Chemistry Meeting

Crystal engineering

Crystal engineering is the design of molecular solids with specific physical and chemical properties through an understanding and manipulation of intermolecular interactions. Engineering strategies typically rely on hydrogen bonding and coordination bonds, but can also use other interactions, such as halogen bonds and π–π interactions. Crystal Engineering is a fast-growing area of knowledge with implications in both academicals and industrials environment. It can be defined as the rational design and synthesis of functional molecular solids. Crystal engineering has recently emerged as a method of choice for the design and construction of organic as well as metal-organic functional materials. This study was conducted in four categories: nanocrystals, Nano metal-organic frameworks, composites of polyoxometalates and also some of the Nano carbons.