Fluoride-sulfophosphate glasses as hosts for broadband optical amplification through transition metal activators† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c7tc01853c

The Lewis superacid Al[N(C6F5)2]3 and its higher homolog Ga[N(C6F5)2]3 – structural features, theoretical investigation and reactions of a metal amide with higher fluoride ion affinity than SbF5† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. CCDC 1557072–1557076. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c7sc03988c

Transition-metal-free controlled polymerization for poly(p-aryleneethynylene)s† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details and characterizations of new compounds and polymers. See DOI: 10.1039/c4sc02872d Click here for additional data file.

A transition-metal-free controlled polymerization for the attainment of poly(p-aryleneethynylene)s is developed. The polymerization of 1-pentafluorophenyl-4-[(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl]benzene with a catalytic amount of fluoride anions proceeds in a chain-growth-like manner to afford polymers with controlled molecular weights and low polydispersity indexes. The mechanism involves a pentacoordinate...

Selective transition-metal-free vicinal cis-dihydroxylation of saturated hydrocarbons† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c6sc03055f Click here for additional data file.

Enhancing the stability and porosity of penetrated metal–organic frameworks through the insertion of coordination sites† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental section, crystallographic tables, IR, TG and characterization details. CCDC 1576271 and 1576272. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c7sc04192f

State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Orga Collaborative Innovation Center of Chem Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. 22-23502458 School of Materials Science and Engine Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metal Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China † Electronic supplementary information crystallographic tables, IR, TG and chara 1576272. For ESI and crystallographic dat DOI: 10.1039/c7sc04...

Photoinduced single-crystal-to-single-crystal phase transition and photosalient effect of a gold(i) isocyanide complex with shortening of intermolecular aurophilic bonds† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: X-ray crystallographic data, optical properties, DFT calculations, and other additional information. CCDC [987280 and 987281]. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c4sc02676d Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file.