Recebido em 01/04/2017; aceito em 04/05/2017 ENABLING INTERCONNECTIONS: CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MATERIALS CHEMISTRY DIVISION IN 40 YEARS OF THE BRAZILIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. Enabling interdisciplinary discussion has been one of the main goals of the Division of Materials Chemistry since its creation in 1993. Over its twenty-four years of existence, the division has disseminated scientific works with great diversity of topics and impacts. The present article seeks to outline the trajectory of the Division of Materials Chemistry since its creation, showing its main indicators of productivity and academic relevance as well as its main challenges.