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Surface co-crystallization with an organic single crystal enables vapochromic and luminescent detection of phenols

Bondarenko, Ivan [Department of Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA] (ORCID:0009000514622729)·Hood, Kaleb [Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA] (ORCID:0000000342066078)·Cabrera-Vega, Elani J. [Department of Chemistry, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA] (ORCID:0000000199527811)·Dioume, Aminata [Molecular Design Institute, Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, USA]·Shaw, Alaric [Department of Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA]·Bicknell, Josephine [Department of Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA]·Teat, Simon J. [Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA] (ORCID:0000000195152602)·Settineri, Nicholas S. [Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 94720-1460, USA] (ORCID:000000030272454X)·Goforth, Andrea M. [Department of Chemistry, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA]·Lee, Stephanie S. [Molecular Design Institute, Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, USA] (ORCID:0000000309646353)·Jiao, Jun [Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA]·Campillo-Alvarado, Gonzalo [Department of Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA] (ORCID:0000000218688523)
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Single crystals of an organic semiconductor undergo surface co-crystallization with phenol vapors, producing color and luminescence changes. The process is reversible, enabling solid-state sensing through hydrogen bonding at the crystal surface.

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Bondarenko, Ivan [Department of Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA] (ORCID:0009000514622729), Hood, Kaleb [Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA] (ORCID:0000000342066078), Cabrera-Vega, Elani J. [Department of Chemistry, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA] (ORCID:0000000199527811), Dioume, Aminata [Molecular Design Institute, Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, USA], Shaw, Alaric [Department of Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA], Bicknell, Josephine [Department of Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA], Teat, Simon J. [Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA] (ORCID:0000000195152602), Settineri, Nicholas S. [Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 94720-1460, USA] (ORCID:000000030272454X), Goforth, Andrea M. [Department of Chemistry, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA], Lee, Stephanie S. [Molecular Design Institute, Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, USA] (ORCID:0000000309646353), Jiao, Jun [Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA], Campillo-Alvarado, Gonzalo [Department of Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA] (ORCID:0000000218688523). 2026-01-01. Surface co-crystallization with an organic single crystal enables vapochromic and luminescent detection of phenols. https://doi.org/10.1039/d6sc05755a

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