Intermediate snapshots of a 116-nuclear metallosupramolecular cage-of-cage in a homogeneous single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation

Abstract

Soaking crystals of an AuI72CdII40NaI4 cage-of-cage in aqueous Co(NO3)2 afforded an analogous AuI72CoII44 cage-of-cage, accompanied by the exchange of NaI and CdII by CoII with retention of the single crystallinity....

Template-Directed In Crystallo Photopolymerization of a Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropane: When Everything Falls into Place!

“…While this is well established for biological crystals, numerous reactions have also been documented on porous crystals (such as host–guest compounds, MOFS, cryptants, etc.) and on dense organic/inorganic phases. − The most frequently observed reactivity remains polymerization, facilitated by the stacking of precursors, the suitable orientation of the reaction sites, and the dynamic nature of molecules in crystalsa phenomenon known as topochemical polymerization. − …”