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A just accepted paper contains work with the @ara-battery.bsky.social, Morris and Ashbrook groups, looking at electrodes for sodium-ion batteries. The structure of the sodium MOF of interest was determined by electron diffraction with the National Crystallography Service. @standrewschem.bsky.social

We have a recently accepted paper with the Stasch group in Organometallics (doi.org/10.1021/acs....). We determined the structures of ten complexes of gallium with new ligands, as well as various reaction products. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Again, slightly belatedly, a paper published with the Kilian group in Molbank (doi.org/10.3390/M2139). It reports the synthesis and structure of the peri-substituted acenaphthene, diisopropyl(6-(phenyl(phenylthio)arsaneyl)-1,2-dihydroacenaphthylen-5-yl)phosphane. @standrewschem.bsky.social

A bit belatedly, we have a paper published with the group of @ajbw.bsky.social in @pubs.acs.org Org. Lett. (doi.org/10.1021/acs....). We determined the structures of three of the products from the polarity-mismatched radical cross-coupling. @standrewschem.bsky.social

@standrewschem.bsky.social hosted a panel event for the RSC IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast 2026, organised and chaired by final-year student Katie. Prof Sharon Ashbrook, Dr Alex Gibbs & Dr Amy Price shared their journeys and research. A packed, inspiring celebration of women in science.

Nominations are extended until this Friday! If you think you or someone you know might be eligible, pleas get nominations in - there's not a lot of details required for this initially.

Another recently accepted paper with the Kumar group. The service determined the structure of an isolable form of one of their complexes part way through its catalytic cycle.

Rather belatedly now is this work published in Nature Chemistry early this year. The service determined two structures for this work, including the absolute configurations, one of the compounds existing as a pair of diastereomers.

Nominations are open for this year's BCA-CCG @ccdc.cam.ac.uk Chemical Crystallography Prize for Younger Scientists. They close at the end of the month! For more information, see ccg-bca.github.io/ccgprize/ Please spread the word! @escg-bca.bsky.social @crystallography.org.uk

Another paper accepted late last year is this work with the Kumar group, published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social (doi.org/10.1002/anie...). The service determined the structure of an intermediate complex in their proposed catalytic cycle for upcycling PET waste. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social

A paper accepted late at the end of last year is this work with the Stasch group. We determined the structures of five calcium complexes, both homo- and heteroleptic, including a donor-solvent-free molecular calcium hydride complex. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Our most recent paper with the Ayoup group at King Faisal University, has been accepted in Journal of Molecular Structure (doi.org/10.1016/j.mo...). The service determined the structures of the two complexes being investigated for antioxidant properties. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Moving along, we have a recently accepted paper with collaborators at the Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, formerly @standrewschem.bsky.social. Published in @actacryste.iucr.org (doi.org/10.1107/S205...), the paper explores changes in interactions caused by solvation, within two structures.

Next we have a recently accepted paper with @chemdudebrian.bsky.social in Molbank (doi.org/10.3390/M2104). It contains the previously unknown structure of the bis-α-hydroxyphosphonate, P,P,P′,P′-tetraisopropyl(1,4-phenylenebis(hydroxymethylene))- bis(phosphonate). @standrewschem.bsky.social

Our next published paper in @rscadvances.rsc.org is a collaboration with labs in Turkey and Texas (doi.org/10.1039/D5RA...). We determined the structures of two polymorphs of a metallated [2]pseudocatenane complex, modelling the core of of the metallated rotaxane. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Our next paper was with the Aitken group, containing the structure of 2-(difluoroboryloxy)benzamide, published in Molbank (doi.org/10.3390/M2093). The compound showed two polymorphs with very similar molecular geometry but distinctly different interactions and packing. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Our next published paper was collaborative work with the Ettlinger, @ara-battery.bsky.social and Morris groups. Published in Frontiers in Chemistry (doi.org/10.3389/fche...) we provided the structures of the two biocompatible MOFs being investigated.

First, we have an accepted paper from our collaboration with the Saha group at the University of Kalyani, published in Chemistry Africa, doi.org/10.1007/s422..., containing four structures determined by the service. @standrewschem.bsky.social

We have been kept busy with a variety of things recently and have fallen behind on our updates! These will come out over the next week or so.

And the structures of seven of these phthalein derivatives are now published in Crystals (doi.org/10.3390/crys...) with @iainsmellie.bsky.social and @chemdudebrian.bsky.social. Structures of phenolphthalein, thymolphthalein, and symmetric and asymmetric substituents. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Rather belatedly, this @ezc-group.bsky.social paper is now published in @ccschemistry.bsky.social (doi.org/10.31635/ccs...). We determined the structure of the corannulene emitter being investigated. @standrewschem.bsky.social

An exciting opportunity has just opened up for someone to join the crystallography community at the University of Glasgow! Follow the link for more details. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

Yesterdays' Chemistry Nobel announcement has a close tie to crystallography, as one of the most commonly used techniques to study MOFs and determine their structure and connectivity is single crystal diffraction. Great news for the field of MOFs!

