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The Latest from Our Up-and-Coming Series We are excited to publish the second and third examples from our series of perspectives by “up-and-coming” younger researchers in issues 14 and 15. As described in an earlier editorial, the goal of hosting these perspectives in Chemistry of Materials is to highlight the latest thoughts on a diverse range of materials-related topics.1 These topics represent the “launch pads” of the careers of these researchers, and we are excited to learn why they chose them,and where and how these areas are expected to grow and evolve. In our second “Up and Coming” perspective (issue #14), Chunyan Chi and co-author Qun Ye of the National University of Singapore described their thoughts on the design and synthesis of acene molecules in “Recent Highlights and Perspectives on Acene Based Molecules and Materials”; the Table of Contents image for their perspective is shown in Figure 1.2 Acenes are simple molecules from the standpoint of
Figure 2. Table of Contents image for “Metal−Organic Frameworks: Rise of the Ligands”.3 Reproduced with permission. Copyright 2014 American Chemical Society.
consider writing a perspective in this series to contact us for more information.1 As always, we would like to hear from you.
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Jillian M. Buriak, Editor-in-Chief AUTHOR INFORMATION
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Views expressed in this editorial are those of the author and not necessarily the views of the ACS.
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REFERENCES
Figure 1. Table of Contents image for “Recent Highlights and Perspectives on Acene Based Molecules and Materials”.2 Reproduced with permission. Copyright 2014 American Chemical Society.
(1) Buriak, J. M. Chem. Mater. 2014, 26, 3027. (2) Ye, Q.; Chi, C. Chem. Mater. 2014, DOI: 10.1021/cm501536p. (3) Chen, T.-H.; Popov, I.; Kaveevivitchai, W.; Miljanić, O. Chem. Mater. 2014, DOI: 10.1021/cm501657d.
composition, containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms, but the structural diversity of the almost infinite combinations of possible frameworks promises tunable electronic properties of the resulting molecules and assemblies. Present limitations and challenges related to solubility and stability are discussed by Chi and Ye, accompanied by their predictions regarding future directions that could lead to significant breakthroughs within the field of acene molecule design. In this present issue (issue #15), and also represented on the cover, Ognjen Miljanić and co-authors Teng-Hao Chen, Ilya Popov, and Watchareeya Kaveevivitchai describe research toward second-generation metal organic frameworks (MOFs) in their perspective entitled “Metal−Organic Frameworks: Rise of the Ligands” (Table of Contents image in Figure 2).3 This new MOF generation incorporates sophisticated ligands that have their own independent functionalities, from tetrathiafulvalenes, to ultra-long (11-phenyl groups long) backbones, to ultra-nitrogen-rich moieties, and others. From dramatic increases in conductivity, to ligands that can be modified post-assembly, this new approach to MOF design promises new materials both for fundamental study and for many applications. Several other Up-and-Coming perspectives are scheduled to come out in 2014, and we plan to continue the series into future years. We encourage younger scientists who wish to
Published: August 12, 2014
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