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The synthesis, crystal structures, and electronic band structure calculations, integrated with in-depth electron spin resonance and static susceptibility, dc conductivity, and (super 1)H spin-lattice relaxation studies of (EDT-TTF-CONH2)(sub 6)[Re6Se8(CN)(sub 6)] whose Kagome topology is unprecedented for any TTF-based materials are described.

The ability of I...I van der Waals interactions to direct the self-assembly of slabs of the radical cation of ethylenedithio-1,2-dilodo-tetrathiafulvalene, EDT-TTF-I2, and polymeric lead iodide covalent anionic layers is demonstrated by the synthesis of single crystals of beta-(EDT-TTF-I2)(sub 2)(super .+)[(Pb(sub 5/6)square(sub 1/6)I2)(super 1/3)](sub 3). A complementary, commensurate pattern of association is revealed at the organic-inorganic interface.

A novel method of synthesizing {AcrH}{Ni(dmit)(sub 2)}(sub 3) and {PheH}{Ni(dmit)(sub 2)}(sub 3) was developed as well as their structures were determined through x-ray crystallography. Results have shown that the crystal structures of the two compounds were very distinct from each other. The former compound exhibited metallic conductivity behavior, while the latter displayed a semimetallic conductivity behavior.

A study was done on the neutral molecular component site along the series of metallic organic-inorganic solvates. The series of single crystals composed of a monoanion which is a hexanuclear chalcohalide rhenium cluster and the neutral guest molecules are dimethylformamide. The compounds possess similar basic structural organization in which conducting organic cation radical slabs are sandwiched by inorganic cluster monoanion layers.

A single component molecular conductor is isolated from electrocrystallization of the monoanionic gold bis(dithiolene) complex based on the N-ethyl-1,3-thiazoline-2-thione-4,5-dithiolate (Et-thiazdt) ligand. First-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations have shown that the ground state is antiferromagnetic with a very small band gap.

A series of two dimensional (2D) metals is shown to have one single [beta]-slab layered topology despite successive increases of the cluster anion negative charge. The BDT-TTP salts have provided a series of materials with strongly related but slightly different Fermi surfaces.

A first complete series of racemic and enantiopure conducting salts are synthesized and characterized with metallic character, based on chiral oxazolines. Despite strongly related crystalline and electronic structures, the higher conductivity of pure enantiomers, lacking the disorder inherent to racemic mixture, demonstrates that the chiral donor route is very promising for the elaboration of other metallic salts.

The deliberate design of a series of single crystals for conducting two-dimensional radical cation salts of o-bis(amide)-appended ethylenedithiotetrathiafulvalene, beta'-[EDT-TTF-(CONH2)2]2X (X = HSO(sub 4)(super -1), ClO(sub 4)(super -1), ReO(sub 4)(super -1)or AsF(sub 6)(super -1) and of their parent monocomponent solid EDT-TTF-(CONH2)2 is discussed. A recurrent, puckered ribbon constructed out of self-complementary, hydrogen-bonded amide...amide ring motifs is an important design element.

BOOK REVIEW Surfactants and Polymers in Drug Delivery. Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences. Volume 122 by Malmsten, Martin