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

Magnetic and spectroscopic characterisation of copper(II) 2-halogenobenzoates with some heterocyclic N-oxides

In this review are classified and analyzed structural parameters of over seventy examples of monomeric PtP2X2 (X = OL, NL, CN or BL) derivatives in which P donor ligands are organodiphosphines. These complexes crystallize in four crystal systems: tetragonal (x1), triclinic (x11), orthorhombic (x19) and monoclinic (x40). The complexes were divided into the two groups: Pt(η2-P2L)(XL)2 (X = O, N, CN or B) and Pt(η2-P2L)(η2-X2L) (X = O or N). The chelating ligands create wide of metallocyclic rings and the effects of both steric and electronic factors influence on the values of L-Pt-L bite angles. The some cooperative effects were found and are discussed with trans-influence of the respective donor atoms.

Organodiphosphines in Monomeric PtP2X2(X = OL, NL, CN, BL) Derivatives Structural Aspects

Preparation and study of copper(II) proprionate complex with papaverine

The dito polymeric organotin compounds cover a wide field, as shown by a recent survey covering the crystallographic and structure data of almost six hundred examples. About 10 % of these compounds exist as isomers and are summarised in this review. Included are distortion (92 %), ligand, cis trans, and η mer isomerism. These are discussed in terms of the coordination about the tin atom, and correlations are drawn between donor atom, bond length and bond angles. Distortion isomers, differing only by degree of distortion in Sn L distances and L Sn L angles, are the most common. The tin atoms are found in the oxidation states, Sn, Sn2 and Sn.

Milan Melnik

Papers

Magnetic and spectroscopic characterisation of copper(II) 2-halogenobenzoates with some heterocyclic N-oxides

Organodiphosphines in Monomeric PtP2X2(X = OL, NL, CN, BL) Derivatives Structural Aspects

Preparation and study of copper(II) proprionate complex with papaverine

Isomers of Organotin Compounds II. Di - to Polymeric Compounds

Magnetic and spectral characterisation of some copper(II) chloropropionates with 1-phenyl-2,3-dimethyl-5-pyrazolone