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Crystals, Volume 11, Issue 2

February 2021 - 143 articles

Cover Story: Eight new (–)-(N-[(AA)-(N-phtaloyl)]cytisines (where AA is amino acid: glycine, β-alanine, D,L-valine, L-valine, L-isoleucine, L-leucine, D-leucine and D,L-phenyloalanine), were synthesized and fully spectroscopically characterized (NMR, FTIR and MS). For two of these compounds, N-[glycine-(N-phtaloyl)]cytisine and N-[L-isoleucine-(N-phtaloyl)]cytisine, X-ray crystal structures were obtained and used as the basis for an in-depth analysis of intermolecular interactions and packing energies. The structural geometrical data (weak hydrogen bonds, π···π interactions, etc.) were compared with the energies of interactions and the topological characteristics (electron density, Laplacian at the appropriate critical point) based on the atoms-in-molecules theory. View this paper
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Articles (143)

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,203 Views
15 Pages

23 February 2021

This paper studies the behavior of lattice girder composite slabs with monolithic joint under bending. A full-scale experiment is performed to investigate the overall bending resistance, deflection and the final crack distribution of latticed girder...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,062 Views
7 Pages

23 February 2021

We demonstrate a laser beam combiner based on four photo-patterned Pancharatnam–Berry (PB) phase gratings, which is compact and has high diffraction efficiency for incident circularly polarized light. The nematic liquid crystal mixture E7 is used as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
7,445 Views
11 Pages

Characterization of Failure Strain In Fiber Reinforced Composites: Under On-Axis and Off-Axis Loading

  • Muhammad Yasir Khalid,
  • Ans Al Rashid,
  • Zia Ullah Arif,
  • Naveed Akram,
  • Hassan Arshad and
  • Fausto Pedro García Márquez

22 February 2021

Metals are known for high ductility and have, been used to design and fabricate structural components for many years. However, composite materials are taking over traditional materials owing to their significant mechanical properties. Fiber-reinforce...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,793 Views
13 Pages

22 February 2021

The present research front of NbO2 based memory, energy generation, and storage thin film devices is reviewed. Sputtering plasmas contain NbO, NbO2, and NbO3 clusters, affecting nucleation and growth of NbO2, often leading to a formation of nanorods...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,407 Views
16 Pages

First Report on the Geologic Occurrence of Natural Na–A Zeolite and Associated Minerals in Cretaceous Mudstones of the Paja Formation of Vélez (Santander), Colombia

  • Carlos Alberto Ríos-Reyes,
  • German Alfonso Reyes-Mendoza,
  • José Antonio Henao-Martínez,
  • Craig Williams and
  • Alan Dyer

22 February 2021

This study reports for the first time the geologic occurrence of natural zeolite A and associated minerals in mudstones from the Cretaceous Paja Formation in the urban area of the municipality of Vélez (Santander), Colombia. These rocks are mainly co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,788 Views
14 Pages

21 February 2021

In this paper we present the synthesis method and a detailed description of the crystal structure, as well as thermal, dielectric and phonon properties, of the [CH3NH2CH2CH2NH2CH3][Zn2(HCOO)6] (dmenH2-Zn) metal organic framework. The negative charge...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,911 Views
12 Pages

Modeling of the Resonant X-ray Response of a Chiral Cubic Phase

  • Timon Grabovac,
  • Ewa Gorecka,
  • Damian Pociecha and
  • Nataša Vaupotič

21 February 2021

The structure of a continuous-grid chiral cubic phase made of achiral constituent molecules is a hot topic in the field of thermotropic liquid crystals. Several structural models have been proposed so far. Resonant X-ray scattering (RXS), which gives...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,709 Views
11 Pages

Photocatalytic Decolorization of Methyl Red on Nanoporous Anodic ZrO2 of Different Crystal Structures

  • Ewa Wierzbicka,
  • Karolina Syrek,
  • Klaudia Mączka and
  • Grzegorz D. Sulka

21 February 2021

High surface area, self-organized nanoporous ZrO2 arrays with perfect adhesion to the Zr substrate were synthesized by anodization in an aqueous electrolyte containing (NH4)2SO4 and NH4F. The obtained semiconductor materials were tested as photocatal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,205 Views
9 Pages

20 February 2021

Graphene is a good candidate for protective material owing to its extremely high stiffness and high strength-to-weight ratio. However, the impact performance of twisted bilayer graphene is still obscure. Herein we have investigated the ballistic resi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,474 Views
16 Pages

Extending Libraries of Extremely Localized Molecular Orbitals to Metal Organic Frameworks: A Preliminary Investigation

  • Erna K. Wieduwilt,
  • Giovanni Macetti,
  • Rebecca Scatena,
  • Piero Macchi and
  • Alessandro Genoni

20 February 2021

Libraries of extremely localized molecular orbitals (ELMOs) have been recently assembled to reconstruct approximate wavefunctions of very large biological systems, such as polypeptides and proteins. In this paper, we investigate for the first time th...

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Crystals - ISSN 2073-4352