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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 30/09/2026

🧪New Highlight review: "Effect of anti/gauche conformations on conformational polymorphism" ‒ Fule Wu, Sihui Long & co. Anti/gauche conformation roles in crystal engineering & solid-state property regulation are highlighted. 🔗https://doi.org/10.1039/d6ce00532b 📍Wuhan Institute of Technology

anti/gauche transitions trigger conformational polymorphism and polymorphic transformation of alkyl chain-containing drugs.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 15/09/2026

Issue 35 is online and available to read! 👇 pubs.rsc.org/ce/issue/28/35 Featured on this week's cover... "Defects govern the electrical and optical properties of metal–ion-doped Al₂O₃ single crystals" by Jun Shu & co. Read more!👉 doi.org/10.1039/d6ce... 📍China University of Geosciences 🧪

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 35.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 03/09/2026

🔓An article by Joanna Bojarska & co is showcased on this week's cover: "Alternative orientations of a terminal CF3 group in a short peptidomimetic: crystal interaction hierarchy and CF3 environments in selected GPCR pockets"👀👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6ce... 📍 Lodz University of Technology 🧪

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 34.

The featured article is by Joanna Bojarska and co-authors and is entitled: "Alternative orientations of a terminal CF3 group in a short peptidomimetic: crystal interaction hierarchy and CF3 environments in selected GPCR pockets ."

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 25/08/2026

An article by Marcos Martins and co-workers is showcased on the cover this week: “Energetic and topological insights into zwitterionic amino acid crystalline structures: the supramolecular cluster approach”. Read it here 👇 pubs.rsc.org/ce/article/d... Read the issue: pubs.rsc.org/ce/issue/28/33

Outside front cover image for issue 33 of CrystEngComm

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 18/08/2026

🔓Work by Andrew F. May & co. is showcased on this week's cover: "Stabilizing homogeneous CaMn₆Sn₆ 𝑣𝑖𝑎 oscillatory crystal growth: structural complexity in a kagome metal". Read more 👀⬇️ 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6ce... 📍 Oak Ridge National Laboratory🧪 Read the issue: pubs.rsc.org/ce/issue/28/32

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 32.

The featured article is by Andrew F. May and co-authors and is entitled: "Stabilizing homogeneous CaMn6Sn6 via oscillatory crystal growth: structural complexity in a kagome metal."

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 11/08/2026

A paper by Marta S. Krawczyk & co. is showcased on the cover this week. The authors present a new amantadinium salt of (S)-ketoprofen giving a structural & theoretical insight. Read more 👀⬇️ 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6ce... 📍 Wroclaw Medical University 🧪 Read the full issue: pubs.rsc.org/ce/issue/28/31

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 28.

The featured article is by Marta S. Krawczyk and co-authors and is entitled: "Amantadinium salt of (S)-ketoprofen – structural and theoretical insight."

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 06/08/2026

"Structural diversity and stability of mycophenolic acid with insights into coformer-induced polymorphism and solid-state characterization" Cover article by Sridhar Balasubramanian & co. Read here!👇🧪 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6ce... Full issue: pubs.rsc.org/ce/issue/28/30

The front cover of CrystEngComm Volume 28, Number 30.

The featured article is by Sridhar Balasubramanian and coauthors and is entitled, "Structural diversity and stability of mycophenolic acid with insights into coformer-induced polymorphism and solid-state characterization."

The cover art shows a schematic of tree, with the roots labelled 'Mycophenolic Acid (MPA).' The tree is being watered with three beakers of different colours, balled 'Uracil' (blue), 'Theophylline' (orange), and '5-fluorouracile' (pink). The tree has three branches of matching colours, sprouting with different crystals, labelled 'MPA-FIV (needle-shaped crystals)' (blue), 'MPA-FII (plate-shaped crystals)' (orange), and 'MPA-FIII (block shaped crystals)' (pink). The trunk of the tree is labelled 'Coformer-induced polymorphism.'

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 31/07/2026

"Reversible molecular rearrangement of nickel phthalocyanine between α- and x-forms in a crystalline solid by chemical treatment" Cover article by Masaki Matsuda & co. Read here!👇🧪 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6ce... Full issue: pubs.rsc.org/ce/issue/28/29

Front cover of CrystEngComm Volume 28, Number 29.

