IMPACT FACTOR 3.060 an Open Access Journal by MDPI The International Society for Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids (IS3NA), the International Society of Academic Open Access Publishing Heterocyclic Chemistry (ISHC), the Spanish Society of since 1996 Medicinal Chemistry (SEQT) and the Swiss Chemical Society Molecules IMPACT FACTOR 3.060 an Open Access Journal by MDPI Editor-in-Chief Message from the Editor-in-Chief Dr. Derek J. McPhee As the premier open access journal dedicated to experimental Associate Editors organic chemistry, and now in its 23rd year of publication, Prof. Dr. Fernando Alberici the papers published in Molecules span from classical Prof. Dr. Maurizio Battino Dr. John A. Beutler synthetic methodology to natural product isolation and Dr. Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde characterization, as well as physicochemical studies and Prof. Dr. Curt Wentrup the applications of these molecules as pharmaceuticals, Section Editor-in-Chief catalysts and novel materials. Pushing the boundaries of Prof. Dr. Farid Chemat Prof. Dr. Roland J. Pieters the discipline, we invite papers on multidisciplinary topics Prof. Dr. Mingfei Zhou bridging biochemistry, biophysics and materials science, as Prof. Mark von Itzstein well as timely reviews and topical issues on cutting edge fields Prof. Dr. Ashok Kakkar in all these areas. Dr. James W. Gauld Prof. Dr. Diego Muñoz-Torrero Prof. Dr. Roman Dembinski Dr. Thomas J. Schmidt Dr. Pierre Pichat Dr. Arnaud Gautier Prof. Dr. M.-H. Whangbo Author Benefits Open Access Unlimited and free access for readers No Copyright Constraints Retain copyright of your work and free use of your article Impact Factor 3.060 (2018 Journal Citation Reports®) Thorough Peer-Review Coverage by Leading Indexing Services SCIE-Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics, MEDLINE (NLM), PubMed (NLM), Scopus (Elsevier) No Space Constraints, No Extra Space or Color Charges No restriction on the length of the papers, number of figures or colors Discounts on Article Processing Charges (APC) If you belong to an institute that participates with the MDPI Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP) Aims and Scope Authors are encouraged to publish full details of synthetic procedures and characterization information. There is no restriction on the length of the experimental section. Availability of compound samples is considered important information. The scope of Molecules includes: Organic chemistry Medicinal chemistry Natural products Inorganic chemistry Physical chemistry Materials science Nanoscience Catalysis Chemical biology Analytical chemistry Supramolecular chemistry Theoretical chemistry Green chemistry Photochemistry Electrochemistry Molecules regularly publishes special issues on relevant and timely topics. Check our website for an updated list Editorial Oice of special issues. Molecules Editorial Oice [email protected] MDPI, St. Alban-Anlage 66 4052 Basel, Switzerland Tel: +41 61 683 77 34 Fax: +41 61 302 89 18 www.mdpi.com mdpi.com/journal/molecules MDPI is a member of Follow Us facebook.com/MDPIOpenAccessPublishing twitter.com/MDPIOpenAccess linkedin.com/company/mdpi weibo.com/mdpicn Wechat: MDPI-China blog.mdpi.com MDPI St. Alban-Anlage 66 CH-4052 Basel Switzerland Tel: +41 61 683 77 34 Fax: +41 61 302 89 18 www.mdpi.com mdpi.com/journal/molecules Basel, Switzerland. Basel, June 2019.