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Peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation on cobalt-doped TiO2 nanotubes: degradation of organics under dark and solar light irradiation conditions

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Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00131G, Paper
Jonghun Lim, Michael R. Hoffmann
The Co-TNT/PMS system enables the continuous degradation of organic pollutants under dark and solar light-irradiation conditions.
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Hazard of novel anti-fouling nanomaterials and biocides DCOIT and silver to marine organisms

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Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00023J, Paper
Joana Figueiredo, Susana Loureiro, Roberto Martins
Biocides encapsulation appears to be a promising solution to develop a new generation of efficient anti-fouling additives (e.g. SiNC–DCOIT; SiNC–DCOIT–Ag) for maritime coatings with lower environmental hazard than the current state-of-the-art biocides (e.g. DCOIT).
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Formation of Fe(III)–As(V) complexes: effect on the solubility of ferric hydroxide precipitates and molecular structural identification

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Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00024H, Paper
Qiantao Shi, George E. Sterbinsky, Shujuan Zhang, Christos Christodoulatos, George P. Korfiatis, Xiaoguang Meng
Soluble Fe(III)–As(V) complexes were found at both acidic and neutral conditions, which significantly change the solubility of ferric oxides.
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The Gut Barrier and the Fate of Engineered Nanomaterials: A View from Comparative Physiology

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Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00174K, Critical Review
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Meike van der Zande, Anita Jemec Kokalj, David Spurgeon, Susana Loureiro, Patricia Silva, Zahra Khodaparast, Damjana Drobne, Nathaniel J. Clark, Nico van den Brink, Marta Baccaro, Kees van Gestel, Hans Bouwmeester, Richard D. Handy
The structure of the gut barrier and luminal chemistry in non-mammalian vertebrates and invertebrates has been given little attention with respect to the dietary uptake of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). This...
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Nanoparticulate zero valent iron interaction with dissolved organic matter impacts iron transformation and organic carbon stability

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Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00197J, Paper
Yanlong Wang, Kun Yang, Daohui Lin
Although there is an increasing use of nanoparticulate zero-valent iron (nZVI) in the remediation of contaminated soil and water environments, there is still little understanding of the mechanisms of interaction...
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Potentiation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon uptake in zebrafish embryos by nanoplastics

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Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00163E, Paper
Yueyang Zhang, Greg G. Goss
The presence of microplastics in the environment and their potential effects on the health of organisms are a subject of great concern.
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Toxicity of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs): effect of lengths, functional groups and electronic structures revealed by a quantitative toxicogenomics assay

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Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00230E, Paper
Tao Jiang, Carlo Alberto Amadei, Na Gou, Yishan Lin, Jiaqi Lan, Chad D. Vecitis, April Z. Gu
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have caused increasing public concerns associated with their potential toxicological effects. This study demonstrated that the physicochemical properties of SWCNTs have impacts on their toxicological effects.
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Performance of silver nanoparticle-impregnated ovoid ceramic water filters

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Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00115E, Paper
Zachary J. Shepard, Elizabeth M. Lux, Vinka A. Oyanedel-Craver
This work presents the first performance evaluation of ovoid CWFs designed by Potters without Borders. Performance analysis and characterization data are presented here to inform manufacturing decisions and research methods.
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Multivariate analysis of the exposure and hazard of ceria nanomaterials in indoor aquatic mesocosms

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Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9EN01439J, Paper
Mohammad Nassar, Mélanie Auffan, Catherine Santaella, Armand Masion, Jérôme Rose
Associating mesocosm experimentations with multivariate analyses to identify the parameters governing the behavior and impact of nanomaterials on aquatic ecosystems.
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Silica Nanoparticles Alleviate Mercury Toxicity via Immobilization and Inactivation of Hg(II) in Soybean (Glycine max)