Featured article is by Masaki Matsuda and coauthors and is entitled, "Reversible molecular rearrangement of nickel phthalocyanine between α- and x-forms in a crystalline solid by chemical treatment." T

he cover artwork shows two space filling representations of a stack of nickel phthalocyanine complexes. On the right, the structure is in the alpha form with the complexes tilted. On the left the structure has absorbed iodine and been reduced, so the structure is in the columnar x form. This process is represented by some sliding games shown below the structures, where a tile labelled I locks the sliding tiles in place.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 21/07/2026

🔓An #OpenAccess communication by Vitalii Starchenko & co. is featured on this week's cover: "Role of liquid water distribution in MgO hydroxylation". Read more 👀⬇️ 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6ce... 📍 Oak Ridge National Laboratory 🧪 Read the complete issue: pubs.rsc.org/ce/issue/28/28

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 28.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 20/07/2026

We are delighted to announce the winners of our Outstanding Paper Award, 2025! 🎉Congratulations to Patrick Duchstein, Moritz Macht and Dirk Zahn👏 🔓Read their outstanding article👇 doi.org/10.1039/d4ce... 📍 @fau.de 🧪 #ChemSky

Infographic for the CrystEngComm Outstanding Paper Award, 2025 illustrating simulating crystallite protonation, local reorganization, and dissolution using instantaneous pK.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 16/07/2026

🔓Don't miss the #OpenAccess article by Bayram Saparov and co-workers @ou.edu, which discusses thermochromism and X-ray detection capabilities of a hybrid double metal halide perovskite (C₃H₁₂N₂)₂AgBiBr₈. 👀👇 🔗https://doi.org/10.1039/d6ce00175k 🧪

A thermochromic and potential X-ray radiation detector based on a lead-free 2D Dion–Jacobson type double metal halide perovskite (C3H12N2)2AgBiBr8.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 15/07/2026

🔓Work by @nchampness.bsky.social & team @unibirmingham.bsky.social demonstrates that positional isomerism in NDI cocrystals provides a single design variable which controls crystal symmetry, H-bond geometry & ultimately photophysical behaviour. Check it out!👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6ce... #OpenAccess

Positional isomerism in pyridyl naphthalene diimide formic acid co-crystals controls reversible photochromic switching behaviour upon UV irradiation via a proton-coupled electron transfer type mechanism.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 10/07/2026

‼️New Editorial: Marcus Hedberg and @larsohrstrom.bsky.social, place data-driven MOF design for uranium removal in the context of early uranium-harvesting MOFs and computational screening, and discuss its broader relevance to uranium management. Read more👀 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6ce... #Chemsky🧪

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 09/07/2026

Don't miss the recent Highlight review article by Kyriaki Polychronopoulou and team which summarises Crystal-engineered Ce-MOF-derived catalysts: defects and interfaces as drivers of catalysis. 👀👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6ce... 📍 Khalifa University; United Arab Emirates University 🧪

Crystal engineering of Ce-MOFs enables control of Ce3+/Ce4+ redox chemistry, oxygen vacancies, and metal–ceria interfaces, guiding the design of defect-rich MOF-derived catalysts.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 08/07/2026

"A novel naproxen potassium dihydrate: single-crystal structure & solid-state characterization of the dihydrate and its anhydrous form with improved dissolution properties" Cover article by M Antonio, R M Maggio & co. Read here!👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6ce... 🧪 Full issue: pubs.rsc.org/ce/issue/28/26

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 26.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 03/07/2026

👀Don't miss a recent Highlight review by Swagata Bhunia, Suddhasatta Mahapatra, Apurba Laha & co. discussing RT single-photon emission from III-nitride nanowire quantum dots: towards realization of the photonic qubit-based quantum computer. Check it out! 👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d5ce... 📍IIT Bombay 🧪

The development of III-nitride NWQDs for single-photon sources, strategies to overcome the limitations restricting room-temperature operation and faster switching speed, and their potential for a photonic qubit quantum computer are discussed.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 02/07/2026

This week's article behind the cover by Peng Zhang & co-workers: "Study on the crystallization of ammonium sulfate in the presence of additives" ‒ Read more here! ⬇️👀 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6ce... 📍 Zhengzhou University 🧪 Take a look at the complete issue: pubs.rsc.org/ce/issue#!is...

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 25.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 23/06/2026

"The structural role of the carbonyl bridge in substituted pyridine derivatives: crystallographic & computational insights towards butyrylcholinesterase recognition" Cover article by J.P. Dasappa, M. Madegowda & co. Read here! 👇🧪 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... Full issue: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 24.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 19/06/2026

🔓Our back cover highlights #OpenAccess work by Jack Harrowfield, Juan Ramirez and Adrian-Mihail Stadler providing insight into the interaction of metallo-supramolecular grids with anionic and neutral species through Hirshfeld surface analysis 🧪👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... 📍University of Strasbourg

CrystEngComm back cover for vol 28, issue 23.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 18/06/2026

🧪This week's inside front cover features work by S. Adhikari, R. Shukla, S. Roy & co who highlight the pivotal role of Pb(II)-centered tetrel bonding in directing the supramolecular organization of Pb(II) complexes, offering valuable insights for crystal engineering. 👀⬇️ 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE...