The Autumn Meeting of the @crystallography.org.uk Chemical Crystallography Group is being held online on October 22nd. There is still plenty of time to register, and we are still accepting abstracts for presentation. If you have interesting research to share, please submit! @escg-bca.bsky.social

A recently accepted paper with @chemdudebrian.bsky.social and @iainsmellie.bsky.social in Molbank (doi.org/10.3390/M2067). It contains the structure of a new unsymmetrical phenolphthalein derivative. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Somewhat belatedly, our latest accepted paper with collaborators at the Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, formerly @standrewschem.bsky.social. Published in @iucrdata.iucr.org (doi.org/10.1107/S241...), the paper contains a single structure.

We have new instruments! Installed last week, a pair of Rigaku XTALab Synergy-S diffractometers. Looking forward to see how they handle our crystals! Thanks to the @rigakuoxfordxrd.bsky.social installation team and @ukri.org and @uniofstandrews.bsky.social for funding. @standrewschem.bsky.social

What has been behind out recent lack of posting...? As well as summer holidays, we have been having a lot of work done in the crystallography labs. We have been transforming - from this

Another recent acceptance with the @ezc-group.bsky.social. The service determined the structures of three of the emitters being investigated.

Slightly belated details of another publication with the Aitken group, containing the structures of four previously unknown heterocyclic sulfones, published in Crystals: doi.org/10.3390/crys.... @standrewschem.bsky.social

We were over in Glasgow last week to run some samples on their electron diffractometer. Bit of a learning curve on the electron microscopy elements, but some promising initial data from some of the samples. Now planning our next trip! @forganross.bsky.social @standrewschem.bsky.social

A recently accepted paper with @chemdudebrian.bsky.social and @iainsmellie.bsky.social in Reactions (doi.org/10.3390/reac...). It contains the structure of 1,2,4-triphenyltriphenylene; part of an investigation of alternative solvents for Diels–Alder/cheletropic reaction sequences. @StAndrewsChem

The IUCr is again running its crystal growing competition for younger scientists. If you know school-aged children who might be interested, there is background information and details of the competition available at www.iucr.org/outreach/cry....

Another recently accepted paper with the EZC group. The service determined the structure of the MR-TADF emitter being investigated.

The latest published paper in our ongoing collaboration with the Saha group at the University of Kalyani, in the Journal of Molecular Structure, doi.org/10.1016/j.mo..., the paper contains the structure of a dinculear complex determined by the service. @standrewschem.bsky.social

A recently accepted paper with @chemdudebrian.bsky.social and @iainsmellie.bsky.social in Molbank - doi.org/10.3390/M2007. It contains the structure of 3′H-spiro[dibenzo[c,h]xanthene-7,1′-isobenzofuran]-3′-one, first isolated in 1871 and identified in 1920. @StAndrewsChem

For early-career crystallographers, the IUCr awards the Struchkov Prize (iucr.org/iucr/struchk...) every three years. Applications are now open, the prize will be presented at @iucr2026.bsky.social

A recently published paper with the Payne and Ohadi groups in @natcomms.nature.com. The service worked to provide structures for six 2D layered hybrid perovskites with intercalating halogens. @StAndrewsChem

A recently accepted paper with the @finmorr.bsky.social group in Inorg Chem (doi.org/10.1021/acs....). The service worked to provide structures for seven hybrid-perovskite (2D and 0D motifs) and related materials (1D motifs) across three temperatures. @standrewschem.bsky.social

A recently accepted publication from the Westwood group in the forthcoming @faradaydiscussions.rsc.org meeting on Physical Chemistry for Lignin Valorisation (doi.org/10.1039/D5FD...). The service determined the structure of one lignin model compound. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Our latest publication with the Armstrong group, investigating a new Na-MOF material for use in Na-ion batteries. The struture of the MOF was determined by electron diffraction with the National Crystallography service.

Our first accepted publication with the GossGroup in quite a while, published in MDPI Biomolecules (doi.org/10.3390/biom...) - congratulations to everyone. The service determined the structures of two of the compounds prepared. @standrewschem.bsky.social

A recently accepted paper with the EZC group. The service determined the structures of the two emitters being investigated. @standrewschem.bsky.social

New, searchable fields have been added to existing CSD entries, adding scientific value and analytical potential. This enrichment allows researchers to interact with structures in entirely new ways. 👀 ccdc-info.com/3HotDJD #Crystallography #CompChemSky

A recently accepted paper with @chemdudebrian.bsky.social published in Molbank (doi.org/10.3390/M2013). It contains the previously unknown structure of diisopropyl (E)-(1-hydroxy-3-phenylallyl)phosphonate. @standrewschem.bsky.social

A recent acceptance in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social with the ADS group (doi.org/10.1002/anie...) - congrats to all involved. The service determied the absolute structure of one of the planar-chiral paracyclophanol derivatives, prepared by dynamic kinetic resolution. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Another recently accepted paper with @chemdudebrian.bsky.social and @iainsmellie.bsky.social, containing the previously unknown structure of 2′,7′-dimethyl-3H-spiro[isobenzofuran-1,9′-xanthen]-3-one (first synthesised in 1907), published in Molbank: doi.org/10.3390/M2007. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Another recent acceptance with the EZC group, in Advanced Science. The service determined the structures of the five emitters being investigated.

Another recent acceptance in @chemicalscience.rsc.org with the ADS group (doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...), congrats to @aligoodfellow.bsky.social and everyone else involved. The service determined the structures and absolute configurations of three compounds. @standrewschem.bsky.social