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This study presents the initial attempt at introducing a magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) designed specifically for lamotrigine with the purpose of functioning as a drug carrier. First, the composition of the magnetic polymer underwent optimization based on bulk polymer adsorption studies and theoretical analyses. The magnetic MIP was synthesized from itaconic acid and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate exhibiting a drug loading capacity of 3.4 ± 0.9 μg g -1 . Structural characterization was performed using powder X-ray diffraction analysis, vibrating sample magnetometry, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The resulting MIP demonstrated controlled drug released characteristics without a burst effect in the phospahe buffer saline at pH 5 and 8. These findings hold promise for the potential nasal administration of lamotrigine in future applications.

We explore the crystal structure and luminescent properties of a new 1D organic-inorganic hybrid, MHy 2 SbI 5 , based on methylhydrazine. The compound reveals the red photoluminescence (PL) originating from the 5s 2 electron pairs of Sb(III) as well as complex structural behavior. MHy 2 SbI 5 crystalizes in two polymorphic forms ( I and II ) with distinct thermal properties and structural characteristics. Polymorph I adopts the acentric P 2 1 2 1 2 1 chiral space group confirmed by SHG, and, despite a thermally activated disorder of MHy, does not show any phase transitions, while polymorph II undergoes reversible low-temperature phase transition and high-temperature reconstructive transformation to polymorph I . The crystal structures of both forms consist of 1D perovskite zig-zag chains of corner-sharing SbI 6 octahedra. The intriguing phase transition behavior of II is associated with the unstable arrangement of the [SbI 5 ] 2- ∞ chains in the structure. The energy band gap (E g ) values, estimated based on the UV-Vis absorption spectra, indicate that both polymorphs have band gaps, with E g values of 2.01 eV for polymorph I and 2.12 eV for polymorph II .

The organic-inorganic hybrid compound 4-aminopyridinium tetraaquabis(sulfato)iron(III), (C 5 H 7 N 2 )[Fe III (H 2 O) 4 (SO 4 ) 2 ] (4apFeS), was obtained by slow evaporation of the solvent at room temperature and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction in the temperature range from 290 to 80 K. Differential scanning calorimetry revealed that the title compound undergoes a sequence of three reversible phase transitions, which has been verified by variable-temperature X-ray diffraction analysis during cooling-heating cycles over the temperature ranges 290-100-290 K. In the room-temperature phase (I), space group C2/c, oxygen atoms from the closest Fe-atom environment (octahedral) were disordered over two equivalent positions around a twofold axis. Two intermediate phases (II), (III) were solved and refined as incommensurately modulated structures, employing the superspace formalism applied to single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. Both structures can be described in the (3+1)-dimensional monoclinic X2/c(α,0,γ)0s superspace group (where X is ½, ½, 0, ½) with modulation wavevectors q = (0.2943, 0, 0.5640) and q = (0.3366, 0, 0.5544) for phases (II) and (III), respectively. The completely ordered low-temperature phase (IV) was refined with the twinning model in the triclinic P{\overline 1} space group, revealing the existence of two domains. The dynamics of the disordered anionic substructure in the 4apFeS crystal seems to play an essential role in the phase transition mechanisms. The discrete organic moieties were found to be fully ordered even at room temperature.

The novel polar material 2-amino-3-nitropyridinium hydrogen sulfate, C 5 H 6 N 3 O 2 (HSO 4 ) (abbreviated as 2A3NP-HS), was obtained and structurally characterized by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction. At room temperature, 2A3NP-HS crystallizes as a non-centrosymmetric disordered phase (I) in the orthorhombic Pna2 1 space group. On cooling below 298 K, 2A3NP-HS undergoes a reversible phase transition to phase (II) with the monoclinic non-centrosymmetric P2 1 space group. This transition might be classified as an `order-disorder' type. The structural details in both phases are analysed. Additionally, for phase (I), in the 304-365 K temperature range, diffuse scattering was found to be present in the form of elongated streaks parallel to the a* direction. This can be unravelled when implementing a short-range order affecting anionic cationic ribbons occurring in the structure, with correlations acting both in the a-direction and in the bc-plane. The results of Monte Carlo simulations, adapting a two-dimensional Ising-type model, reveal the formation of domains, which are b-elongated and thin along a. Locally, the stacking of the ribbons in the domains reflects the ordered arrangement observed in the low-temperature monoclinic phase (II).

Hybrid materials, fabricated by the combination of inorganic and organic components, have potential applications in chemistry and are endowed with the advantages of both building elements. There are several types of intermolecular interactions present in these hybrid compounds, including electrostatic forces, π-π stacking and hydrogen-bonding interactions, the latter playing an important role in the construction of three-dimensional architectures and stabilizing supramolecular crystal structures. Analysis of the intermolecular interactions and their influence on packing modes therefore requires focused scientific attention. Four new organic-inorganic salts, namely 2-amino-4-methyl-3-nitropyridinium hydrogen sulfate, C 6 H 8 N 3 O 2 + ·HSO 4 - , bis(2-amino-4-methyl-3-nitropyridinium) sulfate, 2C 6 H 8 N 3 O 2 + ·SO 4 2- , 2-amino-3-methylpyridinium hydrogen sulfate, C 6 H 9 N 2 + ·HSO 4 - , and bis(2-amino-3-methylpyridinium) sulfate monohydrate, 2C 6 H 9 N 2 + ·SO 4 2- ·H 2 O, have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction. The crystal structures are stabilized by intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds, as well as by weak π-π stacking and lp-π (lp is lone pair) interactions. Hirshfeld surface analysis was employed in order to study intermolecular interactions.

The chemistry of organically templated metal sulfates has attracted interest from the materials science community and the development of synthetic strategies for the preparation of organic-inorganic hybrid materials with novel structures and special properties is of current interest. Sulfur-oxygen-metal linkages provide the possibility of using sulfate tetrahedra as building units to form new solid-state materials. A series of novel organically templated metal sulfates of 2-aminopyridinium (2ap) with aluminium(III), cobalt(II), magnesium(II), nickel(II) and zinc(II) were obtained from the respective aqueous solutions and studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compounds crystallize in centrosymmetric triclinic unit cells in three structure types: type 1 for 2-aminopyridinium hexaaquaaluminium(III) bis(sulfate) tetrahydrate, (C5H7N2)[Al(H2O)6](SO4)2·4H2O, (I); type 2 for bis(2-aminopyridinium) tris[hexaaquacobalt(II)] tetrakis(sulfate) dihydrate, (C5H7N2)2[Co(H2O)6]3(SO4)4·2H2O, (II), and bis(2-aminopyridinium) tris[hexaaquamagnesium(II)] tetrakis(sulfate) dihydrate, (C5H7N2)2[Mg(H2O)6]3(SO4)4·2H2O, (III); and type 3 for bis(2-aminopyridinium) hexaaquanickel(II) bis(sulfate), (C5H7N2)2[Ni(H2O)6](SO4)2, (IV), and bis(2-aminopyridinium) hexaaquazinc(II) bis(sulfate), (C5H7N2)2[Zn(H2O)6](SO4)2, (V). The templating role of the 2ap cation in all of the reported crystalline substances is governed by the formation of characteristic charge-assisted hydrogen-bonded pairs with sulfate anions and the presence of π-π interactions between the cations. Additionally, both coordinated and uncoordinated water molecules are involved in hydrogen-bond formation. As a consequence, extensive three-dimensional hydrogen-bonding patterns are formed in the reported crystal structures.