Welcome from the Chairman

Dear Colleagues,

I am delighted to welcome you in Heraklion, Crete for our 4^th International Conference on Phosphonate Chemistry, Science and Technology, ICOPHOS-4. The Conference is organized by the members of the Crystal Engineering, Growth & Design Laboratory (Department of Chemistry, University of Crete), and it is under the auspices of the University of Crete. ICOPHOS-4 will take place in Ibis Styles Central Hotel, which is located in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, during 2-4 of October 2023.

It continues the tradition of three previous meetings, usually moving around Europe. Since the series’ inception in 2018, the series present, discuss, share and disseminate recent advances in phosphonate and phosphinate chemistry, thus promoting significant discoveries in science and technology…