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CrystEngComm issue 8

04 Apr 2011

Check out CrystEngComm issue 8 available online now.

The outside cover article is a Communication by Johan Urbanus and colleagues on the combination of electrochemistry and co-crystallization to facilitate in situ product removal of carboxylic acids.

Read the cover article:
Electrochemically induced co-crystallization for product removal
Johan Urbanus, C. P. Mark Roelands, Jaroslaw Mazurek, Dirk Verdoes and Joop H. ter Horst
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 2817-2819
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00284D, Communication

The inside cover features research by Minori Taguchi and colleagues from Tsukuba and Tohoku Universities on the synthesis of polymer-modified CeO₂ nanoparticles using supercritical water as the reaction medium.

For more details read:
Supercritical hydrothermal synthesis of hydrophilic polymer-modified water-dispersible CeO₂ nanoparticles
Minori Taguchi, Seiichi Takami, Tadafumi Adschiri, Takayuki Nakane, Koichi Sato and Takashi Naka
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 2841-2848
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00467G

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This week’s CrystEngSelects

01 Apr 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.

Hydrothermal synthesis, structures, and luminescent properties of zinc(II) and cadmium(II) phosphonates with a 3D framework structure using terephthalate as second linkers

Fei Tong, Zhen-Gang Sun, Kai Chen, Yan-Yu Zhu, Wei-Nan Wang, Cheng-Qi Jiao, Cheng-Lin Wang and Chao Li, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01649G

K_0.46Na_0.54NbO₃ ferroelectric ceramics: chemical synthesis, electro-mechanical characteristics, local crystal chemistry and elastic anomalies

Zhiguo Yi, Yun Liu, Michael A. Carpenter, Jason Schiemer and Ray L. Withers, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01666G

Synthesis, characterization, crystal structure and preliminary reactivity behaviour of new heteropolytopic ligands based on the 1,3,5-triazine spacer and pyrazolyl, tris-pyrazolylmethyl and tris-pyrazolylethoxy bonding fragments

C. Di Nicola, F. Garau, F. Marchetti, M. Monari, L. Pandolfo, C. Pettinari and A. Venzo, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01787F

Mechanochemical synthesis in copper(II) halide/pyridine systems: single crystal X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopic studies

Graham A. Bowmaker, Corrado Di Nicola, Claudio Pettinari, Brian W. Skelton, Neil Somers and Allan H. White, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10224A

New cyanide-bridged Mn^III–M^III heterometallic dinuclear complexes constructed from [M^III(AA)(CN)₄]⁻ building blocks (M = Cr and Fe): synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties

Silviu Nastase, Catalin Maxim, Marius Andruh, Joan Cano, Catalina Ruiz-Pérez, Juan Faus, Francesc Lloret and Miguel Julve, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01815E

First single-crystal synthesis and low-temperature structural determination of the quasi-2D quantum spin compound (CuCl)LaNb₂O₇

Olivier J. Hernandez, Cédric Tassel, Kunihiro Nakano, Werner Paulus, Clemens Ritter, Eric Collet, Atsushi Kitada, Kazuyoshi Yoshimura and Hiroshi Kageyama, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01665A

Anion-tuned sorption and catalytic properties of a soft metal–organic solid with polycatenated frameworks

Sujuan Wang, Lei Li, Jianyong Zhang, Xiaochen Yuan and Cheng-Yong Su, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM10394F

Single-crystalline and reactive facets exposed anatase TiO₂ nanofibers with enhanced photocatalytic properties

Wei Li, Yang Bai, Weijia Liu, Chang Liu, Zhuhong Yang, Xin Feng, Xiaohua Lu and Kwong-Yu Chan, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM10115C

Reversible single crystal to single crystal transformation with anion exchange-induced weak Cu²⁺I⁻ interactions and modification of the structures and properties of MOFs

Junhong Fu, Huijun Li, Yajuan Mu, Hongwei Hou and Yaoting Fan, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10251F

Methyl modified MOF-5: a water stable hydrogen storage material

Jie Yang, Anna Grzech, Fokko M. Mulder and Theo J. Dingemans, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CC11054C

