Contact: Monica McCarthy
monica.mccarthy@cnrs-dir.fr
33-144-965-191
CNRS
Caption: Structure of chromium (III) diphenyl dicarboxylate, one of the gigantic respiration crystalline solids, in its crude form following synthesis (middle), with all traces of solvent removed (on the left), and after absorption of solvent and increase in volume (on the right).
Credit: G. Ferey - CNRS 2007 (This image is available from CNRS Photograph Library, +33 (0)1 45 07 57 90)
Usage Restrictions: None
Related news release: The gigantic respiration of crystalline solids