Vermicious thermo-responsive Pickering emulsifiers† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: The theoretical background to the SAXS analysis, gel permeation chromatography analysis of the worms, optical microscopy images and laser diffraction analysis of water droplets. See DOI: 10.1039/c5sc00598a

Cross-linked cationic diblock copolymer worms are superflocculants for micrometer-sized silica particles† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Macro-CTAs and the worm cross-linking chemistry; suggested mechanism for the break-up of linear worms; UV-visible spectroscopy data and assigned 1H NMR spectrum for the PEO113 macro-CTA; THF and aqueous GPC data for PEO113 and PQDMA120 macro-CTAs; kinetic data for the aqueous solution polymerization of QDMA monomer; assigned 1H NMR for PQDMA125 macro-CTA; additional TEM images and further laser diffraction traces; DLS particle size distributions; tabulated data for linear and cross-linked cationic worms diluted at pH 9 using either water or methanol; full experimental section. See DOI: 10.1039/c6sc03732a Click here for additional data file.

Department of Chemistry, University of Yorkshire, S3 7HF, UK. E-mail: njwpenfopl ac.uk Procter & Gamble, Eurocor NV/SA, Temsela † Electronic supplementary information worm cross-linking chemistry; suggested worms; UV-visible spectroscopy data and PEO113 macro-CTA; THF and aqueous macro-CTAs; kinetic data for the aqueo monomer; assigned H NMR for PQDMA and further laser diffraction traces; DLS d...

Graphene related magnetic materials: micromechanical exfoliation of 2D layered magnets based on bimetallic anilate complexes with inserted [FeIII(acac2-trien)]+ and [FeIII(sal2-trien)]+ molecules† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental section, structural views of 1, 2 and 3, powder X-ray diffraction patterns of 1, 2 and 3, isothermal magnetization of 1, 2 and 3 at 2 K, AC susceptibility measurements of 3, DLS, EDS analysis, optical microscopy, SEM, TEM and AFM images of flakes of 2 and 4. CCDC 1054372–1054374. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c5sc00957j Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file.

Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad Paterna, 46980, Spain. E-mail: miguel.cle Fax: +34 963543273; Tel: +34 963544405 † Electronic supplementary information structural views of 1, 2 and 3, powder X isothermal magnetization of 1, 2 and 3 a of 3, DLS, EDS analysis, optical micros akes of 2 and 4. CCDC 1054372–105437 CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10 Cite this: Chem. Sci., 2015, 6...

Dicyano- and tetracyanopentacene: foundation of an intriguing new class of easy-to-synthesize organic semiconductors† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details (synthesis and solubility, NMR spectra, cyclic voltammetry, UV-Vis absorption/stability tests, thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, theoretical calculations, optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, transistor fabrication and electrical characterization). CCDC 1443834 and 1519904. For crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c7tc00143f Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file.

Crystal alignment of caffeine deposited onto single crystal surfaces via hot-wall epitaxy† †The authors declare no competing financial interest. ‡ ‡Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Additional atomic force microscopy images and 2D FFT for various substrate temperatures; detailed X-ray pole figure analysis for needle growth on NaCl; optical microscopy images of caffeine grown on silica surfaces. See DOI: 10.1039/c7ce00515f Click here for additional data file.

Mixed-valent, heteroleptic homometallic diketonates as templates for the design of volatile heterometallic precursors† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental procedures, synthetic details, IR spectra, X-ray powder diffraction patterns, computational details, TEM images and phase analysis of thermal decomposition products. CCDC 1040548–1040553. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c4sc04002c