3D electron diffraction for chemical analysis: Instrumentation developments and innovative applications

T Gruene, E Mugnaioli - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the past few years, many exciting papers reported results based on crystal structure
determination by electron diffraction. The aim of this review is to provide general and …

Electron diffraction of 3D molecular crystals

A Saha, SS Nia, JA Rodríguez - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electron crystallography has a storied history which rivals that of its more established X-ray-
enabled counterpart. Recent advances in data collection and analysis have sparked a …

[HTML][HTML] Encapsulated nanodroplet crystallization of organic-soluble small molecules

AR Tyler, R Ragbirsingh, CJ McMonagle, PG Waddell… - Chem, 2020 - cell.com
Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis (SCXRD) constitutes a universal approach for the
elucidation of molecular structure and the study of crystalline forms. However, the discovery …

Unraveling the Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Layered Conductive Metal‐Organic Framework With Atomic Precision

Z Meng, CG Jones, S Farid, IU Khan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper describes structural elucidation of a layered conductive metal‐organic framework
(MOF) material Cu3 (C6O6) 2 by microcrystal electron diffraction with sub‐angstrom …

Indomethacin polymorph δ revealed to be two plastically bendable crystal forms by 3D electron diffraction: Correcting a 47‐year‐old misunderstanding

M Lightowler, S Li, X Ou, X Zou, M Lu… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Indomethacin is a clinically classical non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drug that has been
marketed since 1965. The third polymorph, Form δ, was discovered by both melt and …

Prospecting for natural products by genome mining and microcrystal electron diffraction

LJ Kim, M Ohashi, Z Zhang, D Tan, M Asay… - Nature chemical …, 2021 - nature.com
More than 60% of pharmaceuticals are related to natural products (NPs), chemicals
produced by living organisms. Despite this, the rate of NP discovery has slowed over the …

Alternating heterochiral supramolecular copolymerization

M Ueda, T Aoki, T Akiyama, T Nakamuro… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In stacking-based supramolecular polymerization, chiral hydrogen bonding (H-bonding)
monomers often prefer to adapt a homochiral monomer sequence. Herein, we investigated …

In Crystallo Snapshots of Rh2-Catalyzed C–H Amination

A Das, CH Wang, GP Van Trieste III… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
While X-ray crystallography routinely provides structural characterization of kinetically stable
pre-catalysts and intermediates, elucidation of the structures of transient reactive …

Sterically invariant carborane-based ligands for the morphological and electronic control of metal–organic chalcogenolate assemblies

HA Mills, CG Jones, KP Anderson, AD Ready… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report the use of sterically invariant carborane-based chalcogenols, containing
exopolyhedral B–Se or B–S bonds, as ligands for the formation of photoluminescent copper …

Reactive Noble-Gas Compounds Explored by 3D Electron Diffraction: XeF2–MnF4 Adducts and a Facile Sample Handling Procedure

K Motaln, K Gurung, P Brázda, A Kokalj… - ACS Central …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Recent advances in 3D electron diffraction (3D ED) have succeeded in matching the
capabilities of single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), while requiring only submicron …