Structural insight into reactive species can be achieved via strategies such as matrix
isolation in frozen glasses, whereby species are kinetically trapped, or by confinement within …

The physical phenomenon of spin-crossover in molecular crystals is a multiscale process
whose properties rely on the supramolecular organization of the spin-crossover active …

Catalytic C− N bond formation by direct activation of C− H bonds offers wide synthetic
potential. En route to C− H amination, complexes with organic azides are critical precursors …

Light energy can be harnessed by photosensitizers or photocatalysts so that some chemical
reactions can be carried out under milder conditions compared to the traditional heat-driven …

Dynamic photoactuating crystals have become a sensation due to their potential
applications in developing smart medical devices, molecular machines, artificial muscles …

Crystalline materials undergo valuable phase transformations, and the energetic processes
that underlie these transformations can be fully characterized through a combination of …

Exposure of a photoreactive single crystal to light with a wavelength offset from its
absorption maximum can have two distinct effects. The first is the “direct” effect, wherein the …

The discovery of vibrant excited-state dynamics and distinctive photochemistry has
established nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as an exhilarating class of organic …

Photochromic molecules are examples of light-activated bistable molecules. We highlight
the design criteria for a class of ruthenium and osmium sulfoxide complexes that undergo …

A simple trinitro cobalt complex [Co (3, 3′-diamino-N-methylpropanediamine)(NO2) 3] was
proven to be photoswitchable at room temperature as the Pca21 polymorph with the …