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Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00091D, Paper
Yunyun Li, Nali Zhu, Xujun Liang, Xu Bai, Lirong Zheng, Jiating Zhao, Yu-Feng Li, Zhiyong Zhang, Yuxi Gao
Mercury (Hg) pollution is a worldwide concern. Silica nanoparticles (Nano-SiO2) can be released into ecosystems through natural and anthropogenic (engineered Nano-SiO2) processes. Here, the influence of two sizes (30 nm...
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Sulfidation attenuates the adverse impacts of metallic nanoparticles on anammox from the perspective of chronic exposure

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Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00219D, Paper
Zheng-Zhe Zhang, Yu Zhang, Ya-Fei Cheng, Ren-Cun Jin
The risks of metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) in anammox have attracted increasing attention; however, how sulfidation, an important environmental transformation process, affects their toxicity potential is unclear.
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Environmental fate of sulfidated nZVI particles: the interplay of nanoparticle corrosion and toxicity during aging

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Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00075B, Paper
Jaroslav Semerád, Jan Filip, Alena Ševců, Miroslav Brumovský, Nhung H. A. Nguyen, Jiří Mikšíček, Tomáš Lederer, Alena Filipová, Jana Boháčková, Tomáš Cajthaml
This work describes an important, environmentally relevant phenomenon of metal nanoparticle aging in relation to the toxicity of nanomaterials; in this case, sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent materials intended for remediation purposes.
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Chalcone single crystals with red emission and photodimerization-triggered hopping behavior: the substituent effect and molecular packing effect

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00404A, Communication
Xinrui He, Jian Zhao, Zeqing Tan, Jiaxin Zhao, Xiao Cheng, Chuanjian Zhou
Chalcone single crystals with distinctively different emission color and photoinduced mechanical response are designed and fabricated via fine-tuning the donor substituents.
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Hydrogen-bonded metallosupramolecular helices composed of a nona-protonated spherical RhIII4ZnII4 cluster with twelve carboxylate arms

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2700-2704
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00133C, Communication
Ukyo Yamashita, Nobuto Yoshinari, Rapheepraew Sodkhomkhum, Natthaya Meundaeng, Takumi Konno
Anion-controlled formation of hydrogen-bonded metallosupramolecular helices from a RhIII4ZnII4 polycarboxylate is reported.
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Dominant effect of the grain size of the MAPbI3 perovskite controlled by the surface roughness of TiO2 on the performance of perovskite solar cells

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2718-2727
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00169D, Paper
Methawee Nukunudompanich, Gekko Budiutama, Kazuma Suzuki, Kei Hasegawa, Manabu Ihara
The surface roughness of the c-TiO2 layer help controls the perovskite grain size without any other parameter. The direct effect of perovskite grain size on PSC performance is clarified.
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Leaching mechanism of bioapatite in carbonate-saturated water

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2788-2794
DOI: 10.1039/C9CE01228A, Paper
Zsolt Dallos, Viktória Kovács Kis, Ferenc Kristály, István Dódony
Bioapatite, the main inorganic component of bone, is similar to hydroxyapatite (HAp, Ca5[PO4]3(OH)) having some [CO3]2− content which plays an important role in leaching/precipitation processes in many biological lesions.
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Defective crystal plane-oriented induced lattice polarization for the photocatalytic enhancement of ZnO

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2709-2717
DOI: 10.1039/C9CE01966A, Paper
Xiaojuan Bai, Boxuan Sun, Xuyu Wang, Tianshuo Zhang, Qiang Hao, Bing-Jie Ni, Ruilong Zong, Ziyang Zhang, Xiaoran Zhang, Haiyan Li
The mechanism of the photocatalytic reaction of defective ZnO systems was determined.
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Realization of rocksalt Zn1−xCdxO thin films with an optical band gap above 3.0 eV by molecular beam epitaxy

