Making crystals with a purpose; a journey in crystal engineering at the University of Bologna

The conceptual relationship between crystal reactivity, stability and meta-stability, solubility and morphology on the one hand and shape, charge distribution, chirality and distribution of functional groups over the molecular surfaces on the other hand is discussed, a number of examples coming from...

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Published inIUCrJ Vol. 4; no. Pt 4; pp. 369 - 379
Main Authors Braga, Dario, Grepioni, Fabrizia, Maini, Lucia, d'Agostino, Simone
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England International Union of Crystallography 01.07.2017
Subjects
chirality
cocrystals
Crystallization
luminescence
polymorphism
solid solutions
Technology application
Topical Reviews
polymorphism
solid solutions
luminescence
cocrystals
chirality
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Summary:The conceptual relationship between crystal reactivity, stability and meta-stability, solubility and morphology on the one hand and shape, charge distribution, chirality and distribution of functional groups over the molecular surfaces on the other hand is discussed, a number of examples coming from three decades of research in the field of crystal engineering at the University of Bologna. The bottom-up preparation of mixed crystals, co-crystals and photoreactive materials starting from molecular building blocks across the borders of organic, organometallic and metalorganic chemistry is recounted.
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ISSN:2052-2525
2052-2525
DOI:10.1107/S2052252517005917