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Design of crystalline molecular networks with charge-assisted hydrogen bonds
1Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. wardx004@umn.edu
Abstract:
Empirical guidelines for steering molecular assembly into prescribed crystal architectures via hydrogen bonding continue to emerge, with recent developments demonstrating that charge-assisted hydrogen bonds introduce both strength and compliance that can facilitate solid state design.
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