CrystEngComm inside front cover for vol 28, issue 23.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 18/06/2026

🔓Showcased on the front cover this week is #OpenAccess work by Tatiana Gorelik, Martin U. Piepenbring & co. investigating electron diffraction and crystal engineering of Pigment Red 5, C₃₀H₃₁ClN₄O₇S; Read more here⬇️🧪 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... 📍 @goetheuni.bsky.social; @fz-juelich.de

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 23.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 17/06/2026

Issue 23 is now published and ready to read! 👇 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 09/06/2026

"Crystal engineering of p-sulfocinnamic acid into mononuclear cationic Fe(II), Co(II) and Fe(III) complexes" The paper by Yann Garcia & co. featured on this week's cover. Check it out! 👇🧪 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... 📍 Université Catholique de Louvain Read the issue: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 22.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 05/06/2026

🔓Be sure to read this recent #OpenAccess research by Michalczyk Mariusz, Steve Scheiner and Wiktor Zierkiewicz exploring directionality in cation–anion interactions involving chalconium cations.👏 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... 🧪 📍 @wroclaw-tech.bsky.social Utah State University

Numerous examples of the linear connection between chalconium cation and anionic ligands have been spotted in CSD. Unlike typical ionic bonds, these strong interactions between ions exhibit directionality.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 04/06/2026

🚨We are pleased to share our Editors' Choice Collection! This specially curated collection highlights some of our most popular articles published in 2025, handpicked by our Editorial Board. Read the full collection 👀👇 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/... #Chemsky 🧪

CrystEngComm promotional graphic for the Editors' Choice Collection.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 04/06/2026

A recent Communication by Xinpeng He, Linkuo Li and Qichun Zhang discusses single-crystals of B ← N based covalent organic polymers with dual photosensitive motifs for photocatalytic dye degradation. Take a look👀⬇️ 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... 📍 City University of Hong Kong 🧪

Under light, a single-crystalline COP (CityU-69) with B ← N bonds and dual photosensitive motifs efficiently degrades MB and MO via synergistic h+, ·OH, and ·O2− action.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 03/06/2026

🔓"From conformational lability to conformational control in short-peptide crystals" ‒ An #OpenAccess Highlight review by Joanna Bojarska & co. featured on this week's cover👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... 📍 Lodz University of Technology🧪 Read the full issue: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 21.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 27/05/2026

🔓Take a look at the recent #OpenAccess Comm by Mingoo Jin and co-workers: "Stepwise introduction of dipole blades into triptycenes: opening the variety of crystalline molecular packing modes"👇🧪 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... 📍 Hokkaido University

Crystal packing changes upon stepwise introduction of dipole blades.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 26/05/2026

"Spiral-stacked crystal assembly leading to intensified iridescence in poly(trimethylene terephthalate)" The paper by Eamor M. Woo & co. featured on this week's cover. Check it out! 👇🧪 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... 📍 National Cheng Kung University Read the full issue: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 20.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 20/05/2026

🚨New cover article: "Synthesis and structural characterization of novel salts of ticlopidine with enhanced solubility and dissolution rate" Read this featured article by Angshuman Roychoudhury & co. from IISER Mohali👉 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... 🧪 Check out the full issue: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 19.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 14/05/2026

🔓Be sure to read the recent #OpenAccess article by Heike Lorenz & co: "Solid–liquid equilibria in the aqueous chiral homophenylalanine system and solid-state characterisation of the racemic species". 🧪👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... 📍Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems

The racemic compound forming character of the chiral D-/L-homophenylalanine/water system was revealed, single crystal structures of the L- and DL-species obtained, and a decomposition-dominated thermal behaviour of the racemic compound found.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 12/05/2026

Latest cover article: Morphology & crystallinity tuned luminescence properties of lanthanide-doped YPO4 nanoparticles via a facile RT synthesis, by W Rameshwor Singh, Raju Laishram & co. Read more👀👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... 📍Manipur University🧪 Explore the full issue⬇️ pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 18.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 08/05/2026

🧪 A Highlight by Xun Sun & co: "Research progress on defect theory of KDP crystals". The authors systematically review theoretical research progress on 3 typical defect types in KDP crystals: point defects, dislocations & inclusions. Check it out!💎👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5CE... 📍 Shandong University

Potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystals are key materials in high-power laser, nonlinear optics, and optoelectronic functional fields.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 07/05/2026

🧪An article by Prasitaditya Kuri and Jagadeesh Babu Nanubolu at CSIR-IICT is featured on the cover this week. The authors report and discuss the elusive nature of form II of the favipiravir–theophylline cocrystal. Be sure to read it here👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE...

