RSC – CrystEngComm latest articles- Solvent-Free Modafinil Acid Cocrystallization through Green Melt-based Approach April 24, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00119J, PaperTimothy Joseph Hutagaol, Jianmin Zhou, Ziyi Liu, Zhenguo Gao, Junbo GongThis study presents a rational crystal engineering strategy for the accelerated, solvent-free preparation of pharmaceutical cocrystals, utilizing an integrated approach that combines predictive machine learning (ML) screening with the melt-based...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Timothy Joseph Hutagaol
- Spiral-Stacked Crystal Assembly Leading to Intensified Iridescence in Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) April 23, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00128A, PaperGraecia Lugito, Selvaraj Nagarajan, Widyantari Rahmayanti, Siti Nurkhamida, Eamor M Woo, Hikmatun Ni'mahPoly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) is used as an ideal model to study the correlation between the interior 3D assembly and surface banding topology subjected to various etching methods (physical and chemical)...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]Graecia Lugito
- Robust ditopic enaminone-and hydrazone-linked aminefunctionalized porous organic cage for effective permanganate capture and conversion April 23, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE01205H, PaperJiajia Sheng, Yanan Guo, Guoshi Zhang, Wenjing Wang, Kongzhao Su, Daqiang YuanPotassium permanganate (KMnO?) is widely employed as an oxidizing agent for water purification and pollutant removal. However, the residual MnO?? in water presents substantial health risks, and thus the efficient...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society […]Jiajia Sheng
- Structure and Luminescence Colour Change of Iridium(III) Bis-Terpyridine Complex Crystal Triggered by Water Sorption/Desorption April 22, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00194G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yusuke Endo, Mio Kondo, Tomoe Nakamura, Shingo Hattori, Akiko Sekine, Sosuke Kojo, Kazuteru ShinozakiA cationic complex crystal of [Ir(tpy)2]Br3·7H2O (tpy = 2,2’;6’,2”-terpyridine) shows a luminescence vapochromism, a reversible conversion of yellow and orange emission in […]Yusuke Endo
- Second-harmonic generation responses in low-dimensional metal bromides functionalized with L-arginine April 22, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00227G, CommunicationJuan Cheng, Yingjie Wang, Qinglan Zhong, Ziyu Zhou, Hongmei Zeng, Guohong Zou, Zhien LinThree new metal bromides functionalized with L-arginine were synthesized via a solvent evaporation approach. These compounds have different low-dimensional structures, all of which exhibit second-harmonic generation (SHG) activity. Density functional...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Juan Cheng
- Stepwise Introduction of Dipole Blades into Triptycenes: Opening Variety of the Crystalline Molecular Packing Modes April 22, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00126B, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Hikaru Yamamoto, Yoshichika Tsubakihara, Ayana Sato-Tomita, Mingoo JinWe report that stepwise introduction of difluorophenylene as dipolar blades into triptycenes diversifies the intermolecular packing modes in crystals. Single crystal XRD study revealed that changing the number […]Hikaru Yamamoto
- Microwave-Assisted Rapid Synthesis of Ultralong Hydroxyapatite Nanowires Using Glycerophosphate and Their Ordered Assembly into Flexible Macroscopic Fibers April 21, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00214E, PaperSi-Yi Li, Yu Zhang, Ying-Jie Zhu, Hanping YuHydroxyapatite (HAP) nanowires are promising biomaterials due to their biocompatibility and compositional/structural similarity to bone and dental tissues, yet conventional synthesi¬s methods yield brittle, low-aspect-ratio structures limiting flexibility and functionality....The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistrySi-Yi Li
- Fluid-Shear Driven Secondary Nucleation Using α and γ-Glycine Seeds Confirmed with Rigorous Control Experiments † April 21, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00279J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Lucas Nahas, Mei Lee, Mark Haw, Jan SefcikThe effect of fluid shear on secondary nucleation has long been been debated in the crystallisation literature. In this work, we investigated the influence of seed polymorphism on […]Lucas Nahas
- Enhanced photorefractive performance and optical damage resistance in zirconium and uranium co-doped lithium niobate crystals April 21, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00116E, CommunicationTian Tian, Dong Zhang, Tingfeng Wu, Weiwei Wang, Hongde Liu, Dahuai Zheng, Yaoqing Chu, Hui Shen, Jiayue XuMillisecond level photorefractive response together with high saturated diffraction efficiency and strongly enhanced photodamage resistance are achieved in Zr,U co-doped LiNbO3 (LN:Zr,U) crystals at 442 nm.To cite this article before page numbers are […]Tian Tian
- Diverting metal site in flavin-copper complexes for nanoparticle synthesis April 20, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00155F, PaperDipayan Mondal, Ashutosh Kumar MishraThe current study describes judiciously designed flavin analogues that divert metal coordination to engender structurally distinct, discrete flavin-copper complexes and utilize them to generate morphologically distinct cuprous oxide nanoparticles. The...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryDipayan Mondal
