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More than “just a drop”: the enigmatic role of liquid additives in mechanochemistry
We debate the role of liquid additives in liquid-assisted mechanochemistry, highlighting how minuscule amounts of liquid profoundly and mostly inexplicably affect the mechanism and outcomes of mechanochemical reactions.
Crystallization mechanism of organic compounds: the supramolecular cluster – a demarcation tool
The formation of a crystal structure from molecules that self-assemble in solution until the final crystal formation constitutes the construction of a supramolecular structure.
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Crystal chemistry of dithienylethene photochromic switches
Crystallinity enhances DAE photoisomerization by enabling reactive packing or limiting relaxation. This Highlight reviews DAE crystal chemistry, spanning single molecules to metal–organic frameworks.
High-throughput co-former screening and structural elucidation using resonant acoustic mixing and 3D electron diffraction
Pharmaceutical multicomponent form screening can be accelerated by coupling high-throughput resonant acoustic mixing with structural elucidation by electron diffraction.
A deep dive into mechanochemical organic reactions by accurate crystallographic analysis via TAAM refinement
An original oxidative functionalization of 8-aminoquinolines in the presence of an organic peroxide under batch conditions has been recently reported.
Systematic investigation of the effect of trialkylsilyl groups on the crystal structures of perfluorophenyl-substituted thiophene
Trialkylsilyl substituents tune aryl–perfluoroaryl interactions, controlling crystal packing and solid-state photophysical properties.
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