ag]₇ chains and two 3D silver–organic frameworks constructed by methylenediisophthalic acid (H₄MDIP) with strong Ag–Ag interactions

Xian Cheng, Tao Liu, Xianying Duan, Fangming Wang, Qingjin Meng and Changsheng Lu

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00360C, Paper

Near achiral metal–organic frameworks from conformationally flexible homochiral ligands resulted by the preferential formation of pseudo-inversion center in asymmetric unit

Kyung Seok Jeong, Bo Hyung Lee, Qiaowei Li, Sang Beom Choi, Jaheon Kim and Nakcheol Jeong

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00426J, Communication

Hydrogen-bonded adducts between neutral molecules and [Mo(η³-methallyl)(CO)₂(HOC(py)₃)]⁺: snapshots of a deprotonation

Dolores Morales, Julio Pérez, Héctor Martínez-García, Marcos Puerto and Ignacio del Río

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00688B, Communication

Exceptions to the rule: new hydrogen-bonded networks from an old reliable

Onome Ugono, Nigam P. Rath and Alicia M. Beatty

CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00621A, Communication

Crystal growth on self-assembled monolayers

Aniruddh Singh, In Sung Lee, Kitae Kim and Allan S. Myerson

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00030B, Highlight

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This week’s CrystEngSelects

01 Nov 2010

Here is this week’s selection of advanced articles of interest to crystal engineers from across the RSC journals.

Articles are chosen from:
ChemComm,
CrystEngComm,
Dalton Transactions,
Journal of Materials Chemistry,
New Journal of Chemistry,
Nanoscale,
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.

Two luminescent enantiomorphic 3D metal–organic frameworks with 3D homochiral double helices

Qilong Zhu, Tianlu Sheng, Ruibiao Fu, Chunhong Tan, Shengmin Hu and Xintao Wu

Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC02550J, Communication

Confined crystallization of polycrystalline high-magnesium calcite from compact Mg-ACC precursor tablets and its biological implications

Jun Jiang, Min-Rui Gao, Yun-Hao Qiu, Guang-Sheng Wang, Lei Liu, Guo-Bin Cai and Shu-Hong Yu

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00153H, Paper

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Metal–Organic Frameworks

Jacek Klinowski, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Patrícia Silva and João Rocha

Dalton Trans., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00708K, Perspective

Science as art: self-assembly of hybrid SiO₂-coated nanocrystals

Ping Yang, Zhimin Yuan, Jie Yang, Aiyu Zhang, Yongqiang Cao, Qinghui Jiang, Ruixia Shi, Futian Liu and Xin Cheng

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00350F, Paper

A series of complexes based on biphenyl-2,5,2′,5′-tetracarboxylic acid: syntheses, crystal structures, luminescent and magnetic properties

Dan Tian, Yu Pang, Yan-Hong Zhou, Li Guan and Hong Zhang

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00281J, Paper

Synthesis of anti-reflective and hydrophobic Si nanorod arrays by colloidal lithography and reactive ion etching

K. Y. Lai, Yi-Ruei Lin, Hsin-Ping Wang and Jr-Hau He

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00168F, Paper

Tuning the porosity of lanthanide MOFs with 2,5-pyrazinedicarboxylate and the first in situ hydrothermal carboxyl transfer

Bin Cai, Ping Yang, Jing-Wei Dai and Jian-Zhong Wu

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00340A, Paper

Synthesis and characterization of single-crystalline α-MoO₃ nanofibers for enhanced Li-ion intercalation applications

Khemchand Dewangan, Nupur Nikkan Sinha, Prashant K. Sharma, Avinash C. Pandey, N. Munichandraiah and N. S. Gajbhiye

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00271B, Paper

Spontaneous crystal growth of co-crystals: the contribution of particle size reduction and convection mixing of the co-formers

Asim Y. Ibrahim, Robert T. Forbes and Nicholas Blagden

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C004371K, Paper

Synthesis, photoluminescence, catalysis and multilayer film assembly of an ethynylpyridine platinum compound

