The success of homogeneous catalysis can be attributed largely to the development of a
diverse range of ligand frameworks that have been used to tune the behavior of various …

Tautomerism, a particular case of isomerism, plays an important role in modern organic
chemistry, biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, molecular biology, and life …

Numerous differences have been discovered over the years between carbon and silicon,[1]
with far-reaching consequences especially in the chemistry of multiple-bonded …

Abstract Der Erfolg der homogenen Katalyse kann hauptsächlich der Entwicklung einer
breiten Palette von Ligandengerüsten zugeschrieben werden, die vielfach genutzt wurden …

The unique isolable silanone complex 3 has been synthesized and isolated in 94% yield by
the remarkably facile oxygenation of the NHC− silylene precursor 2 featuring a Si (II) atom …

Silylenes have recently shown fascinating reactivity patterns, which are normally observed
almost exclusively for transition-metal complexes. In particular, very reactive representatives …

The carbon–oxygen double bond of ketones (R2C= O) makes them among the most
important organic compounds, but their homologues, heavy ketones with an E= O double …

In contrast to the well‐established chemistry of ketones (R2C O), the reactivity of the
elusive heavier congeners R2E O (E= Si, Ge, Sn, Pb) is far less explored because of the …

For a long time, unsaturated silicon compounds with multiple bonds to silicon have been
thought to be unisolable at room temperature.[1] This situation changed profoundly in …

Due to their outstanding reactivity, acyclic silylenes have emerged as attractive
organosilicon alternatives for transition metal complexes on the way to metal-free catalysis …