Organic Chemistry Insights: Crystal Structures and Synthesis
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Organic Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 April 2026 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editors
Interests: supramolecular chemistry; organic synthesis; crystal structure analysis; crystal engineering; artificial carbohydrate receptors; NMR spectroscopy
Interests: crystal growth of conjugated organic materials; intermolecular and intramolecular interactions in donor/acceptor molecules; solid state structures of oligothiophenes and triphenylamines
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The crystal structures of organic compounds, their salts and their complexes provide deeper insight into the arrangement of molecules and ions in the crystalline state. Such investigations are valuable for the exploration of the properties of crystalline materials, useful in medical and pharmaceutical research, and also represent a basis for docking calibration or benchmarks for computational methods. This Special Issue, entitled “Organic Chemistry Insights: Crystal Structures and Synthesis”, will present recent findings related to crystalline organic compounds, taking into account the presence of solvates, hydrates, water clusters, solvatomorphs, polymorphs and co-crystals, aiming to provide an overview of impressive developments and current research trends. Contributions should link the analysis of crystal structures with the synthesis of the compounds investigated or describe the crystal data of reagents that are generally relevant to synthetic procedures. We welcome the submission of research articles that address at least two related crystal structures or review articles that elucidate new aspects of this field of research. We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Manuel Stapf
Dr. Mamoun M. Bader
Prof. Dr. Janusz Lipkowski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- single-crystal X-ray diffraction
- crystal structure
- crystalline organic compounds
- solvates
- water clusters
- solvatomorphism
- polymorphism
- co-crystals
- noncovalent interactions
- organic synthesis
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