How do molecules aggregate in solution, and how do these aggregates consolidate
themselves in crystals? What is the relationship between the structure of a molecule and the …

The pi–halogen dimer (PHD) interaction is a new type of intermolecular packing motif
discovered in certain crystalline diquinoline compounds. It consists of a combination of one …

Publisher Summary Since 1882, when Friedländer reported the synthesis of quinolines from
the condensation of o-aminoaryl carbonyl compounds and enolizable methylene groups …

Crystal engineering has succeeded in the design and construction of various architectures
such as tapes, ribbons, rosettes, layers etc. Though wavy layer packing is known to occur in …

Polymeric mercury compounds,[HgCl2 (bpym)] n (1, bpym= 5, 5′-bipyrimidine),[Hg2Br4
(bpym)] n (2), and [HgX2 (bpyz)] n (3-Cl, X= Cl; 3-Br, X= Br; bpyz= 2, 2′-bipyrazine), which …

The crystal chemistry and engineering of a new family of host–guest complexes is
described. 4, 4′-Dicyanobiphenyl (DCBP) forms a 1: 1 complex, 1 with urea wherein the …

Dibromodiquinoline 8 forms lattice inclusion compounds when crystallized from solvents
such as dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran, chloroform, and benzene. The crystal structures …

The multimodal coordinating ability of a new thioether pyrazine ligand was used in
conjunction with CuI to construct one-dimensional banded ribbons containing Cu6I6 …

Single crystal X-ray studies of (6)·(tetrahydrofuran) 2 and (6)·(benzene) 1.5 reveal the
presence of two distinct types of dimeric edge–edge C–H⋯ N packing motifs. All of the …

The synthesis of a C 2-symmetric cleft molecule 2 based on the fused framework between
bicyclo [3.3. 1] nonane and 4-oxo-5-azaindole, incorporating a self-complementary …