In the last few decades, supramolecular chemistry has been at the forefront of chemical
research, with the aim of understanding chemistry beyond the covalent bond. Since the long …

Though a large number of thermal expansion studies have been reported on inorganic
systems, a considerably large number on metal–organic-based systems, but those on purely …

Dynamic organic crystals are rapidly gaining traction as a new class of smart materials for
energy conversion, however, they are only capable of very small strokes (< 12%) and most …

Interpenetration in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is an intriguing phenomenon with
significant impacts on their properties, and functional applications. Herein, we show that a 7 …

Although crown ethers can selectively bind many metal cations, little is known regarding the
solution properties of crown ether complexes of the uranyl dication, UO22+. Here, the …

Although a plethora of metal complexes have been characterized, those having
multifunctional properties are very rare. This article reports three isotypical complexes …

The highly luminescent complex [CdQ2 (H2O) 2](1) shows ultra-selectivity and high
sensitivity to the explosive organo-toxin trinitrophenol (TNP). This detection is extremely fast …

A negative linear temperature expansion and a negative linear compressibility were
observed for imidazolium benzoate salt. Its strongly anisotropic strain induced by the …

Designing materials to have three unique but predictable thermal expansion axes
represents a major challenge. Inorganic materials and hybrid frameworks tend to crystallize …

Although the development of artificial molecular machines has garnered considerable
attention in recent years, the construction of multifunctional solid-state molecular machines …