RT Journal Article T1 New directions in metal phosphonate and fhosphinate chemistry A1 Shearan, Stephen J.I. A1 Stock, Norbert A1 Emmerling, Franziska A1 Demel, Jan A1 Wright, Paul A. A1 Demadis, Konstantinos D. A1 Vassaki, Maria A1 Costantino, Ferdinando A1 Vivani, Riccardo A1 Sallard, Sébastien A1 Salcedo, Inés R. A1 Cabeza-Díaz, Aurelio A1 Taddei, Marco K1 Fósforo - Compuestos K1 Fosfatos K1 Pilas de combustible K1 Baterías de estado sólido K1 Conductividad eléctrica AB In September 2018, the First EuropeanWorkshop on Metal Phosphonates Chemistry broughttogether some prominent researchers in the field of metal phosphonates and phosphinates with theaim of discussing past and current research e orts and identifying future directions. The scope ofthis perspective article is to provide a critical overview of the topics discussed during the workshop,which are divided into two main areas: synthesis and characterisation, and applications. In terms ofsynthetic methods, there has been a push towards cleaner and more e cient approaches. This has ledto the introduction of high-throughput synthesis and mechanochemical synthesis. The recent successof metal–organic frameworks has also promoted renewed interest in the synthesis of porous metalphosphonates and phosphinates. Regarding characterisation, the main advances are the developmentof electron di raction as a tool for crystal structure determination and the deployment of in situcharacterisation techniques, which have allowed for a better understanding of reaction pathways.In terms of applications, metal phosphonates have been found to be suitable materials for severalpurposes: they have been employed as heterogeneous catalysts for the synthesis of fine chemicals, assolid sorbents for gas separation, notably CO2 capture, as materials for electrochemical devices, suchas fuel cells and rechargeable batteries, and as matrices for drug delivery. PB MDPI www.mdpi.com/journal/crystals YR 2019 FD 2019-05-24 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/21005 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/21005 LA eng NO Crystals 2019, 9, 270 DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 20 ene 2026