Andrew D.
Burrows
a and
Seth M.
Cohen
b
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. E-mail: a.d.burrows@bath.ac.uk; Fax: +44 1225 386231; Tel: +44 1225 386529
bDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States. E-mail: scohen@ucsd.edu; Fax: +1-858-822-5598; Tel: +1-858-822-5596
This first CrystEngComm Collection brings together a series of papers concerning recent developments in the postsynthetic modification of coordination networks, demonstrating the health and continuing development of this area. The majority of the papers involve new PSM reactions, further extending the utility of this approach. There are also unprecedented examples of reactions between functionalities anchored to different linkers, and examples of modification of the secondary-building units.
We would like to thank all the authors who contributed articles to this Collection. As guest editors, we feel that these exciting contributions bear witness to the current scope of postsynthetic modification, and provide some insight into the directions in which the area is heading. From the studies described here, it is clear that PSM will continue to grow and be an essential tool for the development of functionalised coordination networks, particularly as such materials become utilised in various technologies. We hope that the readers find the Collection both interesting and stimulating.
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