A novel supramolecular framework was obtained from the ligand H(2)BDOA (benzene-1,3-dioxyacetic acid) that exhibited an SrAl(2) topology with 1.7 x 1.7 nm channels formed by strong hydrogen bonds and demonstrated an interesting crystal-to-crystal transformation property.

Metal–organic polyhedra (MOPs) are intrinsically porous cage-like structures; however, they frequently display low porosity due to their agglomeration caused by solvent exchange and removal, which results in the blockage of pore windows. This study presents unprecedented single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation a cuboctahedral MOP-OH ([Cu24L24], H2L = 5-hydroxybenzene-1,3-dicarboxylic ac...

A 3D cationic Zn(II) framework, based on Zn2(CO2)4 paddle-wheel secondary building units (SBUs) and Zn16(CO2)32 polyhedral supramolecular building blocks (SBBs), has been synthesized. At room temperature, the framework undergoes guest solvent triggered reversible structural transformation and concomitant Zn(II) to Cu(II) transmetalation in a single-crystal to single-crystal fashion.

A crystal-to-crystal transformation was observed from a green chain compound CuBr2(1,4-dioxane)2(H2O)2 (1) to a brown layered compound (CuBr2)3(1,4-dioxane)2 (2). The hydrogen bond connecting chains in were replaced by a μ-Br bridge in and the antiferromagnetic interaction between the metal atoms in became stronger than in 1.

Photochemical single-crystal to single-crystal transformation of one 1D polymer [Cd(bpe)(CBA)(2)](n) afforded a new 1D polymer [Cd(rctt-tpcb)(0.5)(CBA)(2)](n) which underwent hydrothermal reaction in strong acidic solution to form a 3D coordination polymer {[Cd(rtct-tpcb)Cl(2)]·2H(2)O}(n).

Amination of phenylene moieties in crystal-like mesoporous silica hybridized with phenylene is successfully achieved with close to 28% conversion of phenylene by a two-step chemical transformation process while preserving both the ordered mesostructure and crystal-like molecular scale periodicity of the parent material.

Seemingly distant areas of symmetry, such as mentioned in the title, are closely related to each other on an abstract level. The unified treatment is made possible by some common features of the symmetry groups used in the mathematical description of these types of symmetries. The key property is the way as a two-element group generated by an involutory transformation can extend a geometric sym...

Orthorhombic paracetamol (form II) can be obtained from ethanolic solution when seeding technique is applied although it converts to monoclinic (form I) upon contact with the solvent. In the present work different cooling temperature T(C) (-20, -10 and 0 degrees C) was applied under fixed agitation (700 rpm) and the crystalline product was harvested after different crystallization time t(H) (20...