In this review we provide an overview of the potential of synchrotron radiation techniques to
understand the structural and electronic properties of coordination compounds. Besides the …

A century has passed since the first X-ray diffraction experiment (Friedrich et al. 1912).
During this time, X-ray diffraction has become a commonly used technique for the …

Crystalline sponges are porous metal complexes that can absorb and orient common
organic molecules in their pores and make them observable by conventional X-ray structure …

In crystal chemistry and crystal physics, the relations between the symmetry groups (space
groups) of crystalline solids are of special importance. Part 1 of this book presents the …

Magnetic spinel ferrite MFe2O4 (M= Mn, Co, Ni, Zn) nanoparticles have been prepared via
simple, green and scalable hydrothermal synthesis pathways utilizing sub-and supercritical …

A new family of electron-deficient tris (aryl) boranes, B (C6F5) 3–n (C6Cl5) n (n= 1–3), has
been synthesized, permitting an investigation into the steric and electronic effects resulting …

Trans–cis photoisomerization in an azo compound containing azobenzene chromophores
and long alkyl chains leads to a photoinduced crystal-melt transition (PCMT). X-ray structure …

Powder diffraction is one of the most widely used analytical techniques for characterizing
solid state materials. It can be used for phase or polymorph identification, quantitative …

All water–water contacts in the crystal structures from the Cambridge Structural Database
with dOO≤ 4.0 Å have been found. These contacts were analysed on the basis of their …

The conventional process of lithium extraction from α-spodumene (LiAlSi2O6) is energy-
intensive and associated with high byproduct management cost. Here, we investigate an …