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June 2021 issue

Cover illustration: The molecular salt (S)-alanine ethyl ester tetracyanidoborate, (C5H12NO)[B(CN)4] (C5H12NO)[B(CN)4], was obtained during ongoing efforts to investigate tetracyanidoborate-based ionic liquids. The asymmetric unit contains two (S)-alanine ethyl ester cations and two tetracyanidoborate anions, which are linked by N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. The compound exhibits a relatively low melting point of 110°C and shows a solid–solid phase transition near room temperature (Ts–s = 29°C) on the basis of DSC measurements. See: Peppel & Köckerling [IUCrData (2021). 6, x210562].
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