Shape and size mimicry in the design of ternary molecular solids: towards a robust strategy for crystal engineering
- 12 October 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- Vol. 47 (44) , 12080-12082
Abstract
2- and 5-methylresorcinol form co-crystals with 4,4′-bipyridine in which some of the bipyridine molecules are loosely bound. These molecules can be replaced with other molecules of a similar shape and size to give a general method for the engineering of a ternary co-crystal.Keywords
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