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2781-2787
DOI: 10.1039/C9CE02018G, Paper
Hyo Chang Jang, Katsuhiko Saito, Qixin Guo, Kin Man Yu, Wladek Walukiewicz, Tooru Tanaka
We have grown Zn1−xCdxO (ZnCdO) thin films by molecular beam epitaxy on α-Al2O3 (0001) substrates across the full composition range of 0 ≤ x ≤ 1. A large optical gap of 3.0 eV is obtained in rocksalt-ZnCdO with a low resistivity and high mobility.
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Heterobimetallic complexes from 0D clusters to 3D networks based on various polycyanometallates and [Cu(dmpn)2]2+ (dmpn = 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-diaminopropane): synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2806-2816
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00235F, Paper
Xiaoyun Hao, Jingwen Shi, Yong Dou, Tong Cao, Zhen Zhou, Lu Yang, Dacheng Li, Qingyun Liu, Jianzhuang Jiang, Daopeng Zhang
Six new cyanide-bridged complexes (0–3D) have been assembled by employing one copper compound and six cyano precursors. Investigation of the magnetic properties revealed the ferro- or antiferromagnetic coupling between FeIII/CrI ion and CuII ion.
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Machine learning methods to predict the crystallization propensity of small organic molecules

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2817-2826
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00070A, Paper
Florbela Pereira
Machine learning algorithms were explored for the prediction of the crystallization propensity based on molecular descriptors and fingerprints generated from 2D chemical structures and 3D chemical structures optimized with empirical methods.
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Supramolecular association of M2+⋯π induced by different electrostatic properties using naphthyl substituted β-diketonate complexes (metal = Cu, Pd, Pt)

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00416B, Communication
Takumi Kusakawa, Takayuki Goto, Akiko Hori
Expanded π-conjugated coordination complexes, [M(L2)2] (M = Cu2+, Pd2+, Pt2+; L2 = dinaphthoylmethanido−), were prepared and their unique electron contributions and electrophile/nucleophile characteristics were found due to the supramolecular associations.
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Synthesis and investigation alkaline energetic coordination polymers based on 1,2,3-triazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid for green component of pyrotechnic

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00317D, Paper
Zhen-Li Yang, Jian Qin, Jun- Qing Yang , Jianguo Zhang
Research on novel energetic coordination polymers (ECPs) is becoming increasingly important for energetic materials, numerous ECPs were reported and found to be potential energetic materials. In this study, 4,5-dicarboxylic-1,2,3-triazolean was...
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Mesoporogen-free synthesis of hierarchical HZSM-5 for LDPE catalytic cracking

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00255K, Paper
Yunhao Zang, Jinying Wang, Jianfeng Gu, Jiangying Qu, Feng Gao
Herein, a mesoporogen-free, and steam-assisted route is proposed to synthesize highly crystalline hierarchical HZSM-5 using Stöber silica spheres as the precursor. The effect of crystallization time on the morphology and...
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Role of Surface Phenomena on the Reaction of Molecular Solids: the Diels-Alder Reaction on Pentacene

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00269K, Paper
Selma Piranej, Michael A. W. Shelhart Sayers, Gregory J. Deye, Sergey N. Maximoff, Jonathan P. Hopwood, Haejun Park, Jean G. Slavsky, Jacob Ciszek
Reactivity trends for molecular solids cannot be explained exclusively through topochemical phenomenon (i.e. diffusivity, reaction cavities) or electronic structure of the molecules. As an example of this class, Diels-Alder reactions...
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One-dimensional chains based on linear tetranuclear copper(I) units: reversible structural transformation and luminescence change

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00294A, Paper
Chih-Tung Yang, Xiang-Kai Yang, Ji-Hong Hu, Wei-Te Lee, Tsun-Ren Chen, Chih-Chieh Wang, Jhy-Der Chen
Two extended metal chains based on linear tetracopper units are reported, in which the bromide complex undergoes reversible structural transformation and luminescence change.
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Crystal nucleation of salicylamide and a comparison with salicylic acid

