We are delighted to announce that the Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) themed issue Fundamental Basis of Mechanochemical Reactivity is now online and free to access until the end of January 2025.
There is a growing need to understand how mechanical energy drives physico-chemical transformations in individual molecules as well as in complex materials, which requires a non-traditional way of thinking about chemical reactivity.
Guest Edited by Adam A.L. Michalchuk (University of Birmingham) and Francesco Delogu (University of Cagliari), this collection aims to highlight original achievements or historical perspectives which provide or discuss developments in understanding fundamental aspects of mechanically driven reactivity of individual molecules and solids.
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It includes:
Editorial
Fundamental basis of mechanochemical reactivity
Adam A. L. Michalchuk and Francesco Delogu
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 27245-27247. DOI: 10.1039/D4CP90153C
Review
Wandering through quantum-mechanochemistry: from concepts to reactivity and switches
Mercedes Alonso, Tom Bettens, Jochen Eeckhoudt, Paul Geerlings and Frank De Proft
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 21-35. DOI: 10.1039/D3CP04907H
Communication
Elucidating mechanochemical reactivity of a ternary halogen-bonded cocrystal system by computational and calorimetric studies
Lavanya Kumar, Sibananda G. Dash, Katarina Leko, Damian Trzybiński, Nikola Bregović, Dominik Cinčić and Mihails Arhangelskis
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 28576-28580. DOI: 10.1039/D3CP04358D
Paper
Kinetics of the mechanically induced ibuprofen–nicotinamide co-crystal formation by in situ X-ray diffraction
Lucia Casali, Maria Carta, Adam A. L. Michalchuk, Francesco Delogu and Franziska Emmerling
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 22041-22048. DOI: 10.1039/D4CP01457J
Paper
In situ monitoring of mechanochemical MOF formation by NMR relaxation time correlation
Madeleine E. Leger, Jiangfeng Guo, Bryce MacMillan, Hatem M. Titi, Tomislav Friščić, Bruce Balcom and Barry A. Blight
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 543-550. DOI: 10.1039/D3CP05555H
Paper
Comparison of mechanochemical methods in the synthesis of binaphthol–benzoquinone based cocrystals
Siddarth Nagapudi and Karthik Nagapudi
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 12545-12551. DOI: 10.1039/D3CP04713J
Paper
Exploring the role of solvent polarity in mechanochemical Knoevenagel condensation: in situ investigation and isolation of reaction intermediates
Kerstin Scheurrell, Inês C. B. Martins, Claire Murray and Franziska Emmerling
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 23637-23644. DOI: 10.1039/D3CP02883F
We hope you enjoy reading the articles. Please get in touch if you have any questions about this themed collection or PCCP.
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