Coordination Chemistry of d- and p-Block Metal Pnictides, Chalcogenides, and Halides
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editors
Interests: inorganic chemistry; metal–organic chemistry; X-ray crystallography; photophysics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The coordination compounds of pnictide, chalcogenide, and halide salts with d-block and p-block metals are of ongoing importance in the areas of photonic materials such as photovoltaics, semiconductors, metal–organic frameworks, sensors, homo- and heterogenous catalysts, and bioinorganic compounds. Such metal complexes, specifically with one or more anions of group 15 (E3-, ER2-, ER2-), group 16 (E2-, ER-), or group 17 (X-) anions, can be extensively elaborated through the further coordination of supporting ligands, resulting in a tunability relevant to the specific applications such as those noted above. This Special Issue covers research on the synthesis, structures, properties, and applications of these metal pnictide, chalcogenide, and halide complexes.
Prof. Dr. Robert D. Pike
Dr. Joshua Telser
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- coordination complexes
- transition metals
- main group metals
- halides
- chalcogenides
- pnictides
- bioinorganic compounds
- photonic compounds
- crystal structures
- bandgap
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