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Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity: Refining Concepts and Expanding Perspectives

edited by

Gabriel Merino

Miquel Solà

and Henrik Ottosson

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8650 | Submission Open

Keywords: aromaticity; delocalization; symmetry; topology; magnetism; electronic structure; excited states

(This special issue belongs to the Section Theoretical and Computational Chemistry)

Catalytic Conversion of Biomass and Its Derivatives

edited by Haiyang Cheng, Chao Zhang and Meng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7125 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; platform chemicals; hydrogenation; pyrolysis; zeolites; MOFs; green chemistry; biorefining; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis)

Advances in Rational Drug Design: From Target Identification to Drug Lead Compounds

edited by

Carmen Di Giovanni

and

Antonio Lavecchia

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11923 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer aided-drug discovery; drug development; lead compounds; drug candidates; molecular modeling; structure-based drug design; ligand-based drug design; artificial intelligence (AI)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advanced Biomass Utilization for Sustainable Chemical Synthesis

edited by

Maria A. Goula

and

Nikolaos D. Charisiou

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass utilization; renewable energy; thermochemical conversion; biochemical conversion; catalytic processes; biofuels; platform chemicals; green chemistry; sustainable chemical production; lignocellulosic biomass

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green and Environmental Chemistry)

Modern Photochemistry and Molecular Photonics

edited by

Valentine Vullev

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2226 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoconversion; photocatalysis; photoelectrochemistry and spectroelectrochemistry; solar energy; solar fuels; e-fuels; microscopy; photobiology; photolabeling; optical sensors; lasers and spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry and Excited States)

Organic Chalcogen Chemistry: Recent Advances

edited by

Damiano Tanini

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7574 | Submission Open

Keywords: sulfur; selenium; tellurium; synthetic methodologies; redox chemistry; medicinal chemistry; biological activities; catalysis; sustainable chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Organics)

The Development of Supramolecular Self-Healing Polymers Driven by Non-Covalent Interactions

edited by

Jiajun Fu

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: supramolecular polymers; self-healing materials; non-covalent interactions; dynamic polymer networks; stimuli-responsive materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supramolecular Chemistry)

Design and Synthesis of Next-Generation Catalysts for Efficient Green Chemical Reactions

edited by

Ming Xu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1541 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen; water electrolysis; electrochemical biomass biorefinery; spin-dependent electrocatalysts; coupling reaction; CO2 conversion; selective hydrogenation; high-value-added chemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis)

Fluorescent Chemosensors and Probes for Detection and Imaging

edited by

Haishi Cao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent probes; chemosensors; biosensors; fluorescent dyes; fluorescent materials; fluorescence spectroscopy; bi-oimaging; molecular imaging; optical properties; sensing mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Phase Transition

edited by

Kenneth Park

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase transition; phase boundaries; order parameter; symmetry breaking; critical point; metastability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics)

Materials with Liquid–Crystalline Properties—Structure, Stimuli Responsiveness and Functionality

edited by Matthias Lehmann

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystals; molecular engineering; self-assembly; nanostructure; stimuli responsiveness; photonics; soft robotics; sensing; semiconductors; polar liquid crystals; ionic liquid crystals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry of Materials)

Oxygen-Containing Heterocyclic Compounds: Recent Advances in Chemistry

edited by Fernanda Proença and

Elina Marinho

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5161 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxygen heterocycles; medicinal chemistry; biological activity; drug discovery; new synthetic methodologies; sustainable chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Organics)

Artificial Photosynthesis: Celebrating over 100 Years of Giacomo Ciamician's Legacy

edited by

Gianguido Ramis

Ilenia Rossetti

and

Shuang Jiang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial photosynthesis; solar energy conversion; photoelectrochemistry; photocatalysis; photocatalytic water splitting; CO2 photoreduction; photosynthesis of complex molecules; photoreactors; bio-nano architectures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry and Excited States)

Carbonylation Chemistry in the Synthesis of High Value Added Compounds

edited by

Bartolo Gabriele

and

Raffaella Mancuso

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon monoxide; carbonylation; carbonylated compounds; catalysis; heterocycles; organic synthesis; organometallic catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Organics)

Organic and Organoelement Chemistry—A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Oleg G. Sinyashin on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday

edited by Alexander Burilov,

Elena Alexandrovna Chugunova

and Ying Zhou

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: organophosphorus chemistry; fullerenes; heterocyclic and cage-like ligands; macrocyclic phosphines; biomimetic catalysts; metal complex catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Organics)

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Professor Valentine Ananikov

edited by Mikhail P. Egorov,

Igor Alabugin

and

Vladimir Ya. Lee

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8409 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; artificial intelligence; reaction mechanisms; sustainable chemistry; transition metals; clusters; nanoparticles; alkynes

On-Surface Synthesis: From Molecular Building Blocks to Functional Nanostructures

edited by

Albano Cossaro

and

Luca Schio

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; charge transfer at interfaces; self-assembled monolayers; covalent and coordination nanostructures; surface-confined reactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis)

Reduction of CO₂ to Value-Added Oxygenates

edited by

Qingli Qian

and Xiaohao Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon dioxide; hydrogenation; electrochemical reduction; photochemical reduction; oxygenate products; catalytic performance; reaction mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis)

The Recent Advances in Sustainable Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications

edited by Gurumurthy Hegde

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable nanomaterials; photocatalysis for energy conversion; electrochemical energy storage; bioderived composites; heterostructured catalysts; water purification materials; CO2 reduction catalysts; lifecycle assessment; structure– property modeling; circular economy materials

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