Engineering molecular crystals with abnormally weak cohesion

Kenneth E. Maly, Eric Gagnon and James D. Wuest, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10866B

New insights into the aggregation of silver pyrazolides using sterically hindered bidentate pyrazole ligands

James J. Henkelis, Colin A. Kilner and Malcolm A. Halcrow, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CC00054C

Crystal facet engineering of semiconductor photocatalysts: motivations, advances and unique properties

Gang Liu, Jimmy C. Yu, Gao Qing (Max) Lu and Hui-Ming Cheng, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10665A

A metalloporphyrin functionalized metal–organic framework for selective oxidization of styrene

Ming-Hua Xie, Xiu-Li Yang and Chuan-De Wu, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10461F

Structural variation from 1D chains to 3D networks: a systematic study of coordination number effect on the construction of coordination polymers using the terepthaloylbisglycinate ligand

George E. Kostakis, Luigi Casella, Athanassios K. Boudalis, Enrico Monzani and John C. Plakatouras, New J. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0NJ01009J

Use of π–π forces to steer the assembly of chromone derivatives into hydrogen bonded supramolecular layers: crystal structures and Hirshfeld surface analyses

Saikat Kumar Seth, Debayan Sarkar and Tanusree Kar, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05037K

Green synthesis of rosettelike silver nanocrystals with textured surface topography and highly efficient SERS performances

Maofeng Zhang, Aiwu Zhao, Hongyan Guo, Dapeng Wang, Zibao Gan, Henghui Sun, Da Li and Ming Li, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05105A

The growth and investigation on Ga-doped ZnO single crystals with high thermal stability and high carrier mobility

Wenwen Lin, Kai Ding, Zhang Lin, Jiye Zhang, Jiakui Huang and Feng Huang, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05122A

A polythreading coordination array formed from 2D grid networks and 1D chains

Ju Wang, Xia Zhu, Yan-Feng Cui, Bao-Long Li and Hai-Yan Li, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00782J

Self-assembly of CdTe QDs into urchin-like microspheres by the assistance of a long-chain ionic liquid monolayer

Hongchao Ma, Xiangtao Bai and Liqiang Zheng, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05086A

Influence of ionic liquids on the crystalline structure of nanocolloids

Shu Chen, Mark J. Muldoon, Kris Anderson and Pascal André, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05126A

A new 8-connected porous coordination polymer: crystal structure and selective adsorption properties

Hua-Hong Zou, Yan-Ping He, Liu-Cheng Gui and Fu-Pei Liang, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05103B

Supramolecular versatility in the solid-state complexes of para-sulphonatocalix[4]arene with phenanthroline

Barbara Leśniewska, Oksana Danylyuk, Kinga Suwinska, Tomasz Wojciechowski and Anthony W. Coleman, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00515K

Reactive milling with metals for environmentally benign sustainable production

G. Kaupp, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05085K

A hexagonal solvate of the neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid

Elise J. C. de Vries, Demetrius C. Levendis and Hayley A. Reece, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00803F

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IUPAC Survey: Coordination polymer/MOF nomenclature

30 Mar 2011

The IUPAC task group on “Coordination polymers and metal organic frameworks: terminology and nomenclature guidelines” invite you to take part in this questionnaire on CP/MOF terminology. Click to enter the questionnaire.

The field of coordination polymers and metal organic frameworks research has expanded rapidly in the last 15 years. Currently naming of the networks obtained and terminology practices are not consistent among research groups, sometimes causing confusion and unnecessary conflicts.

This IUPAC project aims to create a glossary of terms and nomenclature in the area of coordination polymers and they need your input! More information about this project can be found on the group’s IUPAC website here.

Comments are also invited directly to the group’s chairman Lars Öhrström.

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RSC Publishing Recognises Outstanding CrystEngComm Achievements in China

25 Mar 2011

This week Dr James Milne (RSC Publishing) presented a certificate of achievement to our friend Professor Hongjie Zhang, at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry.

