Reporting on advances in the field of molecular solid state chemistry, each volume focuses on selected areas and highlights methods and results in syntheses, properties and applications. The volumes in this series provide a forum for the discussion of chemical, physical, biological and crystallographic aspects of the molecular solid state.

Eight chapters focus on the theoretical aspects of the reactivity of solids and the applications that are of practical importance. In a collection of reviews that highlight hot topics in the field of molecular solids, the authors of this...