Crystal engineering using coordination bonds

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The use of coordination bonds to form networks, so-called coordination polymers, perhaps represents the most widely studied form of inorganic crystal engineering. This approach has also been examined in a number of reviews [8] and is discussed elsewhere in this volume (see Chapter 5). While coordination chemistry will have an important role to play in a number of the hydrogen-bonded systems presented in this chapter, coordination polymers will only be discussed in the context of their cross-linking or their perturbation using hydrogen bonds. 

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