Arylated products are found in various fields of chemistry and represent essential entities for
many applications. Therefore, the formation of this structural feature represents a central …

The focus of this review is the presentation of the most important aspects of chemical
bonding in molecules of the main group atoms according to the current state of knowledge …

This review is essentially an update of one entitled “π-Bonding and The Lone Pair Effect in
Multiple Bonds Between Heavier Main Group Elements” which was published more than 10 …

Dative, or nonoxidative, ligand coordination is common in transition metal complexes;
however, this bonding motif is rare in compounds of main group elements in the formal …

This account describes recent progress (> 2006) in the synthesis and structural
characterization of isolable N-heterocyclic silylenes (NHSi's) and their fascinating reactivities …

The past decade has witnessed staggering progress in the chemistry of compounds with low‐
valent main‐group elements. Although these discoveries are mostly fundamental by nature …

Acylsilanes are a fascinating class of compounds that display a number of distinctive
chemical and physical properties. The unique reactivity pattern of the acylsilane functional …

A variety of transition-metal complexes with terminal silylene ligands have become available
in recent years, because of the discovery of several preparative methods. In particular, three …

Recent years have witnessed important developments in organosilicon chemistry, courtesy
to the high yield access of stable monomeric chlorosilylene (LSiCl, L= PhC (NtBu) 2) and N …

Interstellar space is among the most remarkable chemical laboratories in the universe. The
existence of many unstable species with low-valent main group elements in the interstellar …