Organizing for better synthesis

Abstract

To sieve out one molecular species from another, reach for a zeolite; or now that they are available, choose a microporous inorganic oxide tailor-made for the job by taking a miniature 'plaster cast' of assemblies of organic molecules. On page 430 of this issue, Archibald and Mann show how this method can be stretched to produce microtubules or stacks of lamellar crystals.

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