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00168F, Paper
Shubhangi Kakkar, K. Renuka Devi, Michael Svärd, Åke Rasmuson
Nucleation behaviour of salicylamide in different solvents was determined and compared with salicylic acid, attempting to progress the rationalization of the influence of the solvent and solute on crystal nucleation of organic compounds in solution.
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A digital workflow from crystallographic structure to single crystal particle attributes for predicting the formulation properties of terbutaline sulfate

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00026D, Paper
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Thai T. H. Nguyen, Robert B. Hammond, Ioanna D. Styliari, Darragh Murnane, Kevin J. Roberts
A detailed inter-molecular (synthonic) analysis of terbutaline sulfate, an ionic addition salt for inhalation drug formulation, is related to its crystal morphology, the surface chemistry of the habit faces and hence to its crystal surface energy.
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Sr4Pb1.5Sb5O5Se8: a new mid-infrared nonlinear optical material with a moderate SHG response

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00084A, Paper
Yang Wang, Mengjia Luo, pei Zhao, Xiangli Che, Yunzhen Cao, Fu Qiang Huang
A new mid-infrared nonlinear optical oxyselenide, Sr4Pb1.5Sb5O5Se8, was successfully synthesized by traditional solid-state reaction. It crystallizes in the noncentrosymmetric space group Cm (No. 8) of the monoclinic system. The crystal...
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Polymorph induced diversity of photomechanical motions of molecular crystals

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00311E, Paper
Lei Gao, Yunhui Hao, Xiunan Zhang, Xin Huang, Ting Wang, Hongxun Hao
Photomechanical motions of the polymorphs of trans-4,4'-azopyridine are distinct under the influence of different molecular packing and intermolecular interactions.
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First Preparation of Microporous AFY-type MeAPO by Topotactic Pillaring of Lamellar Aluminophosphate Precursor

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00644K, Communication
Kazuyuki Maeda, Kentaro Wakui, Kyosuke Arakawa, Atsushi Kondo
Topotactic pillaring of lamellar aluminophosphate (ALPO) layers with zinc cations is used to prepare microporous zincoaluminophosphate (ZnAPO) with AFY-type framework for the first time. This approach should be promising for...
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Diminishing accessibility of electrophilic nickel(II) centres due to incorporation of a methylene spacer in the pendant side arm of a series of heterotrinuclear nickel(II)/sodium complexes: a DFT study using a homodesmotic equation

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2970-2977
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00251H, Paper
Prasanata Kumar Bhaumik, Abhisek Banerjee, Tamal Dutta, Sudipta Chatterjee, Antonio Frontera, Shouvik Chattopadhyay
The ethoxy groups have a dual effect in hindering the attack of the pseudo-halides on the nickel(II) centre and also in stabilizing the complex by intra-molecular interactions.
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Effect of dilution in a hydrothermal process and post-synthetic annealing on the tailoring of hierarchical ZnO nanostructures

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,3059-3069
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00310G, Paper
Smriti Thakur, Sanjay K. Mandal
Morphology transformation and dimensionality change as a result of dilution and post-synthetic annealing are reported.
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Effect of particle size and morphology on the performance of BiFeO3–PDMS piezoelectric generators

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2919-2925
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00067A, Paper
Kohei Yoshiyama, Masae Mori, Manabu Hagiwara, Shinobu Fujihara
The effect of the size and morphology of piezoelectric BiFeO3 particles on the performance of BiFeO3–PDMS composite generators is revealed.
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Influence of lamellar thickness on the transformation of isotactic polybutylene-1/carbon nanotube nanocomposites

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2990-2997
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00112K, Paper
Yan-Kai Li, Yu-Ge Wang, Cui-Liu Fu, You-Liang Zhu, Zhan-Wei Li, Zhao-Yan Sun
The crystallization transformation from form II to form I in PB-1/CNT materials is mainly influenced by the lamellar thickness.
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An Sc-based coordination polymer with concaved superstructures: preparation, formation mechanism, conversion, and their electrochemistry properties

