Brammer Lee
Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, UK.
Chem Soc Rev. 2004 Oct 20;33(8):476-89. doi: 10.1039/b313412c. Epub 2004 Sep 24.
The design and synthesis of crystalline materials through the self-assembly of molecular building blocks and the pursuit of functional materials based upon this approach are usually classified under the banner Crystal Engineering. The field is interdisciplinary in nature involving synthetic, materials, structural and theoretical chemists. There are strong ties to modern crystallography which can offer rapid and accurate structure determination and, in particular, insight into molecular and intermolecular geometries. Illustrative examples that chart the development field and provide an assessment of the current state of the art will be reviewed with an emphasis on inorganic chemistry. Broadly speaking, two classes of compounds will be discussed: those based upon molecules or ions linked into networks via noncovalent interactions and those (coordination polymers) in which metal centres are linked using coordination bonds through bridging ligands into extended networks.
通过分子构件的自组装来设计和合成晶体材料，并基于此方法追求功能材料，通常归类于晶体工程领域。该领域本质上是跨学科的，涉及合成化学家、材料化学家、结构化学家和理论化学家。它与现代晶体学有紧密联系，现代晶体学能够快速准确地确定结构，特别是能够深入了解分子和分子间的几何结构。本文将回顾一些说明该领域发展并评估当前技术水平的示例，重点是无机化学。大致来说，将讨论两类化合物：一类是基于通过非共价相互作用连接成网络的分子或离子的化合物，另一类是（配位聚合物）其中金属中心通过桥连配体利用配位键连接成扩展网络的化合物。
