Cover: Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society 8/2018

In this paper , the structural and energetical properties of binary porphyrin complexes are studied employing quantum chemical techniques. The molecular electrostatic potential maps along with the obtained energetical parameters indicate the importance of axial ligands and pyridine H atoms that necessitate for the formation of perfectly stacked binary ionic porphyrin layers. An insight on the underlying quantum processes will present new class of robust biomolecular nanomaterials for various applications. More details will be discussed by Dr. Gopalan and his co‐workers on page 908–917 in this issue.