Since the discovery of the first stable N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) in the beginning of the
1990s, these divalent carbon species have become a common and available class of …

Isolation of cyclic (alkyl) amino carbenes (cAACs) in 2005 has been a major achievement in
the field of stable carbenes due to their better electronic properties. cAACs and bicyclic …

The synthesis of stable heavier analogues of nitriles as monomeric tetrylene–
phosphinidenes MesTerEP (IDipp)(E= Ge, Sn; MesTer= 2, 6-Mes2C6H3, IDipp= C ([N-(2, 6-i …

The chemistry of low-valent main group compounds represents one of the most exciting and
quickly developing areas in the field of organometallic and organoelement chemistry. In this …

In 2005, a facile dihydrogen activation was reported by the Power group using an alkyne
analog of germanium [ArGe≡ GeAr; Ar= 2, 6‐Trip2‐C6H3 (Trip= 2, 4, 6‐iPr3‐C6H2)]. After …

Syntheses, properties, and reactivity of N‐heterocyclic carbene–phosphinidene adducts are
reviewed. These adducts, formally built by combining a phosphinidene with a carbene, are …

A facile, one‐pot synthesis of [Na (OC≡ As)(dioxane) x](x= 2.3–3.3) in 78% yield is reported
through the reaction of arsine gas with dimethylcarbonate in the presence of NaOtBu and 1 …

The cyclic alkyl (amino) carbene (cAAC) anchored silylene with two phosphinidenes was
isolated as (cAAC) Si {P (cAAC)} 2 (3) at room temperature, which was synthesized from the …

Oxidative addition of cyclic alkyl (amino) carbene‐coordinated phosphinidenes (MecAAC)
PX to LGa affords gallium‐coordinated phosphinidenes LGa (X)‐P (MecAAC)(L= HC [C (Me) …

Various compounds are known for transition metals in their formal zero-oxidation state, while
similar compounds of main-group elements are recently realized and limited to only a few …