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 17.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 07/05/2026

🔓Take a look at this #OpenAccess work by Patricia M. Dove & co. @virginiatech.bsky.social and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 👉 "In situ transmission electron microscopy observations of CaCO3 crystallization onto polysaccharide-coated nanoparticles" 👀⬇️ 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... 🧪

In situ observations of CaCO3 formation near polysaccharides (PSs) using LP-TEM show nucleation is favored at PS–TEM membrane–solution interfaces. Timing and size are also dependent on macromolecular and solution properties of the interphase region.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 05/05/2026

🚨Issue 17 is now published! Read it here👇 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 04/05/2026

📣We are delighted to announce the launch of the CrystEngComm Emerging Talent Series! If you are interested in submitting to the series or would like to nominate someone else, read our blog post for more information👇 blogs.rsc.org/ce/2026/04/1... #ChemSky

Slide announcing the CrystEngComm Emerging Talent Series.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 30/04/2026

A Highlight review by Pitchaimani Jayaraman and Vedichi Madhu is showcased on the cover this week – "Recent advancements in multi-stimuli-responsive organic and inorganic materials: crystallographic insights into structure–function relationships" Take a look👀👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... 🧪

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 16.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 29/04/2026

‼️Don't miss our latest Editorial – The crystal engineering foundations of the MOF Nobel Prize Nathaniel Rosi, @furukawas.bsky.social & @sbattenresearch.bsky.social all share their experiences of working on MOFs in future Nobel-winning laboratories👏⬇️ 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5CE... #Chemsky🧪

A slide highlighting our latest Editorial – The crystal engineering foundations of the MOF Nobel Prize

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 28/04/2026

Issue 16 is online now! Read it here👇 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 23/04/2026

🔓 "From polyhedra to crystals: a graph-theoretic framework for crystal structure generation"– An #openaccess highlight review by Tomoyasu Yokoyama & co., Check it out! 👀⬇️ 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5CE... 🧪 📍Panasonic Holdings Corporation; @en.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Crystal structure generation via polyhedral tiling: we encode space-filling polyhedra as a dual periodic graph and generate crystal structures through the standard realization of this graph.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 22/04/2026

🔓Be sure to read the recent #OpenAccess Highlight review by Andrzej Grzechnik and Karen Friese discussing Wadsley vanadium oxides.👇🧪 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5CE... 📍 @fz-juelich.de; @rwth.bsky.social

High-pressure synthesis in the system V2O5–VO2 yields materials with the rutile-related structures in a wide compositional range.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 21/04/2026

"From 3-fold to 6-fold: tuning interpenetration of Zn-triphenylenehexathiolate MOF through precursor hydration" The paper by Lai-Hon Chung, Jun He & co. featured on this week's cover🧪 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6CE... 📍 Guangdong University of Technology Read the full issue👇 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 15.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 17/04/2026

Take a look at the recent work by Craig M. Forsyth, Glen B. Deacon and @peterjunk.bsky.social on directing alendronate structures into 2-D layers with bulky quaternary phosphonium cations. 👀👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5CE... 📍 Monash University; James Cook University 🧪

New salts of alendronate anions with phosphonium cations wherein diverse supramolecular properties leads to 2-D layered materials having excellent solubility.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 16/04/2026

🔓Don't miss the recent #OpenAccess Highlight review by Francoise M. Amombo Noa, Joakim Andréasson and Lars Öhrström reviewing the crystal chemistry of dithienylethene photochromic switches🔥 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5CE... 📍 Catholic University of Central Africa; Chalmers University of Technology 🧪

Crystallinity enhances DAE photoisomerization by enabling reactive packing or limiting relaxation.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 15/04/2026

🔓This week's cover features #OpenAccess work by Faiza Mokhtari & co. The authors present a comprehensive investigation of bubble formation, motion, and entrapment in titanium-doped sapphire crystals from micro to macro scale. Read more⬇️ 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5CE... 📍Université de Lyon 1 🧪

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 14.

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 14/04/2026

Issue 14 is now published! Read it here⬇️ pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 02/04/2026

Read the recent article by Francesco Pancrazzi, Paolo P. Mazzeo and co-workers discussing a deep dive into mechanochemical organic reactions by accurate crystallographic analysis via TAAM refinement 👏🔥 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5CE... 📍 Università degli Studi di Parma 🧪

A deep dive into mechanochemical organic reactions by accurate crystallographic analysis via TAAM refinement

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 01/04/2026

Don't miss the communication by Joseph E G Benson & co. demonstrating that pharmaceutical multicomponent form screening can be accelerated by coupling high-throughput resonant acoustic mixing with structural elucidation by electron diffraction🔥🧪 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5CE... 📍 Pharmaron UK Ltd

$Pharmaceutical multicomponent form screening can be accelerated by coupling high-throughput resonant acoustic mixing with structural elucidation by electron diffraction.$

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CrystEngComm @crystengcomm.rsc.org · 31/03/2026

Issue 13 is now online! Take a look 👀👇 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

CrystEngComm front cover for vol 28, issue 13.

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