Themed collection 2014 Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers Review Articles

The recently developed strategies on designed synthesis of porous metal–organic framework catalysts and their interesting catalytic properties are summarized in this short review.

A review of synthetic routes to tin chalcogenides and CTZS, promising materials for sustainable photovoltaics.

New and easy protocols for radical reactions have been developed.

This review summarized the fundamental properties and applications of MOF films and coatings fabricated by the liquid phase stepwise growth approach.

Inorganic–organic metal phosphonate hybrid materials with great diversity in structure and properties exhibit application potential in various fields.

Four new strategies: ionothermal, surfactant-thermal, hydrazine-thermal, and metal Zintl phase usage, have been reviewed.

In this review, recent advances in the tunable synthesis, ion doping, assembly and applications of monodisperse HAp nanocrystals are summarized.

A review of all existing N-heterocyclic silylene (NHSi) complexes involved in catalysis. Remarkably few examples exist, but already show promise as an emerging new generation of catalysts with the potential to tune catalyst activities and selectivities.

The present review briefly recounts the history, the physical characteristics and some remarkable applications of the anion–π interaction.

Iron and cobalt pre-catalysts for ethylene reactivity are reviewed in terms of the influence of the ligand (bi- or tri-dentate) framework on the catalytic performance. Highly linear products ranging from oligomers to high molecular weight polymers result.