Xing Li, Mei-Qin Zha, Shui-Ying Gao, Paul J. Low, Yuan-Zhao Wu, Ning Gan and Rong Cao

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00382D, Paper

Shape controlled synthesis of palladium nanocrystals by combination of oleylamine and alkylammonium alkylcarbamate and their catalytic activity

Baoji Hu, Kunlun Ding, Tianbin Wu, Xiaosi Zhou, Honglei Fan, Tao Jiang, Qian Wang and Buxing Han

Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03485A, Communication

Novel quadridentate salen type triple-decker sandwich ytterbium complexes with near infrared luminescence

Peng-Fei Yan, Shuo Chen, Peng Chen, Ju-Wen Zhang and Guang-Ming Li

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00553C, Communication

Growth and reductive transformation of a gold shell around pyramidal cadmium selenide nanocrystals

Michaela Meyns, Neus G. Bastus, Yuxue Cai, Andreas Kornowski, Beatriz H. Juárez, Horst Weller and Christian Klinke

J. Mater. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03004J, Communication

Crystalline gas of 1,1,1-trichloroethane

Maciej Bujak, Marcin Podsiadło and Andrzej Katrusiak

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00493F, Communication

Mesoporous SiO₂ and Nb₂O₅ thin films with large spherical mesopores through self-assembly of diblock copolymers: unusual conversion to cuboidal mesopores by Nb₂O₅ crystal growth

Norihiro Suzuki, Masataka Imura, Yoshihiro Nemoto, Xiangfen Jiang and Yusuke Yamauchi

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00507J, Communication

Metal–organic frameworks based on transition-metal carboxylate clusters as secondary building units: synthesis, structures and properties

Li-Min Zhao, Zhen-Jie Zhang, Shi-Yuan Zhang, Ping Cui, Wei Shi, Bin Zhao, Peng Cheng, Dai-Zheng Liao and Shi-Ping Yan

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00315H, Paper

Two cationic metal–organic frameworks based on cadmium and α,ω-alkanedisulfonate anions and their photoluminescent properties

Honghan Fei and Scott R. J. Oliver

Dalton Trans., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01064B, Paper

One-step synthesis, growth mechanism and photoluminescence properties of hollow GeO₂ walnuts

Xu Zou, Bingbing Liu, Quanjun Li, Zepeng Li, Bo Liu, Wei Wu, Qiang Zhao, Yongming Sui, Dongmei Li, Bo Zou, Tian Cui, Guangtian Zou and Ho-Kwang Mao

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00170H, Paper

Linear aggregation and liquid-crystalline order: comparison of Monte Carlo simulation and analytic theory

Tatiana Kuriabova, M. D. Betterton and Matthew A. Glaser

J. Mater. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02355H, Paper

Insights into self-assembling nanoporous peptide and in situ reducing agent

Poulami Jana, Sibaprasad Maity and Debasish Haldar

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00143K, Paper

Size- and shape-controlled synthesis of ZnSe nanocrystals using SeO₂ as selenium precursor

Huaibin Shen, Jin Zhong Niu, Hongzhe Wang, Xiaomin Li, Lin Song Li and Xia Chen

Dalton Trans., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00709A, Paper

Mononuclear discrete complexes and coordination polymers based on metal(II) chelidonate complexes with aromatic N,N-chelating ligands

Ana Belén Lago, Rosa Carballo, Nuria Fernández-Hermida and Ezequiel M. Vázquez-López

CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00330A, Paper

Lysine-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of urchin-like ordered arrays of mesoporous Co(OH)₂ nanowires and their application in electrochemical capacitors

Changzhou Yuan, Xiaogang Zhang, Linrui Hou, Laifa Shen, Diankai Li, Fang Zhang, Chuangang Fan and Jiamao Li

J. Mater. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02174A, Paper

Electrochemically assisted deposition on TiO₂ scaffold for Tissue Engineering: an apatite bio-inspired crystallization pathway

Alberto Naldoni, Alessandro Minguzzi, Alberto Vertova, Vladimiro Dal Santo, Laura Borgese and Claudia L. Bianchi

J. Mater. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02446E, Paper

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