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  "abstract": "The conformational flexibility of malate anions, a biomass-derived linker ligand, enables a diverse range of coordination environments that complicates its utility for crystal engineering studies. This work seeks to expand upon our understanding of the malate anion as a linker for the generation of coordination networks. We report six dl-malate coordination compounds that can be classified as 1D coordination polymers, 2D coordination networks or porous hydrogen-bonded frameworks. In addition to analysis of the crystal structures, a CSD mining study was undertaken to examine the coordination behaviour of gauche- and trans-malate conformers upon the structure of 80 reported coordination polymers that comprise malate anions. Our analysis indicates that, whereas the torsional diversity of malate anions represents a crystal engineering challenge, there are possible crystal engineering strategies for biasing malate linkers to adopt a particular conformer in order to enable this green biomass-derived linker to control a specific structural outcome for coordination polymers.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Department of Chemical Sciences, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick V94 T9PX Republic of Ireland xtal@ul.ie."
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      "name": "Nicholas B Page",
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      "name": "Michael J Zaworotko",
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  "pmcid": "PMC13712407",
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  "published": "2026-10-19",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/8x38dr8x906yw.ris",
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  "title": "The crystal engineering potential and challenge of dl-malic acid, a chemical chameleon for coordination polymers.",
  "title_text": "The crystal engineering potential and challenge of dl-malic acid, a chemical chameleon for coordination polymers.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-31T12:23:00Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/8x38dr8x906yw",
  "venue": "CrystEngComm",
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