Themed collection 2025 Frontier and Perspective articles

The rigidity and well-defined size and shape of the bispidine scaffold, as well as the ease of preparing 4- to 10-dentate ligands are the main features for its very rich coordination chemistry.

Herein, we present a general overview of the molecular design and electronic properties of linear cyanido-bridged multimetallic complexes and their challenges.

Conversion of plastic waste into feedstocks by transition metal catalysts: Strategies for converting polymeric waste into feedstocks through catalytic depolymerization by transition metal complexes and organometallic compounds are highlighted.

Prochloron didemni, an obligate symbiont of certain ascidians (sea squirts found in tropical areas), produces various cyclic peptides in large quantities, and their copper coordination chemistry is shown to be related to their biological funcion.

This review covers NIR luminescent materials doped with RE, TM, and main-group ions, focusing on their optical properties, mechanisms, applications in bioimaging, LEDs, and sensors, and strategies to improve efficiency and thermal stability.

This review covers the design, synthesis, and biomedical applications of gold, silver, and iron nanoparticle-based nanogels. It highlights their multifunctional role in therapy and diagnostics while exploring challenges and future prospects.

Recent advances in polyoxometalate (POM)-based materials with biomedical applications indicate significant potential in the therapeutic field. The scientific community aims to advance these materials to enhance the bioorthogonal chemistry of POMs.

Semiconductor metal oxides detect H₂ even at the ppm level but need high temperatures and oxygen. MOFs/COFs detect H₂ at higher concentrations, work at lower temperatures, and perform very well even under inert conditions.

Recent advancements in the synthetic methods, energy storage applications, and new mechanisms related to Li-ion/metal batteries for the new carbon GDY and its heteroatom-doped derivatives.

This article explores matere bonds, supported by theoretical and computational studies. These σ-hole interactions with group 7 elements (Mn, Tc, Re) are key in crystal engineering, catalysis, and biological systems.

The synthesis, complexation and catalysis with enantiopure single-atom-bridged diphosphorus ligands is reviewed, with 161 references.

This review is based on the cyclic 48-tungsto-8-phosphate [H₇P₈W₄₈O₁₈₄]³³⁻ (P₈W₄₈) as well as its smaller derivatives [H₆P₄W₂₄O₉₄]¹⁸⁻ (P₄W₂₄), and [H₂P₂W₁₂O₄₈]¹²⁻ (P₂W₁₂), with a focus on structural aspects, solution stability and reactivity.

Since half-sandwich Ir(III) complexes have garnered more attention, this review will focus on the intricate connections between the cytotoxicity, cellular uptake efficiency, and their intracellular distribution properties, while taking coordination site atom variation into account.

ZIF-8 MOFs and their hybrid materials: overview, synthesis methods and photocatalytic applications.

The latest developments in controlling the photoinduced processes of Re(I) tricarbonyl complexes bearing D–A and D–π–A ligands with six different diimine cores decorated by various electron-rich amine, sulphur-based and π-conjugated aryl groups.

The development of the trinuclear platinum(II) complex BBR3464 (also known as triplatin) in the late 1990s was meant to be a revolution in the field of platinum chemotherapy.

Metal complex-based probes enable μM- to nM-level Cl⁻ detection with high selectivity via coordination, H-bonding, electrostatic interactions and more, using techniques such as UV-visible absorption, luminescence, electrochemistry, and ¹H NMR.

A concise overview of multifunctional applications of proton-conducting lanthanide MOFs.

This review focuses on the recent development of aptasensors based on metal–organic frameworks and their hybrid materials.

This perspective summarizes the research progress in molecular materials with magnetoelectric coupling properties at room temperature and low field. The goal is to promote the design and synthesis of these materials.

A concise review is presented on MOF–clay composites, which have recently emerged as a new class of functional composites with enhanced properties and applications.

This review covers the synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of bicyclic(alkyl)(amino)carbenes (BICAACs) and outlines the diverse applications of BICAACs in organometallic chemistry, metal-free catalysis, and main-group chemistry.

Recent progress in crystalline naphthalenediimide/perylenediimide-based hybrid materials for heterogeneous photocatalytic organic transformation has been reviewed.

Recently, several antiaromatic metallacycles are reported, establishing a new area of (anti)aromaticity. Herein, we briefly review the syntheses and characterizations of these fascinating antiaromatic structures.

An MCRC technique (combining X-ray and electron microscopies to capture both statistical and individual lattice distortions) reveals that irrecoverable lattice rotation during cycling accelerates electrochemical decay in single-crystalline cathodes.

New developments in the area of heavier pnictogen-based radicals continue to be reported, along with small molecule reactivity and newly discovered catalytic reactions.

A journey on Earth abundant transition metal complexes as emiters for Light-emitting Electrochemical Cells.

This article focuses on unimolecular white-light-emitting metal complexes and classifies them according to the nature of their luminescent electronic states and the current status of their synthesis and application in WOLEDs.

This perspective provides an overview of 1,3-dialkyltriazenides as potential CVD/ALD precursors. Initial studies with this new class of compounds demonstrates their significant potential as metal precursors for future ALD/CVD applications.

This article discusses fundamentals of electrochemical water oxidation catalysts based on transition metal complexes under acidic conditions, focusing on their design strategies and challenges.

Surface decorated metal carbonyl clusters consisting of a metal carbonyl core decorated by metal–ligand fragments or composed of a naked metal core decorated by metal-carbonyl fragments are described and compared to other ligated nanoclusters.

The recent progress of Pt(IV) agents with autophagy-promoting or -inhibiting properties as antitumor agents has been reviewed.

Recent advancements in ligand design and fluorophore functionalization enable Ir(III) photosensitizers to achieve deep-red/near-infrared absorption, addressing challenges in photodynamic therapy for deep-seated tumors.

Cocrystallization can change the molecular composition and crystal structure of cyclo-N₅⁻ species to increase its decomposition temperature, density, and energy, and reduce its sensitivity.

This review outlines the progress made in recent years in Ni–Al LDH-based heterojunctions for photocatalysis.

Utilizing the unique metal binding and fluorescence properties of methoxy substituted quinolines, Cd²⁺-specific fluorescent probes were developed from a BQDMEN (N,N′-bis(2-quinolylmethyl)ethylenediamine) structure.

This article focuses on the recent advancements in the synthesis of borophene-based materials and their emerging applications in the field of supercapacitors.