CrystEngComm

📢 Issue 41 is online! pubs.rsc.org/ce/issue/28/41 On the cover: "Temperature-dependent dynamic Jahn–Teller effects accompanying the solid-state phase transition in the semi-rigid coordination polymer [Cu(tbbt)3](BF4)2: from octahedral CuN6 to axial compression" pubs.rsc.org/ce/article/2...

Issue 40 is now online!🧪👉 pubs.rsc.org/ce/issue/28/40 On the cover: "Mechanosynthesis of pyrene cocrystals with weak π-acceptors and investigation of their photo physical properties" by Bhaskar Nath, Ranjit Thakuria 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Interested? Read the full article here 👇 doi.org/10.1039/d6ce...

@crystengcomm.rsc.org & @rscmechanochem.rsc.org Open call for papers for a joint special issue in memory of Professor Robert Schurko, guest edited by David Bryce (Uni Ottawa) & Tomislav Friščić (Uni Birmingham). Open for submissions until January 20, 2027 blogs.rsc.org/mr/2026/07/3... #NMRchat 🧲

Don't miss the latest issue!👇 pubs.rsc.org/ce/issue/28/39 On the cover: "A competition between N–H⋯N–C, N–H⋯F–C & C–H⋯F–C hydrogen bonds: structural analyses by 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶 cryo-crystallization & computational study" by Angshuman Roy Choudhury & co – Read more👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6ce... 📍IISER Mohali

Issue 38 is online and available to read here👇 pubs.rsc.org/ce/issue/28/38 On this week's cover: "Light-induced reversible flexibility modulation in a diarylethene needle crystal" by Kingo Uchida & co. Read the full #OpenAccess article here 👇https://doi.org/10.1039/d6ce00550k 📍Ryukoku University

🧪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

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 🧪

🔓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 🧪

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

I really wanted to thank the SCO community for their support of our recent review of the basics of spin crossover. To achieve 7 citations in 6 months is really good going. Lastly, thanks to @crystengcomm.rsc.org for publishing the review.

Knowledge. Reputation. Community. This is what you could develop when you join our peer reviewer network. Use your expertise in crystallography, inorganic, or theoretical chemistry to review for CrystEngComm and Dalton Transactions. Learn more: https://rsc.li/4gexUgt #ChemSky

🔓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

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

Nominations are now open for the ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship, recognising an outstanding independent early-career researcher who is advancing the chemical sciences through their exceptional research. Anyone can nominate – make yours today www.rsc.org/standards-an...

"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

"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

🔓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

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

🔓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 🧪

🔓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

‼️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🧪

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 🧪

"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

👀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 🧪

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...

"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/...

🔓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

🧪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...

🔓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

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

"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/...

🔓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

🚨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 🧪

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 🧪

🔓"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/...

🔓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

"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/...

🚨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/...

🔓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

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/...

🧪 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

🧪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...

🔓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... 🧪

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

📣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

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... 🧪

Ever wonder what it was like to help create a new field of chemistry? Wonder no more... #ozchem #MOFs #BraggYourPattern The crystal engineering foundations of the MOF Nobel Prize - now published in CrystEngComm pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

‼️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🧪

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

🔓 "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