Tiekink E., Vittal J. Frontiers in Crystal Engineering 2006

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Crystal engineering - where the myriad of intermolecular forces operating in the solid-state are employed to design new nano- and functional materials - is a key new technology with implications for catalysis, pharmaceuticals, synthesis and materials science.
Frontiers in Crystal Engineering gathers personal perspectives, from international specialists working in molecular aspects of crystal engineering, on the practical and theoretical challenges of the discipline, and future prospects. These demonstrate the approaches that are being used to tackle the problems associated with the complexity, design and functionality of crystalline molecular solids.
Topics include
how intermolecular forces direct and sustain crystal structures
functional engineering and design elements
coordination polymers and network structures
applications in green and pharmaceutical chemistry
Frontiers in Crystal Engineering is a useful guide to this exciting new discipline for both entrants to the field as well as established practitioners, and for those working in crystallography, medicinal and pharmaceutical sciences, solid-state chemistry, and materials and nanotechnology.
Applications of Crystal Engineering Strategies in Solvent-free Reactions: Toward a Supramolecular Green Chemistry
Crystal Engineering of Pharmaceutical Co-crystals
Template-controlled Solid-state Synthesis: Toward a General Form of Covalent Capture in Molecular Solids
Interplay of Non-covalent Bonds: Effect of Crystal Structure on Molecular Structure
Crystal Engineering of Halogenated Heteroaromatic Clathrate Systems
Steric Control over Supramolecular Aggregation: A Design Element in Crystal Engineering?
Incorporating Molecular Hosts into Network Structures
Interpenetrating Networks
Architecture and Functional Engineering Based on Paddlewheel Dinuclear Tetracarboxylate Building Blocks
Supramolecular Interactions in Directing and Sustaining Coordination Molecular Architectures
The Structure-directing Influence of Hydrogen Bonding in Coordination Polymers
Hydrogen-bonded Coordination Polymeric Structures