Nanocrystals are fundamental to modern science and technology. Mastery over the shape of a nanocrystal enables control of its properties and enhancement of its usefulness for a given application. Our aim is to present a comprehensive review of current research activities that center on the shape-controlled synthesis of metal nanocrystals. We begin with a brief introduction to nucleation and growth within the context of metal nanocrystal synthesis, followed by a discussion of the possible shapes that a metal nanocrystal might take under different conditions. We then focus on a variety of experimental parameters that have been explored to manipulate the nucleation and growth of metal nanocrystals in solution-phase syntheses in an effort to generate specific shapes. We then elaborate on these approaches by selecting examples in which there is already reasonable understanding for the observed shape control or at least the protocols have proven to be reproducible and controllable. Finally, we highlight a number of applications that have been enabled and/or enhanced by the shape-controlled synthesis of metal nanocrystals. We conclude this article with personal perspectives on the directions toward which future research in this field might take.

Shape‐Controlled Synthesis of Metal Nanocrystals: Simple Chemistry Meets Complex Physics?

Strong Closed-Shell Interactions in Inorganic Chemistry.

Advances in copper complexes as anticancer agents.

Polymeric materials with antimicrobial activity

The challenge of cyclic and acyclic schiff bases and related derivatives

This review summarizes data for over two hundred and thirty trimeric and oligomeric copper(II) coordination compounds. Included are trimeric (73), tetrameric (135), pentameric (5), hex-americ (12), octameric (5), nonameric (2) and even dodecameric (1) derivatives. In most complexes, the copper(II) is four-, five-and six-coordinate. The structures are discussed in terms of the coordination about the copper(II) atoms, and correlation's are drawn between donor atom, bond length and interbond angles. There are several examples of distortion isomerism.

Copper(ii) coordination compounds : classification and analysis of crystallographic and structural data iv. trimeric and oligomeric compounds

Preparation, spectral properties and antimicrobial effects of new cu(ii) compounds with some bio-active ligands

Synthesis, spectral properties and crystal structures of copper(II) isonicotinates, first example of uncoordinated isonicotinates

Copper (II) carboxylates and their 3-pyridylcarbinol adducts

Vanadium organometallic compounds: analysis and classification of crystallographic data

Milan Melnik

Papers

Copper(ii) coordination compounds : classification and analysis of crystallographic and structural data iv. trimeric and oligomeric compounds

Preparation, spectral properties and antimicrobial effects of new cu(ii) compounds with some bio-active ligands

Synthesis, spectral properties and crystal structures of copper(II) isonicotinates, first example of uncoordinated isonicotinates

Copper (II) carboxylates and their 3-pyridylcarbinol adducts

Vanadium organometallic compounds: analysis and classification of crystallographic data