The synthesis and characterisation of five coordination polymers - Ni2(mip)2(H2O)8·2H2O (1), Zn6(mip)5(OH)2(H2O)4·7.4H2O (2), Zn6(mip)5(OH)2(H2O)2·4H2O (3), Mn(HMeOip)2 (4), and Mn3(tbip)2(Htbip)2(EtOH)2 (5) - are reported. Preliminary nitric oxide release data on compounds 2 and 3 are also given.

In the title 1:1 cocrystal, C(10)H(8)N(2)S(2)·C(8)H(6)O(4), the asymmetric unit contains an isophthalic acid mol-ecule and a 4,4'-dipyridyl disulfide mol-ecule. The two carboxyl groups of isophthalic acid inter-act with neighbouring 4,4'-dipyridyl disulfide mol-ecules through O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming a one-dimensional zigzag chain. Neighbouring chains are linked to each other via π-π stack...

A series of MOFs constructed from 5-((carboxymethyl)amino)isophthalic acid (H 3 cmai) have been prepared and characterised, with [Cd (cmai) 2 O) 4 ]·4H O demonstrating loss water in a single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation.

Cocrystallization of 4-carboxypiperdine with 5-nitro-isophthalic acid afforded the title salt, 2C(6)H(12N)O(2) (+)·C(8)H(3)NO(6) (2-), in which the heterocyclic N atoms are protonated and the carboxylic acid groups are deprotonated. In the crystal, inter-molecular N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter-actions assemble the ions into a three-dimensional network.

A three dimensional (3D) hierarchical silver supported tungsten oxide flower-like microsphere catalyst has been fabricated using a cationic surfactant CTAB. It was found that the crystal-splitting mechanism plays a key role in the formation of this flower-like structure. This catalyst was proved to be highly effective in the liquid phase selective oxidation of m-xylene to isophthalic acid.

Hydrogen-bonding triarylamines, 4-(N,N-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)amino)benzoic acid (TPA1), 5-(N,N-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)amino)isophthalic acid (TPA2), and N-(4-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)phenyl)-N,N-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)amine (BImTPA), were synthesized as radical cation precursors. TPA1 and TPA2 are readily p-doped by AgSbF(6) to give highly persistent radical cations. Poor solid-state spin yields of the ra...

The title compound, C(16)H(10)N(2)O(8)·2C(3)H(7)NO, was synthesized by the reductive condensation reaction of 5-nitro-isophthalic acid in the presence of NaOH. The tetra-acid mol-ecule, which has a crystallographically imposed centre of symmetry, adopts an E configuration with respect to the azo group. In the crystal packing, mol-ecules are linked through inter-molecular O-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydroge...