Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Halogens

Dear Colleagues,

Halogens constitute an important class of substituents in a variety of organic and inorganic compounds, and often play a crucial role in chemical transformations, and in the formation of halogen bonding, which induces new physicochemical properties. They are essential functional groups in many polymers, materials of special properties, agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals. Hence, an increasing and intense interest in the development of this area of research is observed not only in the published chemistry articles, but also in numerous patents. The importance of halogens will undoubtedly be illustrated by the presentations at the 10th International Meeting on Halogen Chemistry (Halchem-X), which will be held at the University of Łódź, Poland, September 5–8, 2022, and follows the 20 year-old tradition of the symposia, which are dedicated to this area.

This Thematic Issue of Materials, entitled Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Halogens, aims to present the latest works in the research and development in the field of organic and inorganic halogen chemistry. The articles published in this Special Issue will cover various topics, including: halogen-containing substrates in modern organic synthesis, halogenated compounds in polymer and materials chemistry, halogens in medicinally relevant and naturally occurring compounds, halogen-mediated reaction mechanisms, halogen bonding: structural aspects with theoretical calculations, as well as the crystallography and crystal engineering of halogen-containing compounds. We hereby invite and encourage all conference participants and all researchers working with halogen-containing compounds to submit their papers for publication in this Thematic Issue of Materials; original publications, research communications, and review articles are welcome.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Molecules.

Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Mlostoń
Prof. Dr. Józef Drabowicz
Prof. Dr. Piotr Kiełbasiński
Guest Editors

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