London dispersion forces are the weakest component of Van der Waals interactions. They
arise from attractions between instantaneously induced dipoles on neighbouring atoms …

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 …

The most striking difference between the chemistries of the main-group and transition
elements is the ability of the latter to form stable complexes in which the oxidation states …

Homodinuclear multiple-bonded neutral Al compounds, aluminum analogues of alkenes,
have been a notoriously difficult synthetic target over the past several decades. Herein, we …

Reduction of the aluminum iodide AlI2Ar i Pr8 (1; Ar i Pr8= C6H-2, 6-(C6H2-2, 4, 6-Pr i 3) 2-
3, 5-Pr i 2) with 5% w/w Na/NaCl in hexanes gave a dark red solution from which the …

An update on some recent developments in the bonding of compounds with multiple bonds
between heavier main group elements is the major theme of this review. A brief historical …

The synthesis and isolation of novel low oxidation state aluminium (Al) compounds has seen
relatively slow progress over the 30 years since such species were first isolated. This is …

By the end of the last century there were already the first indications of the possible
existence of Al1 halides. However, it was only through the pioneering works of W. Klemm …

This paper summarizes recent developments involving the preparation and reactivity of
molecular species stabilized by terphenyl ligands that feature new bonding environments …

The last two decades have seen a renaissance in interest in the chemistry of the main group
elements. In particular research on the metals of group 13 (aluminium, gallium, indium and …