This review serves to document advances in the synthesis, versatile bonding, and reactivity
of molecular main group metal hydrides within Groups 1, 2, and 12–16. Particular attention …

Carbenes (R2C:), compounds with a divalent carbon atom containing only six valence shell
electrons, have evolved into a broader class with the replacement of the carbene carbon or …

Large spin-orbit coupling (SOC) is an intrinsic property of the heavy elements that directly
affects the electronic structures of the compounds. In this work, we report the synthesis and …

Since the seminal discovery of phenyl azide by Grieß in 1864, a variety of organic azides (R–
N3) have been developed and extensively studied. The amenability of azides to a number of …

The chemistry of low valent p-block metal complexes continues to elicit interest in the
research community, demonstrating reactivity that replicates and in some cases exceeds …

Abstract Carbynes (R–C:°), species that bear a monovalent carbon atom with three non-
bonding valence electrons, are important intermediates and potentially useful in organic …

Conspectus Interactions between sterically crowded hydrocarbon-substituted ligands are
widely considered to be repulsive because of the intrusion of the electron clouds of the …

The combination of (AlCp*) 4, a source of monomeric: AlCp* at elevated temperatures, with
DipTerPnPMe3 (Pn= P, As), so-called pnicta-Wittig reagents, at 80° C cleanly gives the …

Low-valent aluminium compounds are very reactive main-group species and have therefore
been widely investigated. Since the isolation of a stable molecular Al (I) compound in …

α-Diimine ligands, in particular 1, 4-diazabutadiene (dad) and bis (iminoacenaphthene)(
bian) derivatives, have been widely used for coordination with various metals, including …