- Bridgman-grown SbSnSe3 crystal: exploring its potential for thermoelectric and photosensitive applications April 20, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00057F, PaperKruti Bhupendrakumar Soni, Zubin R. Parekh, Sandip V. Bhatt, Swati J. Pandya, S. H. Chaki, M. P. DeshpandeThe layered SbSnSe3 crystal exhibits pronounced anisotropic photoresponse under low-bias illumination, showing enhanced responsivity along the perpendicular direction compared to parallel orientation.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI […]Kruti Bhupendrakumar Soni
- Selective crystallization of D-mannitol polymorphs in water-isopropyl alcohol through swift cooling process April 19, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE01169H, PaperLavanisadevi Subiramaniyam, Srinivasan KaruppannanIn this study, we examine the polymorphic control and separation of D-mannitol in 1:1 (v/v) ratio of water- isopropyl alcohol solvent mixture using a swift cooling crystallization process. This method...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryLavanisadevi Subiramaniyam
- Post-synthetic sulfonation of MIL-101(Cr) enabling high-performance fructose conversion to 5-HMF April 19, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00078A, PaperMaryam Ghahremani, Majid Masteri-Farahani, Saeideh-Sadat MortazaviThe design of structurally resilient and catalytically efficient solid acid materials remains a central challenge in biomass valorization.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 ChemistryMaryam Ghahremani
- Role of Dy 3+ ion clusters in CaF 2 : Dy 3+ crystals on yellow and mid-infrared laser characteristics April 17, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00206D, PaperLongxing Zheng, Yixiang Huang, Zhaojie Zhu, Yi-Zhi Huang, Chaoyang Tu, Lakshminarayana Gandham, Yan WangCaF2 single crystals doped with Dy3+ in different concentrations (1–8 at.%) were grown by the Bridgman method. Their structural and spectral features were studied to realize the concentration quenching mechanisms...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Longxing Zheng
- From conformational lability to conformational control in short-peptide crystals April 16, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00117C, Highlight Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Joanna Bojarska, Martin Breza, Sepideh Jafari, Wojciech M. WolfConformational lability in short peptides can, under defined conditions, be translated into reproducible conformational control in crystal structures.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use […]Joanna Bojarska
- Carbamoyl Azide-Drug Conjugates as Supramolecular Gelators: Design, Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Anti-Melanoma Property April 16, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00129G, PaperManoj Kumar Baskey, Subhajit Ghosh, Sabir Ahmed, Parthasarathi DastidarSupramolecular gels are an important class of materials because of their various potential applications. Designing supramolecular gelators are challenging. Crystal engineering inspired structure-property correlation-based strategy has been employed to synthesize...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryManoj Kumar Baskey
- Ligand Modification on Organotin-Oxo Clusters for Enhanced Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Response April 16, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00120C, PaperYang-Hong Liu, Hao Li, Hui-Ru Lou, Er-Xia Chen, Jin-Xia Yang, Qipu LinElucidating the influence of intermolecular weak interactions on third-order nonlinear optical (TONLO) responses remains a significant challenge in materials science. Herein, two isostructural enantiomeric pairs of tetranuclear organotin-oxo clusters, denoted...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society […]Yang-Hong Liu
- Study on the preparation of Mn2V2O7 microstructure with enhanced electrochemical lithium storage performance April 16, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE01218J, PaperMengwen Hu, Piyu Gong, Jumiao Shi, Shuo Tao, Haibo Li, Suyuan Zeng, Lei WangIn this work, Mn2V2O7 samples were prepared and utilized as anodes for electrochemical lithium storage. The synergistic effect between Mn and V improves the electrochemical activity, the pseudocapacitive effect enhances the lithium storage capacity.To cite this article […]Mengwen Hu
- A pentagonal bipyramidal cobalt(II) single-ion magnet tape April 15, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00257A, CommunicationMeng-Tan Cai, Akshay pratap singh, Zi-Han Xu, Dong Shao, Si-Chen Zhang, Jiong Yang, Bingshan Zhao, Saurabh Kumar SinghA one-dimensional (1D) coordination tape with a ladder topology featuring pentagonal bipyramidal cobalt(II) centers was synthesized and magnetically characterized. Magnetic studies combined with ab initio calculations reveal the large easy-plane...The content of this […]Meng-Tan Cai
- Effect of N–H–S codoping on high-pressure synthesized diamond along the (100) crystal plane April 15, 2026CrystEngComm, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6CE00106H, PaperJianghe Liao, Fuming Deng, Ziyi Liu, Yong Li, Qiang Chen, Houzhen Chen, Xiaotian Xing, Wenli Deng, Yishuang XuThe synthesis of diamonds containing specific target elements is crucial for developing diamond properties.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS […]Jianghe Liao
- Solvent-Free Modafinil Acid Cocrystallization through Green Melt-based Approach April 24, 2026
