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Newcastle Chemical Crystallography Service
@newcrystle.bsky.social
Providing crystal structure data and analysis at Newcastle University. Updates | Publications | Musings
When you’re dealing with atropisomers you definitely need the crystal structures. Really pleased to have contributed 12 structures to this work by Roly Armstrong in JACS: pubs.acs.org/jacsat/artic...
Pro-Atropisomeric Ynamides as Starting Materials for the Synthesis of C–N Atropisomers by Dynamic Kinetic Resolution Reactions
Abstract. Tertiary N-sulfonyl anilides in which the aromatic ring bears a bulky ortho-substituent typically display robust atropisomerism as a result of sl
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And now it’s over! Great to see a lot of amazing science and we even had a 10-year Newcastle reunion #iucr2026
When your compounds differ only by the identity of the halogens you really need to rely on crystallography. Really happy to have been of service on this work by @myanificent.bsky.social and @drmichaeljhallchem.bsky.social: pubs.rsc.org/ob/article/d...
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Check out our new paper on using approximate symmetry to simplify the asymmetric units of crystal structures with a large number of molecules in the asymmetric unit: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... #crystallography #symmetry #chemsky
Close Enough: Approximate Symmetry in Recent Crystal Structures with Extreme Z′ (Z′ ≥ 12)
To further highlight the link between approximate symmetry and homomolecular structures that crystallize with large numbers of molecules in the asymmetric unit (Z′ ≥ 12), the most recent structures of this type have been analyzed, and the approximate symmetry identified. In most cases, when approximate symmetry is considered, a smaller approximate unit cell can be described, where the effective Z′ is lower than that of the original unit cell. For one example, defining an approximate cell was not appropriate, and the approximate symmetry in the structure was hence described using approximate layer and rod groups. Generally, it appears that though the molecules in the asymmetric units of these structures may not be related by crystallographic symmetry, symmetrical relationships appear to be retained as much as possible in cases where the packing is awkward and precise symmetry is not possible. Revealing the link between extreme-Z′ structures and theoretical structures with lower Z′ is of potential use to the field of crystal structure prediction with regard to the prediction of structures where Z′ > 1.
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For those interested in BODIPY synthetic methodology, new preprint out on complex halogenation patterns with @myanificent.bsky.social and @newcrystle.bsky.social. Improved Aromatic Finkelstein Reactions for the Synthesis of Iodinated BODIPYs | ChemRxiv chemrxiv.org/doi/abs/10.2...
Improved Aromatic Finkelstein Reactions for the Synthesis of Iodinated BODIPYs | ChemRxiv
Iodinated 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacenes (BODIPYs) are valuable synthetic intermediates for the formation of functionalised fluorophores, as they enable downstream nucleophilic aromatic s...
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New @iucrjournals.bsky.social publication highlights how many crystal structures remain unpublished and shows how simple database deposition can bring them into the public domain, improving research visibility, reducing duplication, and supporting #OpenScience. 🔗 journals.iucr.org/c/issues/202...
🚨 New RODIN structure just dropped 🚨 Why not try your hand at processing data for an incommensurately modulated structure?: zenodo.org/records/2055... #crystallography #rawdata #iTeachChem
RODIN X-ray Diffraction Data 2497477
The zip file contains X-ray diffraction images for 2-amino-4'-chlorobenzophenone collected for a crystal exhibiting incommensurate modulation. This dataset is part of the Resource of Diffraction Image...
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Pixar would like a word: pubs.acs.org/toc/jctcce/1...
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
We present the automated code engine (ACE), which automatically generates optimized integral codes on graphics processing units. The ACE driver (white building) parses the requested integral and choos...
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Always great to collaborate with @nclpharmacy.bsky.social. Check out this article In Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics that includes a structure from the Service: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Synthesis and Biological Activity of Series of New Polyfunctional Pyrroles with the Potential to Modulate Neuronal Viability - Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics
The polyfunctional pyrrole 3,5-dichloro-1H-pyrrole-2,4-dicarbaldehyde (2) was reacted with malononitrile and Meldrum’s acid in a regioselective manner to yield derivatives (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10). Com...
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A story of approximate symmetry and high Z' six years in the making: journals.iucr.org/b/issues/202...
Structural modification of functionalized carbazoles: from Z′ = 1 to Z′ = 6
The crystal structure of a 2,3,9,9a-tetrahydro-1H-carbazole in the space group Ia is reported, showing Z′ = 6 and approximate Fdd2 symmetry, and compared to the low Z′ crystal structures of two close...
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We will be preaching the good word of RODIN at JABC17 on Thursday
Can my next Fisher Scientific order look like this please?
Now online: News & Views on the Article by Roly J. Armstrong, Erli Lu, Koji Kubota, Hajime Ito & co-workers www.nature.com/articles/s44... A mechanochemical route to organosodium by Sobi Asako www.nature.com/articles/s44... ($) #Chemsky
A mechanochemical route to organosodium - Nature Synthesis
A simple mechanochemical setup enables the rapid, solvent-free preparation of organosodium compounds directly from sodium lumps without the need for strictly inert conditions, rendering these previous...
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Pleased to see this study by Erli Lu at @unibirmingham.bsky.social on the reactivity of C-Si bonds in print. Some really cool structures in this one, including two from the Service: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #chemsky #organometallics
Tandem Reactivity of Metal−Carbon and Carbon−Silicon Bonds in Mononuclear α‐Silyl Organolithium or Organosodium Complexes Towards CO, CO2 and Heteroallenes
Anionic α-silyl alkyl is one of the most used organometallic building blocks and funtional groups. Traditionally, the C─Si bond in these complexes is considered as inert. In this work, we report a se....
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🚨 RODIN Update!!! 🚨 RODIN (The Resource Of Diffraction Images, Newcastle) is now a community on Zenodo: zenodo.org/communities/... With all our teaching and training datasets in one place we've also made them easier to navigate by making the contents of each entry visible in list view!
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Congratulations to all the Early-stage crystallographers who presented talks at our satellite meeting yesterday! You kicked the BCA off to a great start as always 👏 👏 From contributed talks, to flash presentations and a plenary from Ines Collings there was something for everyone in the community 🎉
Our paper in Crystals was selected as an Editor's Choice Article. Schucks, you guys ☺️: www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/15...
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🔓Read the #OpenAccess article by Paul G. Waddell & co. reporting the synthesis & structural characterisation of a symmetric azo dye, ethyl azocinnamate, via single crystal X-ray diffraction which led to the discovery of four polymorphic forms👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5CE... 🧪 📍 @newcastleuni.bsky.social
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