Crystal Engineering: From Molecule to Crystal
Crystal Engineering: From Molecule to Crystal
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DOI：
10.1021/ja403264c
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发表时间：
2013-07-10
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15
通讯作者：
Desiraju, Gautain R.
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作者：
Desiraju, Gautain R.
分子如何在溶液中聚集，这些聚集体如何在晶体中巩固自己？分子的结构和它所形成的晶体的结构之间有什么关系？为什么有些分子采用一种以上的晶体结构？为什么有些晶体结构含有溶剂？如何设计具有特定分子拓扑结构、特定分子和/或离子配位、或特定性质的晶体结构？分子晶体的晶体结构和性质之间有什么关系？这些是晶体工程界今天正在解决的一些问题，晶体工程界是一个由有机，无机和物理化学家，晶体学家和固态科学家组成的更大社区。这个观点提供了一个简短的历史介绍晶体工程本身和超分子合成子的重要性和实用性的评估，这是在实际使用和实施晶体设计的最重要的概念之一。它还从作者的角度展望了未来，并指出了这一领域可能发展的一些方向。
How do molecules aggregate in solution, and how do these aggregates consolidate themselves in crystals? What is the relationship between the structure of a molecule and the structure of the crystal it forms? Why do some molecules adopt more than one crystal structure? Why do some crystal structures contain solvent? How does one design a crystal structure with a specified topology of molecules, or a specified coordination of molecules and/or ions, or with a specified property? What are the relationships between crystal structures and properties for molecular crystals? These are some of the questions that are being addressed today by the crystal engineering community, a group that draws from the larger communities of organic, inorganic, and physical chemists, crystallographers, and solid state scientists. This Perspective provides a brief historical introduction to crystal engineering itself and an assessment of the importance and utility of the supramolecular synthon, which is one of the most important concepts in the practical use and implementation of crystal design. It also provides a look to the future from the viewpoint of the author, and indicates some directions in which this field might be moving.