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2926-2932
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00086H, Paper
Hualan Xu, Ran Liu, Yongmei Zhu, Jinjiang Li, Changfeng Wan, Hang Zhang, Chuying Ouyang, Shengliang Zhong
Scandium-based coordination polymer octahedrons with concaved surfaces have been fabricated. The formation mechanism was also investigated. Sc2O3 octahedrons were obtained after simple calcination in a N2 atmosphere.
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Nanosheet-assembled carbonated hydroxyapatite microspheres prepared by an EDTA-assisted hydrothermal homogeneous precipitation route

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2884-2888
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00305K, Communication
Mei-li Qi, Shengkun Yao, Xiao-Cun Liu, Xiaoning Wang, Fengkun Cui
Well-defined carbonated hydroxyapatite microspheres assembled from nanosheets were synthesized by a Na2EDTA-assisted hydrothermal homogeneous precipitation route.
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Flexible bifunctional monoethylphosphonate/carboxylates of Zn(II) and Co(II) reinforced with DABCO co-ligand: paradigmatic structural organization with pcu topology

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2933-2944
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00275E, Paper
Anna Goldman, Beatriz Gil-Hernández, Simon Millan, Serkan Gökpinar, Christian Heering, Ishtvan Boldog, Christoph Janiak
The prototypal [M2(EtBCP)2(DABCO)0.5] MOFs, compliant with isoreticular expansion in two-dimensions, show flexibility manifested by a two-step CO2 adsorption isotherm, which might be associated to the “lever-action” of the metal-phosphonate moieties.
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A new Fourier transformation method for SAXS of polymer lamellar crystals

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,3042-3058
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00157K, Paper
Xiangyang Li, Jianjun Ding, Pujing Chen, Kang Zheng, Lin Chen, Xingyou Tian
The interface distribution function is composed mainly of the self-interference item of the first interface F11, the interference term of the first and the second interfaces F12, and the interference term of the first and the third interfaces F13.
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Step-by-step: uncommon SCSC transformation accompanied by stepwise change in the binding of a particular ligand within a mononuclear complex upon stepwise desolvation

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2895-2899
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00379D, Communication
Andrey V. Gavrikov, Andrey B. Ilyukhin, Pavel S. Koroteev
Uncommon SCSC transformation when desolvation induces subtle changes within a mononuclear complex, namely a stepwise change in the binding of a particular ligand.
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Intrinsically porous molecular building blocks for metal organic frameworks tailored by the bridging effect of counter cations

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2889-2894
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00397B, Communication
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Peng Yang, Buthainah Alshankiti, Niveen M. Khashab
Intrinsically porous molecular building blocks are used for the rational design and construction of molecular-level controlled porous materials.
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Targeted crystal growth of uranium gallophosphates via the systematic exploration of the UF4–GaPO4–ACl (A = Cs, Rb) phase space

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,3020-3032
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00343C, Paper
Christian A. Juillerat, Vladislav V. Klepov, Mark D. Smith, Hans-Conrad zur Loye
The flux synthesis of a uranium gallophosphate and a uranium gallate, Cs4[UO2Ga2(PO4)4] and Cs2UO2Ga2O5, and 4 uranium phosphates, [Rb2Rb3.93Cl0.93][(UO2)5(PO4)5], Rb11[(UO2)8(PO4)9], Rb7.6[(UO2)8O8.6F0.4(PO4)2], and Rb6[(UO2)5O2(PO4)4], is reported.
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Enhanced near-infrared luminescence in Ln2Cd2 (Ln = Nd, Yb) heterotetranuclear complexes

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00341G, Paper
Yue Qi, Ou Sun, Yanyan Zhou, Yuan Yao, Zhenyu Cheng, Ting Gao, Hongfeng Li
Due to the effect of the combination of the rigid structure and synergistic interactions of two ligands on energy transfer, the Cd–Ln complexes show excellent NIR luminescence properties with the QYs reaching 0.34% for Nd3+ and 2.13% for Yb3+.
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Co-Inclusion of cyclic ethers and chloroform by a macrocycle with benzophenone-3,3',4,4'-tetracarboxylic diimide units