Our friend Hongjie was recognised for his prolific published research over the last year. RSC has published 17 of Professor Zhang’s papers – making him the most successful author from China during the year and a number of these papers were published in CrystEngComm.

Read Professor Zhang’s excellent work published in CrystEngComm:

Synthesis and luminescent properties of orderly YPO4:Eu3+ olivary architectures self-assembled by nanoflakes
Mei Yang, Hongpeng You, Ning Guo, Yeju Huang, Yuhua Zheng and Hongjie Zhang
CrystEngComm, 2010, 12, 4141-4145

Hydrothermal synthesis and upconversion photoluminescence properties of lanthanide doped YF3 sub-microflowers
Song Wang, Shuyan Song, Ruiping Deng, Hailing Guo, Yongqian Lei, Feng Cao, Xiyan Li, Shengqun Su and Hongjie Zhang
CrystEngComm, 2010, 12, 3537-3541

Facile synthesis and luminescent properties of flower-like LaPO4:Ln3+ (Ln = Ce, Tb) hierarchical architectures
Mei Yang, Hongpeng You, Yeju Huang, Gnuag Jia, Yanhua Song, Ning Guo, Kai Liu, Yuhua Zheng and Hongjie Zhang
CrystEngComm, 2010, 12, 2865-2870

Synthesis and characterization of highly uniform Lu2O3:Ln3+ (Ln = Eu, Er, Yb) luminescent hollow microspheres
Guang Jia, Hongpeng You, Yuhua Zheng, Kai Liu, Ning Guo and Hongjie Zhang
CrystEngComm, 2010, 12, 2943-2948

Direct hydrothermal synthesis of single-crystalline triangular Fe3O4 nanoprisms
Xiyan Li, Zhenjun Si, Yongqian Lei, Jinkui Tang, Song Wang, Shengqun Su, Shuyan Song, Lijun Zhao and Hongjie Zhang
CrystEngComm, 2010, 12, 2060-2063

Facile synthesis of Y4O(OH)9NO3:Eu3+/Y2O3:Eu3+ nanotubes and nanobundles from nanolamellar precursors
Yuhua Zheng, Hongpeng You, Guang Jia, Kai Liu, Yanhua Song, Mei Yang, Yeju Huang and Hongjie Zhang
CrystEngComm, 2010, 12, 585-590

Dr Milne and Dr Daping Zhang’s (RSC Publishing Editor) are on a tour of China where they will visit seven universities/institutes and four companies in Beijing, Changchun, Shanghai and Xiamen.

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Cover article: Solvate formation in lutidinium pamoate salts

23 Mar 2011

Check out the latest cover for CrystEngComm issue 7 published online now:

Crystal structures of the products formed by reaction of lutidine and picoline isomers with pamoic acid in different solvents were investigated, giving insight into the role of the solvent in the structure type observed.

DOI: 10.1039/C1CE90017J, Cover

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14 Mar 2011

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This week’s CrystEngSelects

10 Mar 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.

Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of a novel organometallic (μ₃-oxido)(μ₃-imido) trinuclear iridium complex

Magnus Schau-Magnussen, Phillip Malcho, Konrad Herbst, Michael Brorson and Jesper Bendix, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01791D

Crystal structure, coloring problem and magnetism of Gd_5−xZr_xSi₄

Jinlei Yao, Pavlo Lyutyy and Yurij Mozharivskyj, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01821J

New metal-anion radical framework materials: Co^II compounds showing ferromagnetic to antiferromagnetic phase transition at about 344 K, and Zn^II compounds exhibiting terminal anion ligand induced direct white-light-emission

Guo-Ping Yong, Ying-Zhou Li, Chong-Fu Li, Yi-Man Zhang and Wen-Long She, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01667E

Preparation and characterization of LiFe_0.975Rh_0.025PO₄ nanorods using the hydrothermal method

DongGe Tong, YuanLiang Li, Wei Chu, Ping Wu and FuLan Luo, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01643H

Novel layered crystalline zinc poly(styrene-phenylvinyl phosphonate)-phosphate synthesized by a simple route in a THF–water medium

