Gold Coordination Chemistry and Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2021) | Viewed by 17515
Special Issue Editors
Interests: gold complexes; N-heterocylic carbenes; homogeneous catalysis; luminescence; aurophilicity
Interests: N-heterocyclic carbene ligands; late transition metal complexes; coordination and organometallic chemistry; homogeneous catalysis; gold complexes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
During the last two decades, gold complexes have developed into an important class of new compounds which are engaged in biomedical and catalytic applications and in many other areas, thus attracting ever-growing attention from the scientific community.
This Special Issue is aimed at highlighting the most recent advances on gold coordination chemistry, as well as on the application of gold complexes. Therefore, for this Special Issue, we welcome contributions related to all aspects of this topic, covering novel synthesis, reactivity, advanced applications (for example, in catalysis, bioinorganic chemistry, material science), as well as mechanistic or thoretical studies, showcasing the variety and versatility of gold compounds achieved to date.
A fascinating aspect of gold coordination chemistry is that it is rapidly and continuously developing. In this regard, special attention will be given to the most recent and innovative aspects of gold coordination chemistry. In fact, in addition to papers dealing with traditional molecular complexes, particularly encouraged is the submission of contributions dealing with nonconventional interaction modes of gold centres (aurophilic interaction, hydrogen bonds, etc.), with ligand stabilized multinuclear gold compounds/gold nanoclusters, with supramolecular architechtures based on gold, and of course with the properties and potential applications of the resulting adducts. Thus, this Special Issue will also serve as a way of opening up new opportunities for sharing knowledge and promoting collaborations between researchers dealing with the different facets of this complex field today.
Short review articles, full papers, and communications are all welcome.
Dr. Marco Baron
Prof. Cristina Tubaro
Prof. Dr. Andrea Biffis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Gold complexes
- Organometallic chemistry
- Ligand design
- Homogeneous catalysis
- Bioinorganic chemistry
- Photophysics
- Supramolecular chemistry
- Gold nanoclusters
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