[Pb2I3(18-crown-6)2][SnI5] and CdI2(18-crown-6)·2I2: Two Layered Iodine Networks with Crown-ether Coordinated Pb2+ and Cd2+

Achievement of intrinsic white light emission by hybridization-deformable haloplumbates with rigid luminescent naphthalene motifs

The combination of red emissions stemming from deformable haloplumbates and blue emissions originating from luminescent naphthalene motifs give rise to intrinsic single-component white-light emitters.

Polyether complexes of groups 13 and 14

Notable aspects of the chemistry of polyether complexes of group 13 and 14 elements are reviewed.

Ionic liquids: new perspectives for inorganic synthesis?

Ionic liquids are credited with a number of unusual properties. These include a low vapor pressure, a wide liquid-phase range, weakly coordinating properties, and a high thermal/chemical stability. These properties are certainly of great interest for inorganic synthesis and the creation of novel inorganic compounds. On the other hand, the synthesis repertoire for preparing inorganic compounds has always been broad, ranging from syntheses in solutions and melts to solid-state reactions, and from crystal growth in the gas phase to high-pressure syntheses. What new aspects can ionic liquids then add to the synthesis of inorganic compounds? This Minireview uses some early examples to show that the use of ionic liquids indeed provides access to unusual inorganic compounds.