Coordination Chemistry with Nitrogen-Donor Ligands: Advances and Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editor
Interests: electroanalysis; electrochemical sensors and biosensors; voltammetry; conducting polymers; substituted thiophenes; transition metal ions metallo-organic and coordination complexes; nitrogen ligands; polyphenolic compounds; photocatalysis; photoresponsive devices; analytical chemistry; validation of analytical methods; food chemistry and analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Nitrogen ligands play a crucial role in various fields of Coordination Chemistry, including catalysis, materials science, C-H bond activation, organometallic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, electrochemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, photochemistry, and energy. Fundamental and advanced chemistry, as well as theoretical aspects, of coordination compounds with mono- and polydentate N-ligands have always been subjects of large interest in the scientific community. Among the most cited classes of nitrogen ligands, we mention substituted and unsubstituted heterocycles (pyridine and poly-pyridines, pyrazole, pyrimidine, imidazole, phenanthroline, quinoline, triazole, etc.), as well as macrocycles and tridimensional structures. Mono- and polynuclear metal species have also attracted great attention. Nitrogen-donor ligands containing further heteroatoms (oxazoles, thiazoles) are also objects of interest in this field.
This Special Issue aims to attract researchers involved in the broad field of coordination chemistry with nitrogen-donor ligands, who will report their studies and interests in this topic, encompassing a wide range of aspects, from synthetic approaches and characterization techniques to potential applications.
Dr. Maria I. Pilo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- coordination compounds
- organometallic complexes
- spectroscopic characterization
- photochemistry
- homogeneous catalysis
- heterogeneous catalysis
- electrochemistry
- sensors
- biological activity
- synthesis
- monodentate ligands
- polydentate ligands
- mononuclear complexes
- polynuclear complexes
- N-donor ligands
- substituted N-ligands
- polypyridines
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