Self-Assembled Complexes: “Love at First Sight”

Dear Colleagues,

The development of many fields related to chemistry (materials, catalysts, pharmaceuticals, dyes, etc.) can have deep impacts on social progress. Many advances are closely related to the progress of coordination chemistry, since the combination of metal atoms with diverse ligands can result in a wide range of physicochemical properties, some of which are novel, which we can take advantage of in different areas. While many improvements have resulted from serendipity and many others from a designed plan, self-assembly is usually involved in coordination processes. The spontaneity of processes to form not only small single ion molecules but also intricate frameworks, such as MOFs, is difficult to understand as this spontaneity appears to be “love at first sight”. However, it is crucial to precisely structure materials at a nanometric scale, which is a current goal of materials science as well.

In order to provide an opportunity to disseminate knowledge in this crucial field of chemistry, we invite contributions with a research focus on metal complexes and related materials, as well as those exploring their features or potential applications.

While examples of possible topics are listed in the keywords, this Special Issue is open to any advanced topic in the field.

Dr. Ana Garcia-Deibe
Prof. Dr. Jesús Sanmartín-Matalobos
Guest Editors

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