Jing Huang, Xiangkai Fu, Gang Wang, Chao Li and Xiaoyan Hu, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01553A

The synthesis of the near-spherical AgCl crystal for visible light photocatalytic applications

Zaizhu Lou, Baibiao Huang, Peng Wang, Zeyan Wang, Xiaoyan Qin, Xiaoyang Zhang, Hefeng Cheng, Zhaoke Zheng and Ying Dai, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01795G

A flexible copper based microporous metal–organic framework displaying selective adsorption of hydrogen over nitrogen

Muhammad Arif Nadeem, Aaron W. Thornton, Matthew R. Hill and John Arron Stride, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01531H

Redox cycles promoting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of CeO₂ nanorods

Xihong Lu, Teng Zhai, Huanan Cui, Jianying Shi, Shilei Xie, Yunyun Huang, Chaolun Liang and Yexiang Tong, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM04466K

Synthesis of high-reactive facets dominated anatase TiO₂

Ci Zhang Wen, Hai Bo Jiang, Shi Zhang Qiao, Hua Gui Yang and Gao Qing (Max) Lu, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM00068C

“Firecracker-shaped” ZnO/polyimide hybrid nanofibers via electrospinning and hydrothermal process

Zhenjun Chang, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05634K

A permanently porous van der Waals solid by using phosphonate monoester linkers in a metal organic framework

Simon S. Iremonger, Junmei Liang, Ramanathan Vaidhyanathan and George K. H. Shimizu, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04779A

Tunable photocatalytic selectivity of TiO₂ films consisted of flower-like microspheres with exposed {001} facets

Quanjun Xiang, Jiaguo Yu and Mietek Jaroniec, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10501A

Fe₃O₄ nanostructures: synthesis, growth mechanism, properties and applications

Ce Yang, Jiajia Wu and Yanglong Hou, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05862A

Selective CO₂ adsorption in a flexible non-interpenetrated metal–organic framework

Tae Kyung Kim and Myunghyun Paik Suh, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05199C

A novel electroless method for the deposition of single-crystalline gold nanocrystals on and inside an organic solid-matrix

Khaleda Banu and Takayoshi Shimura, New J. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0NJ00916D

Growth of spherulitic crystal patterns in a Belousov–Zhabotinski type reaction system

Narendra Yadav and P. K. Srivastava, New J. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0NJ00798F

Formation and photocatalytic properties of bismuth ferrite submicrocrystals with tunable morphologies

Xinyi Zhang, Jun Lv, Laure Bourgeois, Jianwu Cui, Yucheng Wu, Huanting Wang and Paul A. Webley, New J. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1NJ00008J

Temperature-dependent growth mechanisms of low-dimensional ZnO nanostructures

Qijin Cheng and Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00972E

(C₂H₈N)₂[Be₃(HPO₃)₄]: a low-density beryllium phosphite with large 16-membered rings and helical channels

Qijin Cheng and Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00972E

A microwave-assisted rapid route to synthesize ZnO/ZnS core–shell nanostructures via controllable surface sulfidation of ZnO nanorods

Yong Hu, Huanhuan Qian, Yu Liu, Gaohui Du, Fumin Zhang, Libo Wang and Xiao Hu, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05111C

Direct synthesis and crystal structure of a new pentanuclear heterotrimetallic Cu/Co/Ni complex with 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol. Discussion of possible “butterfly-like” molecular structure types

Dmytro S. Nesterov, Claudia Graiff, Antonio Tiripicchio and Armando J. L. Pombeiro, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05049D

Two new ferrimagnetic Mn^II-carboxylate coordination polymers constructed from 5-tert-butyl isophthalic acid with (5/2, 15/2) and (5/2, 10/2) spin topologies

Chong-Bin Tian, Zhang-Zhen He, Zhi-Hua Li, Ping Lin and Shao-Wu Du, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00864H

Shape-controlled synthesis and luminescence properties of yttria phosphors

Xing Zhang, Peng Hu, Yue-Bin Cao, Wei-Cheng Xiang, Ming-Shui Yao, Hai-Bao Zhang, Fang-Li Yuan and Rui-Fen Xu, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00887G

