RSC – CrystEngComm latest articles- Proton conduction in three molecular assemblies of bipyridyl-organodisulfonate salts October 31, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00880H, PaperFu-Wan Dong, Yang-Lu Zhang, Kun-Hua Zhang, Yi Chen, Ao-Na Sun, Dong ShaoThree new crystalline organic salts (COSs) comprising 4,4′-biphenyldisulfonic acid (bpds) and different bipyridyl derivatives—2,2′-bipyridine (22bpy), 1,2-di(4-pyridyl)ethylene (bpee), and 2,5-di(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (bpdoz)—have been synthesized, characterized in terms of structure and proton conductivity....The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society […]Fu-Wan Dong
- Non-centrosymmetric phase of [C4N2H14][CdBr4] for Solar-Blind Ultraviolet Detection October 31, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00884K, PaperLi Ma, Jinrong Wen, Zhanqiang Liu, Jingshan Hou, Xuyan Miao, Yongzheng Fang, Yanwei Huang, Ganghua ZhangTwo-dimensional (2D) organic-inorganic halide perovskites (OIHPs) have attracted extensive attention due to their solution processability, structural diversity and tuneable optoelectronic properties. However, there are very few reports on wide-bandgap OIHPs...The content of this RSS Feed […]Li Ma
- Zero-dimensional organic–inorganic hybrid cadmium halides with broadband blue light emission October 31, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00873E, PaperJia-Peng Li, Li Yuan, Ping Li, Ming Wu, Yong-Tai Xie, Xiao-Wu Lei, Zhi-Hong Jing, Zhongliang GongTwo novel zero-dimensional cadmium halide compounds comprising isolated [CdBr4]2− units, which exhibit efficient blue emission through strong phonon coupling and self-trapped excitons.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of […]Jia-Peng Li
- Supramolecular dual-synthon in cocrystals of 1-azaanthracene and naphthols: cooperation between hydrogen bonds and cation-π interactions October 30, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE01015B, PaperShinji Yamada, Rika Akazawa, Moemi ChidaCocrystals of 1-azaanthracene and several naphthols were prepared by cocrystallization using the solvent evaporation and grinding methods. Their crystal structures were elucidated by X-ray crystallography and PXRD. While cocrystallization of...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryShinji Yamada
- Pressure-Induced Phase Behaviour and Compressibility of the Racemic and Chiral Solid Forms, Ofloxacin and Levofloxacin October 30, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00855G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Julia Gasol-Cardona, Martin R Ward, Davide Comboni, Hanfland Michael, Rebecca Scatena, Mark R Warren, Andrew G. P. Maloney, Iain D. H. OswaldWe report a comparative high-pressure crystallographic study of the RS-and S-forms of 9-fluoro-3-methyl-10-(4- [2,3,4-ij]quinoline-6-carboxylic […]Julia Gasol-Cardona
- Crystal engineering considerations for pharmaceutical co-crystals October 29, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00820D, HighlightSummaya Khazir, Abdul Haseeb Shah, Jose V. Parambil, Aijaz A. DarThis perspective highlights the need for an inclusive regulatory definition and touches upon some fundamental crystal-engineering aspects and considerations useful for the design and development of pharmaceutical co-crystals.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form […]Summaya Khazir
- CVD growth and width-dependent optical properties of spiral WS2 microribbons on 2D triangular monolayer WS2 flakes October 29, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00907C, PaperLili Liu, Mengyuan Gu, Aonan Zong, Fei Chen, Weitao SuTwo-dimensional (2D) layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) can form spiral structures via a screw-dislocation-driven mechanism, which leads to changes in crystal symmetry and layer stackings that generate attractive physical properties...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryLili Liu
- Link between graphene features and the resulting functionality of quasi-Van der Waals Zn3P2 October 29, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00351B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Thomas Hagger, Helena Rabelo, Chiara Mastropasqua, Ahmed El Alouani, Stefano Marinoni, Nico Kawashima, Raphael Lemerle, Kamil Artur Wodzislawski, Didem Dede, Silvana Botti, Maria Chiara Spadaro, Valerio Piazza, Adrien Michon, Jordi Arbiol, Anna Fontcuberta i MorralZn3P2, […]Thomas Hagger
- Aqua and ammine 3d metal complexes with anion-radical of difurazanopyrazine October 29, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00836K, PaperSergey V. Fokin, Svyatoslav E. Tolstikov, Vitaliy A Morozov, Arkady A. Samsonenko, Galina Romanenko, Artem BogomyakovTwo approaches are proposed for obtaining heterospin complexes with an anion-radical of difurazanopyrazine L – paramagnetic derivative of 4H,8H-bis(1,2,5-oxadiazolo)[3,4-b:3′,4′-e]pyrazine. Aqua 3d metal complexes [ML2(H2O)4]‧2H2O (M = Ni, Co) were synthesized...The content of this RSS Feed […]Sergey V. Fokin
- Surface functionalization of hierarchical BiOBr/ZnWO4 heterojunctions as visible-light driven photocatalysts October 28, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00868A, PaperMiao Wang, Ting Chen, Xiaohui Shen, Yanfeng Tang, Tongming SunVisible-light-driven BiOBr/ZnWO4 heterojunction is synthesized and doping is optimized at 15%, boosting photocatalytic efficiency towards RhB from 6.4% to 94.3%, which is 1.5 and 14.7 times higher than that of bare BiOBr and ZnWO4, respectively.To cite this article before page numbers […]Miao Wang
