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Special Collection: The XXI Brazilian Meeting on Inorganic Chemistry

2025; Wiley; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/asia.202401585

1861-4728

Bernardo A. Iglesias, Eufrânio N. da Silva Júnior, Maria H. Araújo,

Inorganic Chemistry and Materials

This article is an editorial about The XXI Brazilian Meeting on Inorganic Chemistry (BMIC). The XXI Brazilian Meeting on Inorganic Chemistry is one of the most important inorganic chemistry events in Latin America. This editorial introduces the event and the papers featured in the special issue celebrating BMIC in Chemistry An Asian Journal. In this guest editorial, we present a special collection of Chemistry – An Asian Journal, dedicated to the 21st Brazilian Meeting on Inorganic Chemistry (BMIC). BMIC is a traditional event in the field of inorganic chemistry and one of the most important in the Latin American chemical community. In its twenty-first edition, BMIC continues to be a key event for researchers and students in inorganic and related fields. This year, the event took place at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, from September 12 to 15, 2024. The first National Symposium on Inorganic Chemistry (I SNQI) took place in 1982 and has been held biennially since then. In 1998, English became the official language of the meeting to attract the international community, and the event was renamed the Brazilian Meeting on Inorganic Chemistry (BMIC). Since then, it has experienced significant growth. In 2006, the rare earth community joined the event, and in 2018, a theoretical workshop in bioinorganic chemistry was introduced. Over the years, BMIC has continued to unite researchers in inorganic chemistry and related fields from across Brazil and five continents (Figure 1). The conference features renowned speakers presenting current topics of significant impact on contemporary science (Figure 2). Official photo of XXI BMIC. Special Section: Brazilian Women in Inorganic Chemistry (BWIC). This special note expresses our gratitude to all the professors and scientists who have contributed to BMIC, helping to establish it as the most important event in inorganic chemistry in Latin America. In the next BMIC edition, we will also see the return of Latin American Bioinorganic Chemistry (LABIC), further strengthening the ties within the inorganic chemistry community. The main objective of BMIC has always been to contribute to our field of research with new ideas and challenges and to prepare the next generations with the broadest possible scientific knowledge, enabling them to take a step forward and further contribute to the field. In celebration of this important event, Chemistry – An Asian Journal has compiled exceptional examples of high-quality manuscripts showcasing the advances made by researchers who participated in previous editions of BMIC, as well as those who were part of the XXI BMIC in Belo Horizonte (MG). We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all who contributed to this special issue. Firstly, we extend our appreciation to the authors, whose outstanding efforts enabled this publication, and to the reviewers for their insightful feedback. We are also grateful to the editorial board for accepting our proposal, with special thanks to the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Dinesh Talwar, for his editorial guidance, unwavering patience, and constant encouragement throughout the process. Finally, we hope our readers will enjoy this collection of articles, which offers a glimpse of the high-quality research presented at BMIC. Bernardo Almeida Iglesias obtained his PhD in Chemistry at the Universidade de São Paulo in 2012. In 2014, he started his independent career as a Professor at the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), where he was appointed as an Adjunct Professor. He is a member of the Brazilian Chemical Society and vice-director of Chemistry Inorganic Division (DQI-SBQ). He is a coordinator of the Chemistry area in Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS). He was Visiting Professor at University of Los Andes – Colômbia hosted by Prof. Jaime Portilla (2023), and at University of Coimbra – Laser Europe Lab hosted by Prof. Carlos Serpa (2024). His research interests are focused on porphyrin and corrole chemistry and photobiology and photodynamic therapy applications. He actively participates in network projects and coordinates individual projects. He has published more than 180 publications related to Inorganic and Porphyrin Chemistry. Eufrânio N. da Silva Júnior obtained his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Brasília in 2009. In 2010, he began his independent career as a Professor at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), where he was appointed as an Adjunct Professor. In 2018, he was promoted to Associate Professor. He is a member of the Brazilian Chemical Society and Royal Society of Chemistry. His recent awards and distinctions include RSC/BMOS Young Investigator Award (2015), Jones Travelling Fellowship (2016), MedChemComm New Talent: Americas (2017), Capes-Humboldt Research Fellowship for experienced researchers (2018), CNPq-SBQ-RSC Brazilian Chemistry Certificate of Distinction (2019), Elected Affiliate Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (2020) and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2023). He was Visiting Professor at University of Bristol – United Kingdom hosted by Prof. John Bower (2016), at Universität Göttingen – Georg-August-Universität Göttingen – Germany hosted by Prof. Lutz. Ackermann (2018–2019), at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay - IIT Bombay hosted by Prof. Irishi Namboothiri (2023). He recently received the Jean d′Alembert scholarship from the University of Paris-Saclay and was appointed Visiting Professor at the Commissariat à l′Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, CEA Paris-Saclay, hosted by Dr. Edmond Gravel and Dr. Eric Doris. He was Chair of the 18th Brazilian Meeting of Organic Synthesis, the most important organic synthesis meeting in Latin America. His research interests are focused on catalysis and synthesis of heterocyclic and quinoidal bioactive and fluorescent compounds. He has 150 publications related to Organic and Inorganic Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry. Maria Helena Araujo obtained her PhD in Chemistry from the State University of Campinas in 1995. During her PhD, she spent a period at the School of Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science at Sussex University (1993–1995). Following this, she was appointed a research fellow at Sussex University for two years. She is currently a Full Professor in the Chemistry Department at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) and a member of the Brazilian Chemical Society (SBQ). She has extensive experience in organometallic chemistry, particularly with carbonyl metal clusters involving phosphorus and carbene ligands. She also works with transition metal and lanthanide coordination compounds for biological activity and potential OLEDs or DSSCs. Additionally, she is active in environmental chemistry, focusing on the transformation of waste polymers (such as PET, styrofoam, and tires), glycerin (byproduct from biodiesel production), iron oxide composites, and mining waste to produce special catalysts, adsorbents, and geopolymers for effluent treatment and carbon dioxide capture and transformation. Her research also spans nanostructured silica and carbon materials. Dr. Araujo actively participates in network projects and coordinates individual projects. She has published more than 130 papers. She was Chair of the 21st Brazilian Meeting on Inorganic Chemistry (XXI BMIC) together with Prof. Luiz Antônio Sodré Costa (Co-Chair, UFJF) and Prof. Heveline Silva (Organizing Committee President).