The subject of crystal engineering started in the 1970s with the study of topochemical
reactions in the solid state. A broad chemical definition of crystal engineering was published …

The emerging field of 3D electron diffraction (3D ED) opens new opportunities for structure
determination from sub-micrometre-sized crystals. Although the foundations of this …

Organic room-temperature phosphorescence, a spin-forbidden radiative process, has
emerged as an interesting but rare phenomenon with multiple potential applications in …

The program Mercury, developed at the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, was
originally designed primarily as a crystal structure visualization tool. Over the years the fields …

Natural minerals, with their adaptable framework structures exemplified by perovskite and
lyonsite, have sparked substantial interest as potential templates for the design of advanced …

Adsorption‐based separation is an important technology for C2H2 purification due to the
environmentally friendly and energy‐efficient advantage. In addition to the high selectivity of …

Conspectus Crystal engineering is the art and science of making crystals by design.
Crystallization is inherently a purifying phenomenon. Bringing together more than one …

Two isostructural closo-dodecaborate [B 12 H 12] 2-pillared metal organic frameworks
(MOFs), BSF-4 and BSF-9, were synthesized and compared in the performance of selective …

A molecular crystal of a 2-D hydrogen-bonded organic framework (HOF) undergoes an
unusual structural transformation after solvent removal from the crystal pores during …

Dynamic molecular crystals showing light-triggered macro-movements have attracted great
attention due to their unique ability for light–force conversion. These molecular crystals are …