Front Cover: Real‐time Probing the Formation of [M(2,2‐bipyridine)₂(NO₃)₃] (M = Ce, La, Tb) Complexes and Influence of Synthesis Parameters (Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 5/2019)

Abstract

The cover picture shows the real‐time investigation of the crystallization mechanism of lanthanide complexes containing Ce with 2,2‐bipyridine ligands by means of in situ X‐ray diffraction analysis measured at the German Electron Synchrotron DESY. Complementary measurements applying the so‐called in situ luminescence analysis of coordination sensors (ILACS) approach allow to additionally monitor the desolvation process of the Ce3+ cations prior to crystallization. The combination of multiple in situ characterization methods during crystallization enables understanding what happens not only inside the solid material but also its interaction with the liquid medium surrounding it. Details are discussed in the article by Jonas Ströh et al. on page 537.