October 26, 2018
The 2018 Wolf Prize in Chemistry recognized two important figures in modern inorganic chemistry. Prof. Makoto Fujita was honored “for conceiving metal-directed assembly principles leading to large highly porous complexes,” and Prof. Omar M. Yaghi was honored “for pioneering reticular chemistry via metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs).”
In honor of Prof. Yaghi's award, the Israel Journal of Chemistry commissioned a special double issue dedicated to Reticular Chemistry - the field that Prof. Yaghi pioneered. Profs. Angeles Monge and Enrique Gutierrez-Puebla (both of whom are BGSI-Affiliates) were invited to serve as guest editors by Israel Chemical Society President Ehud Keinan. The special double issue included excellent contributions submitted by renowned researchers in the field of Reticular Chemistry including Prof. Yaghi’s former students, collaborators, and colleagues who were enthusiastically willing to contribute reviews, original research articles, and communications.