Etching-limited branching growth of cuprous oxide during ethanol-assisted solution synthesis

Shaodong Sun, Hongjun You, Chuncai Kong, Xiaoping Song, Bingjun Ding and Zhimao Yang, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05151B

Positional disorder of Cu(II) ions in a cluster: a novel heptanuclear Cu(II) core supported by 4-bromo-3,5-dimethylpyrazolate

Yanqing Xu, Peilei Xia, Xiuteng Wang, Wei Wei, Fanzhou Zhang and Changwen Hu, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00933D

Design and synthesis of 3d–4d heterometallic coordination complexes based on a nonanuclear silver(I) metallatecton

Di Sun, Dan-Feng Wang, Fu-Jing Liu, Hong-Jun Hao, Na Zhang, Rong-Bin Huang and Lan-Sun Zheng, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05023K

Zinc and copper coordination polymers with 4,4′-bipyridine and 2-sulfoterephthalate: infinite polypseudorotaxane and unprecedented (3,4,4)-connected trinodal topology

Amitabha Datta, Kuheli Das, Jhen-Yi Lee, Yan-Ming Jhou, Ching-Sheng Hsiao, Jui-Hsien Huang and Hon Man Lee, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00963F

Intermolecular benzoyl group transfer reactivity in crystals of racemic 2,6-di-O-benzoyl-myo-inositol 1,3,5-orthobenzoate: Controlling reactivity by solvate (pseudopolymorph) formation

Shobhana Krishnaswamy, Mysore S. Shashidhar and Mohan M. Bhadbhade, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05054K

Small temperature oscillations promote protein crystallization

Cecília Ferreira, Rosa Crespo, Pedro Miguel Martins, Luís Gales, Fernando Rocha and Ana Margarida Damas, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00550A

Ionic liquids-assisted synthesis and electrochemical properties of Bi₂S₃ nanostructures

Jianmin Ma, Zhifang Liu, Jiabiao Lian, Xiaochuan Duan, Tongil Kim, Peng Peng, Xiaodi Liu, Qing Chen, Gang Yao and Wenjun Zheng, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00913J

Morphology-controlled synthesis of Bi₂S₃ microstructures

Caixia Song, Debao Wang, Tao Yang and Zhengshui Hu, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00695E

Facile additive-free solvothermal synthesis of cadmium sulfide flower-like three dimensional assemblies with unique optical properties and photocatalytic activity

Yuming Guo, Jinfeng Wang, Lin Yang, Jie Zhang, Kai Jiang, Wujv Li, Lingling Wang and Lili Jiang, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05132F

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HOT article: All things nano

04 Mar 2011

A series of Te-related arrays have been achieved on ITO by a ZnO nanorod templating-reaction method under different etching conditions.

By controlling the structure of the ZnO–CdTe nanocables, such as shell thickness, and the diameter and length of ZnO nanorods, size controllable Te nanotube arrays and Te nanorods-on-CdTe nanotube arrays should be obtained, which can be used for numerous nanodevice applications, such as gas sensors, field-effect devices, infrared acoustooptic deflectors and solar cells.

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Crystalline Te nanotube and Te nanorods-on-CdTe nanotube arrays on ITO via a ZnO nanorod templating-reaction
Xina Wang, Yeming Xu, Haojun Zhu, Rong Liu, Hao Wang and Quan Li
CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE00010A, HOT article

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A 3D organopolymolybdate polymer with unusual topology

04 Mar 2011

A 3D organopolymolybdate polymer with unusual topology A novel POM-based 3D self-penetrating MOF containing Mo–N covalent bond has been isolated under hydrothermal conditions, showing an unprecedented (4,6,6)-connected topology assembled from a 2D self-threading skeleton.

The successful preparation of this species not only opens up a new approach to generate novel high-dimensional POM-based multifunctional materials, but also highlights an intriguing example of chemical topology.

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IUPAC Survey: Coordination polymer/MOF nomenclature

RSC Publishing Recognises Outstanding CrystEngComm Achievements in China

Cover article: Solvate formation in lutidinium pamoate salts

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