This book covers major classes of crystals in the design of novel materials, with an emphasis on advances and applications. * The editor is one of the pioneers in the "design" and "engineering" approach in solid state supramolecular chemistry * All authors developed a specific class of crystals and are world leaders in the field * Reflects the rapid progress made in this fieldContent: Chapter 1 Hydrogen Bonds in Inorganic Chemistry: Application to Crystal Design (pages 1–75): Lee Brammer Chapter 2 Molecular Recognition and Self?Assembly Between Amines and Alcohols (Supraminols) (pages 77–151): Raffaele Saladino and Stephen Hanessian Chapter 3 Very Large Supramolecular Capsules Based on Hydrogen Bonding (pages 153–175): Jerry L. Atwood, Leonard J. Barbour and Agoston Jerga Chapter 4 Molecular Tectonics: Molecular Networks Based on Inclusion Processes (pages 177–209): Julien Martz, Ernest Graf, Andre De Cian and Mir Wais Hosseini Chapter 5 Layered Materials by Design: 2D Coordination Polymeric Networks Containing Large Cavities/Channels (pages 211–239): Kumar Biradha and Makoto Fujita Chapter 6 The Construction of One?, Two? and Three?Dimensional Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Materials from Molecular Building Blocks (pages 241–274): Robert C. Finn, Eric Burkholder and Jon A. Zubieta Chapter 7 A Rational Approach for the Self?Assembly of Molecular Building Blocks in the Field of Molecule?Based Magnetism (pages 275–323): Melanie Pilkington and Silvio Decurtins Chapter 8 Polymorphism, Crystal Transformations and Gas–Solid Reactions (pages 325–373): Dario Braga and Fabrizia Grepioni Chapter 9 Solid–Gas Interactions Between Small Gaseous Molecules and Transition Metals in the Solid State. Toward Sensor Applications (pages 375–386): Michel D. Meijer, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink and Gerard van Koten Perspectives in Supramolecular Chemistry relates recent developments and new exciting approaches in supramolecular chemistry. The series covers al areas from theoretical and modelling espects through organic and inorganic chemistry and biochemistry to materials, solid-state and polymer sciences reflecting the many and varied applications of supramolecular structures in modern chemistry. Crystal engineering is one of the fastest growing areas in supramolecular chemistry because it is able to define design strategies that link structure with properties of useful solids. Crystal Design is the first book that emphasises this continuity between what a crystal is and what a crystal can do. Written by experts, this book establishes connections between the structures of molecular materials and their properties and links the domains of intermolecular interactions, crystal structures and crystal properties. Without interactions there cannot be structures, and without worthwhile properties as a goal, there cannot be sufficient reason for designing structures. The many advances that have been made during this process are described in this book. Crystal Design follows on from an earlier volume in the series entitled The Crystal as a Supramolecular Entity. While the earlier volume was conceptual in its theme, this volume concerns methodology and practice, the nuts-and-bolts of crystal engineering. Among the topics covered are network structures, hydrogen bonds as design elements, microporous solids, polymorphism, ferromagnetism and sensors. The systems described cut across traditional organic and inorganic divisions of chemistry
This book covers major classes of crystals in the design of novel materials, with an emphasis on advances and applications.
* The editor is one of the pioneers in the "design" and "engineering" approach in solid state supramolecular chemistry
* All authors developed a specific class of crystals and are world leaders in the field
* Reflects the rapid progress made in this field
One of the major applications of supramolecular chemistry is the design of solids with specified properties. Crystal design is the interface between supramolecular design chemistry, crystallography and materials science. The foremost goal of crystal engineering [1] is to tailor the chemical and/or physical properties of crystalline solids through crystal design at the molecular level.
