Crystal engineering: from promise to delivery

D Braga - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Twenty years ago, I wrote a Chem. Commun. feature article entitled “Crystal Engineering:
where from? Where to?”: an update is in order. In this Highlight I argue that molecular crystal …

Ionic plastic crystals and ionic liquids containing quaternary cations with alkenyl substituents: chemical phase transformations by bromine vapor

Y Nakazono, R Inoue, R Sumitani… - New Journal of Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Ionic Plastic Crystals (IPCs) and Ionic Liquids (ILs) exhibit intriguing physical properties, but
methods to chemically control their properties remain largely unexplored. To achieve control …

Organometallic Ionic Plastic Crystals Incorporating Cationic Half-Sandwich Complexes

R Inoue, R Sumitani, H Honda, D Kuwahara… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ionic plastic crystals (IPCs), characterized by nearly spherical molecular ions, exhibit
remarkable solid-state characteristics including high ionic conductivity. However, most IPCs …

Enabling Superprotonic Phase Transitions in Solid Acids via Supramolecular Complex Formation: The Case of Crown Ethers and Alkali Hydrogen Sulfates

S Ocak, S d'Agostino, G Venturini, F Soavi… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This investigation, combining both structural and spectroscopic analyses, sheds light on the
intricate relationship between conduction properties and the initiation of dynamic motions …

Effect of supramolecular complexation of alkali hydrogenselenates with crown ethers and solid-solutions with their hydrogensulfate counterparts on the solid-to-solid …

S Ocak, D Braga, S d'Agostino - CrystEngComm, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This study investigates the structural and phase transition characteristics of supramolecular
complexes composed of 18-crown-6 ether and hydrogen selenate (HSeO4−) anions with …

Heat Capacities and Role of Defects in Ion Transfer of Quinuclidinium Hexafluorophosphate Plastic Crystal

X Lan, Y Li, X Zhang, W Xu, H Chen, J Liu, H Zhang… - Thermochimica …, 2024 - Elsevier
To study the phase behavior and role of defects in the ion conduction of a well-investigated
plastic crystal electrolyte, we measured the low-temperature heat capacities of …

Preparation, Thermal Properties, and Structures of Ionic Crystals with Sandwich and Half-Sandwich Ru Complexes: Exploration of Ionic Plastic Crystals

R Inoue, R Sumitani, T Mochida - Available at SSRN 4756198 - papers.ssrn.com
To investigate organometallic ionic plastic crystals (IPCs), we recently investigated the
phase behavior of salts of cationic sandwich complexes. Here, we synthesized salts …