Non-covalent Interactions in Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry

Dear Colleagues,

Non-covalent interactions in coordination and organometallic compounds (hydrogen, halogen, chalcogen, pnictogen, tetrel, and semi-coordination bonds; agosic and anagosic interactions; stacking, anion-/cation-π interactions; metallophilic interactions, etc.) are topical in modern chemistry, materials science, crystal engineering, and related fields of knowledge. Both experimental and theoretical methods are widely used for the investigation of the nature and various properties of such weak contacts in gas, liquid, and solid states. Non-covalent interactions could be the driving force to design smart materials with valuable redox, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, and optical properties, promising for the manufacture of LEDs, photovoltaic cells of solar power plants, porous structures, sensors, battery cells, and liquid crystals.

Researchers in various fields of chemistry and other disciplines (physics, crystallography, computer science, etc.) are welcome to submit their work on this topic to our Special Issue “Non-Covalent Interactions in Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry”.

This Special Issue will highlight and overview modern trends and bring various types of non-covalent interactions in coordination and organometallic compounds to the attention of the scientific community.

All types of papers (reviews, mini-reviews, full papers, communications, and technical notes, highlights) are welcome for consideration.

Dr. Alexander S. Novikov
Guest Editor

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