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CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2964-2969
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00221F, Paper
Masahide Tominaga, Kosuke Mizuno, Haruka Yamamoto, Tadashi Hyodo, Kentaro Yamaguchi
Crystallization of a diimide-based macrocycle having adamantane parts and several cyclic ethers in chloroform provided inclusion crystals, where both guests were cooperatively accommodated within inner spaces between the macrocycles.
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An X-shaped cyano–carbonyl interaction on the polar surface of (cyanoacetyl)hydrazones

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00359J, Communication
Zhenfeng Zhang
An X-shaped CN⋯CO interaction, which plays a critical role in dictating the molecule conformation and crystal packing patterns, has been found to occur on the polar surface of (cyanoacetyl)hydrazones, and is rationalized by density functional theory calculations.
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Lanthanide doped bismuth-based fluoride nanoparticles: controlled synthesis and ratiometric temperature sensing

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00435A, Paper
Pengpeng Lei, Ran An, Chengyu Li, Jing Feng, Hongjie Zhang
Bismuth-based nanoparticles, especially NaBiF4, have attracted extensive attention as hosts of lanthanides (Ln3+) ions and other luminescent ions in recent years. However, controllable synthesis of NaBiF4 nanoparticles remains a challenge....
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Mining the Cambridge Database for theoretical chemistry. Mi-LJC: a new set of Lennard-Jones–Coulomb atom–atom potentials for the computer simulation of organic condensed matter

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00334D, Paper
Angelo Gavezzotti, Leonardo Lo Presti, Silvia Rizzato
A novel, universal Lennard-Jones–Coulomb (LJC) atom–atom force field parametrization reproduces the experimental sublimation enthalpies of 377 molecular crystals drawn from the CSD.
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Ligand modulated the variable binuclear Cd2-SBU and structures of four layered coordination frameworks

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00513D, Paper
Mengdie Wang, Jian Zhang, Yun-Kai Sun, Jing Wei, Chunhong Tan, Xiao-Feng Wang
Four layered coordination polymers, namely, [Cd2(fuma)2(phen)2] (1), [Cd2(BDC)2(phen)2]·2DMF (2), [Cd2(NDC)2(phen)2]·0.5H2O (3), [Cd2(NDC)2(bipy)2]·2DMF (4) have been synthesized under solvo-thermal conditions (fuma = fumaric acid, H2BDC = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, H2NDC =1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid,...
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Microstructure characteristics of non-monodisperse quantum dots: On the potential of transmission electron microscopy combined with X-ray diffraction

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00312C, Paper
Stefan Neumann, Cristina Menter, Ahmed Salaheldin Mahmoud, Doris Segets, David Rafaja
Although the concept of quantum confinement was introduced more than thirty years ago, a wide application of the quantum dots is still limited by the fact that monodisperse quantum dots...
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Peculiarities of Br⋯Br bonding in crystal structures of polybromides and bromine solvates

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00288G, Paper
Anna V. Vologzhanina, Petr A. Buikin, Alexander A. Korlyukov
Analysis of supramolecular associates formed by Br⋯Br interactions in crystals of 204 polybromide and bromine-containing compounds has been carried out.
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Open metal site (OMS) and Lewis basic site (LBS)-functionalized copper–organic framework with high CO2 uptake performance and highly selective CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 separation

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CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9CE02005E, Paper
Cheng He, Chao Hou, Yu Min Wang, Xue Yong Gong, Hong Li Jiang, Yong Bin Sun, Kun Liu, Xiao Qun Cao
A robust porous metal–organic framework with dual functionalities of open metal sites (OMSs) and O-rich Lewis basic sites (LBSs) has been designed and synthesized, and shows high CO2 uptake and excellent selectivity for CO2 over N2 and CH4.
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