From molecules to materials: Dalton Transactions looks at main group chemistry

25 June 2008

Dalton Transactions' theme issue 'Main group chemistry: from molecules to materials', guest edited by Simon Aldridge from University of Oxford, UK is now published.

There is far more to modern main group chemistry than simply fundamental  blue skies  research. Thus an understanding of the synthetic, structural and reaction chemistry of main group systems underpins efforts to address some of the key chemical challenges of the 21st century. 

This theme issue represents a snapshot of current efforts across the broad spectrum of main group chemistry, encompassing novel ligand systems, hydride-containing materials, supramolecular self-assembly, sol-gel synthesis and polymerization chemistry. It is designed to showcase the scope of modern main group chemistry, from fundamental studies of small molecules through to applications of functional materials.