Influence of Solvent Molecules in Coordination Chemistry
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 1813
Special Issue Editor
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The solvent plays a decisive role in coordination chemistry in solution and may be of significance in the solid state, as well. Complex formation in solution is always a competition of binding ability and activity between potential ligands and the solvent. The starting point for coordination chemistry of ions in solution is represented by the homoleptic hydrate and solvate complexes. The coordination chemistry of hydrated metal ions in aqueous solution and the solid state is well described in numerous studies. However, concerning non-aqueous solvents, the knowledge about coordination chemistry involving solvated metal ions and complexes is much less developed. Homoleptic metal ion hydrate and solvate structures have, with very few exceptions, the maximum coordination number of their respective ions. However, for space-demanding solvent molecules at coordination, such as N,N’-dimethylpropylene urea and hexamethylphosphoramide, steric restrictions lower the coordination number, which may influence the chemical properties. The relationship between coordination chemistry and chemical reactivity has only been discussed in a limited number of papers and merits greater recognition. This Special Issue of Molecules will feature papers on the impact of solvent molecules on coordination chemistry in solution and in the solid state and how this may affect the chemical properties of solvated metal ions and complexes.
Prof. Dr. Ingmar Persson
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hydration
- solvation
- coordination chemistry
- chemical property
- solid state
- aqueous solution
- non-aqueous solvents
- space demanding at coordination
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