A new scientific success for researchers at the USM Institute of Chemistry: article published in CrystEngComm, with the illustration selected for the magazine cover

16.05.2025
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The Institute of Chemistry of USM announces with great satisfaction the recent publication of a scientific article, authors: Olga Danilescu, Paulina Bourosh, Ion Bulhac, Olga Kulikova, Maria Cocu și Yurii Chumakov in the prestigious international journal CrystEngComm (Royal Society of Chemistry) (IF=2,6), vol. 27, 2025, pp. 3006–3017.

Article „Mononuclear high spin Fe(III) complexes: synthesis, crystal structures, magnetic and optical properties”, includes the synthesis, structural characterization, magnetic and optical properties of mononuclear high-spin Fe(III) compounds, providing valuable contributions in the field of materials chemistry and coordinative compounds.

The cover can be downloaded here.

It is a special achievement that the graphic design for this article has been selected to illustrate the cover of the journal, a distinction offered by the CrystEngComm editorial staff without any publication fee, which confirms the artistic quality and scientific relevance of the image.

In this context, we sincerely congratulate the team of authors for the originality of the approach and the visible impact of the obtained results. This achievement represents not only an international recognition of the work done, but also an important contribution to strengthening the prestige of chemical research in the Republic of Moldova.

On this occasion, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the student of the 10th class "B" Danilescu Filip, "Mihail Sadoveanu" Theoretical Leceum in Chisinau, who has significantly contributed to the graphic realization of the image published on the cover. The collaboration between researchers and talented young people in pre-university education reconfirms the importance of interdisciplinary education and the promotion of creativity from an early age.

Maria Cocu, dr. of chemistry,
scientific secretary