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Christer B. Aakeröy

Christer B. Aakeröy

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Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
18407
World Ranking
6453
National Ranking
1958

Overview

Christer B. Aakeröy is affiliated with Kansas State University in the United States and has made significant contributions in the field of Materials Science. Their body of work primarily focuses on Materials Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Crystal structures of chemical compounds
  • Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure
  • Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities
  • Various Chemistry Research Topics

Christer B. Aakeröy has contributed to multiple recent papers, including:

  • Evaluating the Predictive Abilities of Protocols Based on Hydrogen-Bond Propensity, Molecular Complementarity, and Hydrogen-Bond Energy for Cocrystal Screening, 2020, Crystal Growth & Design
  • Cocrystals and Salts of Tetrazole-Based Energetic Materials, 2020, Crystal Growth & Design
  • Traversing the Tightrope between Halogen and Chalcogen Bonds Using Structural Chemistry and Theory, 2021, Crystal Growth & Design
  • The Balance between Hydrogen Bonds, Halogen Bonds, and Chalcogen Bonds in the Crystal Structures of a Series of 1,3,4-Chalcogenadiazoles, 2021, Molecules
  • Mapping out the Relative Influence of Hydrogen and Halogen Bonds in Crystal Structures of a Family of Amide-Substituted Pyridines, 2020, Crystal Growth & Design

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Crystal Growth & Design
  • Molecules
  • Chemistry
  • ChemPlusChem

Christer B. Aakeröy collaborates often with several coauthors, including:

  • Abhijeet S. Sinha
  • Борис Б. Аверкиев
  • Amila M. Abeysekera
  • Pierre Le Maguerès
  • Vinu V. Panikkattu

Best Publications

  • Journal of Molecular Structure: Special Issue: Organic Crystal Chemistry: Molecular Design, Structure, Reactivity, and Transformation-Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Organic Crystal Chemistry, Poznan-Rydzyna, Poland, 23–27 August, 1994, 374, 1996, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 396 pp

    Christer B. Aakeroy

  • The hydrogen bond and crystal engineering

    Christer B. Aakeröy;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Building co-crystals with molecular sense and supramolecular sensibility

    Christer B. Aakeröy;Debra J. Salmon

  • Recent advances in crystal engineering

    Christer B. Aakeröy;Neil R. Champness;Christoph Janiak

  • Crystal engineering : Strategies and architectures

    C. B. Aakeröy

  • “Total Synthesis” Supramolecular Style: Design and Hydrogen-Bond-Directed Assembly of Ternary Supermolecules

    Christer B. Aakeröy;Alicia M. Beatty;Brian A. Helfrich

  • Cocrystal or salt: does it really matter?

    Christer B. Aakeröy;and Meg E. Fasulo;John Desper

  • Structural competition between hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds.

    Christer B. Aakeröy;Meg Fasulo;Nate Schultheiss;John Desper

  • Definition of the chalcogen bond (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)

    Christer B. Aakeroy;David L. Bryce;Gautam R. Desiraju;Antonio Frontera

  • Review: Crystal Engineering of Hydrogen-Bonded Assemblies - A Progress Report

    Christer B. Aakeröy;Alicia M. Beatty

  • Using Cocrystals To Systematically Modulate Aqueous Solubility and Melting Behavior of an Anticancer Drug

    Christer B. Aakeröy;Safiyyah Forbes;John Desper

  • A high-yielding supramolecular reaction.

    Christer B. Aakeröy;and Alicia M. Beatty;Brian A. Helfrich

  • A Versatile Route to Porous Solids: Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials Assembled through Hydrogen Bonds.

    Christer B. Aakeröy;Alicia M. Beatty;Destin S. Leinen

  • The C-H...Cl hydrogen bond: Does it exist?

    Christer B. Aakeröy;Timothy A. Evans;Kenneth R. Seddon;István Pálinkó

  • Do polymorphic compounds make good cocrystallizing agents? A structural case study that demonstrates the importance of synthon flexibility

    Christer B. Aakeröy;Alicia M. Beatty;and Brian A. Helfrich;Mark Nieuwenhuyzen

  • Supramolecular Hierarchy among Halogen‐Bond Donors

    Christer B. Aakeröy;Michele Baldrighi;John Desper;Pierangelo Metrangolo

  • Supramolecular synthesis based on a combination of hydrogen- and halogen bonds.

    Christer B. Aakeröy;Nate C. Schultheiss;Arbin Rajbanshi;John Desper

  • Supramolecular reagents: versatile tools for non-covalent synthesis

    Christer B. Aakeröy;John Desper;Joaquin F. Urbina

  • Deliberate combination of coordination polymers andhydrogen bonds in a supramolecular design strategy for inorganic/organichybrid networks

    Christer B. Aakeröy;Alicia M. Beatty;Destin S. Leinen;Keith R. Lorimer

  • Co-crystal synthesis: fact, fancy, and great expectations

    C. A. Gunawardana;C. B. Aakeröy

  • Hydrogen-Bonding in Solids

    Christer B. Aakeröy

Frequent Co-Authors

John Desper
John Desper Kansas State University
Kenneth R. Seddon
Kenneth R. Seddon Queen's University Belfast
Mark Nieuwenhuyzen
Mark Nieuwenhuyzen Queen's University Belfast
Curtis E. Moore
Curtis E. Moore The Ohio State University
Lee Brammer
Lee Brammer University of Sheffield
Peter B. Hitchcock
Peter B. Hitchcock University of Sussex
David L. Bryce
David L. Bryce University of Ottawa
Steve Scheiner
Steve Scheiner Utah State University
Giuseppe Resnati
Giuseppe Resnati Polytechnic University of Milan
Pierangelo Metrangolo
Pierangelo Metrangolo Polytechnic University of Milan

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