- Identification of Interstitial Oxygen Color Centers in CaGdAlO4 Single Crystals and their Elimination Strategy October 28, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00858A, Paperfa zheng Huang, Xiao wei LIn, Qing yi Liu, Yan Yu, Dongfeng Xue, Lingyun LiCaGdAlO4 (CGA) crystals are promising gain media for ultrafast lasers due to their favorable thermal and optical properties. However, color center defects often introduce unwanted optical absorption, degrading laser performance....The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]fa zheng Huang
- Exploring Magneto-Chiral Dichroism in Heterometallic 3d-4f complexes: Recent Advances and Future Prospects October 27, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00717H, HighlightSukhendu Bikash Samanta, Soumalya Roy, Atanu Dey, Sourav DasIn coordination chemistry research, the Magneto Chiral Dichroism (MChD) is a unique phenomenon between the interaction of light and magnetized chiral system. Among the various sophisticated spectroscopic techniques, MChD has...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistrySukhendu Bikash Samanta
- Manipulating Vapochromic or Solvatochromic Properties of Platinum(II) Pincer Complexes through Ligand Modifications October 27, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00747J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Clare Louise Stubbs, Mathew J Bryant, Lauren E. Hatcher, Paul R RaithbyColour-changing chemical sensors have found important applications in the detection of low concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Among the most promising molecular materials […]Clare Louise Stubbs
- The effect of Tm3+ concentration on the structure and luminescence characteristics of LuAG single crystal October 27, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00972C, PaperLipeng Huang, Hao Ren, Guozhu Xiong, Jiaxin Liu, Hongyi Zhang, Cunli Wang, Zehang Huang, Shoulei Xu, Yuyang Huang, Wen DengThe optical floating zone method was utilized to generate a series of single crystals (Lu1-xTmx)3Al5O12 (x = 0, 0.005, 0.010, 0.015, 0.020), abbreviated as x Tm: LuAG. The concentration of...The content […]Lipeng Huang
- Structural chemistry and environment-dependent fluorescence of a tetratopic pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole ligand October 27, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00926J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Corey L. Brown, Scarlett H. Elliott, Sian E. Woodfine, Chris S. HawesA new tetratopic carboxylic acid ligand containing a fluorescent pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole is reported, and its structural chemistry in two solvated forms and a strontium(II) MOF […]Corey L. Brown
- Substituent effects on the structure of [Ag(py-R)n](NO3) ionic pairs: structural and computational studies October 23, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00829H, PaperEkaterina A. Radiush, Gleb O Sinelnikov, Taisiya Sergeevna Sukhikh, Matvey K Shurikov, Maxim Shamshurin, Nikolay A. Semenov, Pavel S Postnikov, Maksim Nailyevich Sokolov, Pavel A AbramovDissolution of AgNO3 in liquid pyridines (py-R) results in formation of [Ag(py-R)n](NO3) (n = 2, 3) complexes of different nature. Six complexes with py-R = […]Ekaterina A. Radiush
- Divergent Noncovalent Interactions of Isomeric Nitrile and Isocyanide Groups in Selenodiazole-Triazole Cocrystals: σ-Hole Chalcogen Bonding versus π-π Stacking October 23, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00888C, PaperAndrey Smirnov, Eugene Katlenok, Aleksandr Y. Vakhrushev, Vitalii A. Krasilnikov, Nadezhda A. Bokach, Nataliya Pavlovna Belskaya, Svetlana KatkovaHerein, we report a comprehensive investigation of chalcogen bonding (ChB) selectivity between selenodiazole (SeDA) and functionalized 1,2,3-triazoles bearing both nitrile and isocyanide groups (1 and 2). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis...The content of this […]Andrey Smirnov
- Benzothienobenzothiophene: recent uses as transistor materials and derivatization for adding new features in device functions October 23, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00904A, Highlight Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Tomofumi Kadoya, Takuto Imai, Hiroki Sano, Yuki Kobayashi, Hikaru Takashima, Miyabi Shirakura, Hirotaka Kojima, Masahiro Yamamoto, Keishiro TaharaOver the past two decades, benzothienobenzothiophene (BTBT) derivatives have been widely studied as excellent organic transistor materials. Recent […]Tomofumi Kadoya
- Electrostatically assembled one-dimensional platinum chains with red-shifted MMLCT transitions October 23, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00818B, CommunicationKazuhiro Uemura, Shota KanamoriThe metal–metal-to-ligand charge transfer transition in a platinum dinuclear complex is red-shifted by electrostatic one-dimensional extension through association with another anionic complex.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Kazuhiro Uemura
- Halopyridinium cations as bifunctional donors of halogen and hydrogen bonds in salts with benzenesulfonic and p-toluenesulfonic acids October 22, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00870K, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Matija Čulig, Vinko Nemec, Nikola Bregovic, Dominik CinčićA selection of 10 mono- and dihalopyridines have been used as salt coformers for benzenesulfonic and p-toluenesulfonic acid. In most cases the resultant halopyridinium cations are bifunctional donors […]Matija Čulig
- Proton conduction in three molecular assemblies of bipyridyl-organodisulfonate salts October 31, 2025
