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04 July 2008

A selection of recent 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 and Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.

Ligand-elaboration as a strategy for engendering structural diversity in porous metal–organic framework compounds
Tendai Gadzikwa, Bi-Shun Zeng, Joseph T. Hupp and SonBinh T. Nguyen, Chem. Commun., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b714160b
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A zinc(II) coordination polymer constructed from mixed-ligand 1,2-bis(2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethoxy)ethane and 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid
Yan Qi, Yun-Xia Che and Ji-Min Zheng, CrystEngComm, 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b801387j
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Chemistry and physics of silicon nanowire
Peidong Yang, Dalton Trans., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b801440j
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Polymorphism, isostructurality and variability in the inclusion chemistry of a diol host compound
Luigi R. Nassimbeni, Hong Su and Edwin Weber, New J. Chem., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b802269k
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The nature of unusual, hydrated, hydroxide anions. The structure of an infinite, 3-D, array of polymeric H13O7- anions linked by cyclic, tetrameric, water clusters of composition H8O4
Ivan Bernal, CrystEngComm, 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b802440p
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Supramolecular self-assembly and anion-dependence of copper(II) complexes with cationic dihydro-imidazo phenanthridinium (DIP)-containing ligands
Yu-Fei Song, Phil J. Kitson, De-Liang Long, Alexis D. C. Parenty, Robert J. Thatcher and Leroy Cronin, CrystEngComm, 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b802541j
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A novel (4,8)-connected 3D polyoxometalate-based metal–organic framework containing an in situ ligand
Ya-Qian Lan, Shun-Li Li, Yang-Guang Li, Zhong-Min Su, Kui-Zhan Shao and Xin-Long Wang, CrystEngComm, 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b802627k
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Biomimetic synthesis of titania nanoparticles induced by protamine
Yanjun Jiang, Dong Yang, Lei Zhang, Lin Li, Qianyun Sun, Yufei Zhang, Jian Li and Zhongyi Jiang, Dalton Trans., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b802745e
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Syntheses, structures, photoluminescence, and magnetic properties of nanoporous 3D lanthanide coordination polymers with 4,4-biphenyldicarboxylate ligand
Yin-Feng Han, Xin-Hui Zhou, You-Xuan Zheng, Zhen Shen, You Song and Xiao-Zeng You, CrystEngComm, 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b803168a
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Hydrogen-bonded assembly of [Ni(Im)6]2+ ion and phosphorus anions: Different sandwiched-type/tessellate-type supramolecular architectures and 1D water chains
Shuo-ping Chen, Ming Li, Yong Xiao, Yi-xuan Yuan, Ling-ling Pan and Liang-jie Yuan, CrystEngComm, 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b804001j
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Isostructural polymorphs of triiodophloroglucinol and triiodoresorcinol
Naba K. Nath, Binoy K. Saha and Ashwini Nangia, New J. Chem., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b804905j
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Defect-pit-assisted growth of GaN nanostructures: nanowires, nanorods and nanobelts
Shoubin Xue, Xing Zhang, Ru Huang, Huizhao Zhuang and Chengshan Xue, Dalton Trans., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b804943b
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Coordination compounds of bis(5-tetrazolyl)amine with manganese(II), zinc(II) and cadmium(II): synthesis, structure and magnetic properties
Na Liu, Qi Yue, Yan-Qin Wang, Ai-Ling Cheng and En-Qing Gao, Dalton Trans., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b804996c
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Several slice-like organic crystals grown by the physical vapor transport method: combining atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction to explore the characteristics of crystal formation
H. Wang, Z. Q. Xie, B. Yang, F. Z. Shen, Y. P. Li and Y. G. Ma, CrystEngComm, 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b805512b
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Manipulating the cavity of a porous material changes the photoreactivity of included guests
Mahender B. Dewal, Yuewen Xu, Jun Yang, Fiaz Mohammed, Mark D. Smith and Linda S. Shimizu, Chem. Commun., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b805895d
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Anion hydrogen bond effects in the formation of planar or quintuple helical coordination polymers
Peter Byrne, Gareth O. Lloyd, Kirsty M. Anderson, Nigel Clarke and Jonathan W. Steed, Chem. Commun., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b806060f
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Structures of two haptotropic isomers generated by the sliding of 1,3,5-triene ligands on a Pd–Pd–Pd chain
Tetsuro Murahashi, Yukari Mino, Koji Chiyoda, Sensuke Ogoshi and Hideo Kurosawa, Chem. Commun., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b806824k
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Colorless, non-luminescent; colorless, luminescent; and yellow, luminescent crystals of the cation [Au{C(NHCH3)(NHCH2CH2OH)}2]+. The roles of anions and hydrogen bonding in determining the aggregation of two-coordinate gold(I) cations
Daniel Rios, Marilyn M. Olmstead and Alan L. Balch, Dalton Trans., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b806878j
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Assembly of non-close-packed 3D colloidal crystals from 2D ones in a polymer matrix viain situ layer-by-layer photopolymerization
Zhiyu Ren, Xuemin Zhang, Junhu Zhang, Xiao Li, Xiaqian Pan, Xu Fei, Zhanchen Cui and Bai Yang, J. Mater. Chem., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b806882h
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Site-selective supramolecular synthesis of halogen-bonded cocrystals incorporating the photoactive azo group
David Fox, Pierangelo Metrangolo, Dario Pasini, Tullio Pilati, Giuseppe Resnati and Giancarlo Terraneo, CrystEngComm, 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b806911e
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Proline-functionalised calix[4]arene: an anion-triggered hydrogelator
Thomas Becker, Ching Yong Goh, Franca Jones, Matthew J. McIldowie, Mauro Mocerino and Mark I. Ogden, Chem. Commun., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b807248e
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A soluble coordination polymer and its sol–gel-derived amorphous films: synthesis and third-order nonlinear optical properties
Peng Jiang, Weimin Huang, Jiangtian Li, Dakui Zhuang and Jianlin Shi, J. Mater. Chem., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b807358a
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Mesogenic Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes of barbituric acid derivatives—toward one-dimensional magnets
Agata Gbowska, Krystyna Kamieska-Trela, Adam Krówczyski, Damian Pociecha, Jadwiga Szydowska, Jacek Szczytko, Andrzej Twardowski, Jacek Wójcik and Ewa Górecka, J. Mater. Chem., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b807656a
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A ladder based on paddlewheel diruthenium(II, II) rails connected by TCNQ rungs: a polymorph of the hexagonal 2-D network phase
Natsuko Motokawa, Tomomi Oyama, Satoshi Matsunaga, Hitoshi Miyasaka, Kunihisa Sugimoto, Masahiro Yamashita, Nazario Lopez and Kim R. Dunbar, Dalton Trans., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b808503j
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