Redox-Active Ligand Complexes

Dear Colleagues,

A redox-active ligand is an electron donor, acceptor, or radical molecule that can coordinate to a metal ion. Complexes containing redox-active ligands possess properties derived from the redox-active ligand component as well as the metal ion, and so they are expected to exhibit a wide variety of physical properties, such as conductivity, magnetism, and dielectric and optical properties in the condensed phase. The electron transfer between a redox-active ligand and metal center induces various intriguing dynamic phenomena, such as valence tautomerism, and other electron-transfer-induced magnetic and dielectric transitions. Moreover, the recent development of electrically conducting metal–organic frameworks opens the possibility of using redox-active ligand complexes for novel practical applications (such as sensory materials, for example). As such, redox-active ligand chemistry has attracted significant attention not only within coordination chemistry research but also in materials science. This Special Issue aims to collect research and review contributions focused on recent advances in fundamentals and applications of redox-active ligand complexes. We invite you to contribute your research or review articles concerning redox-active ligand complexes, which we expect will make a great impact on the future direction of redox-active ligand chemistry.

Prof. Dr. Kazuyuki Takahashi
Prof. Dr. Martin T. Lemaire
Guest Editors

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