Dalton Discussion 3: Inorganic Crystal Engineering

9-11 September 2000, University of Bologna, Italy

 

Organised by the Dalton Division of the RSC, in association with the Inorganic Chemistry Division and the Interdivision Group of Structural Chemistry of the Italian Society of Chemistry

Modern crystal engineering is the planning and utilisation of crystal-oriented syntheses and the evaluation of the physical and chemical properties of the resulting crystalline materials. At the intersection of supramolecular and materials chemistry, inorganic crystal engineering, in particular, is a booming field of research thanks to the (mostly undiscovered) potential inherent to the utilisation of inorganic and organometallic molecules and ions to attain new collective properties.
Dalton Discussion 3 provided a forum in which different experiences and problems related to the synthesis, characterisation and exploitation of inorganic, bioinorganic and organometallic materials was discussed in an informal way. 

Themes

• Supramolecular Chemistry
• Covalent Co-ordination Networks
• Molecular Crystals
• Properties and Characterisation

Keynote Speakers

Fraser Stoddart
University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Richard Robson
University of Melbourne, Australia

Gautam Desiraju
University of Hyderabad, India 

Dante Gatteschi
University of Florence, Italy

Steve Mann
University of Bristol, UK

Scientific Committee

Professor Dario Braga (Chairman)
University of Bologna, Italy

Professor Vincenzo Balzani
University of Bologna, Italy 

Dr Lee Brammer
University of Sheffield, UK

Professor Dr Maria Calhorda
University of Lisbon, Portugal

Professor Fabrizia Grepioni 
University of Bologna, Italy 

Professor Mike Mingos
University of Oxford, UK

Professor Guy Orpen
University of Bristol, UK

Professor Norberto Roveri 
University of Bologna, Italy 

Professor Martin Schröder
University of Nottingham, UK