Motivated by the discovery of main group Lewis acids that could compete or possibly
outperform the ubiquitous organoboranes, several groups, including ours, have engaged in …

The geometry at an element centre can generally be predicted based on the number of
electron pairs around it using valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory …

IUPAC defines Lewis acidity as the thermodynamic tendency for Lewis pair formation. This
strength property was recently specified as global Lewis acidity (gLA), and is gauged for …

Chalcogen bonding (ChB) has emerged as a promising tool in organic synthesis. However,
compared with the well‐developed selenium‐and tellurium‐based salt catalysts, the ChB …

Anti-van't Hoff–Le Bel configured p-block element species possess intrinsically high
reactivity and are thus challenging to isolate. Consequently, numerous elements in this …

A series of catecholato phosphonium ions, including the first stable bis (catecholato)-
substituted derivatives, are isolated and fully characterized. The cations rank among the …

The Lewis superacid bis (perchlorocatecholato) silane catalyzes C− O bond metathesis of
alkyl ethers with an efficiency outperforming all earlier reported systems. Chemoselective …

Fundamental research on germanium as the central element in compounds for bond
activation chemistry and catalysis has achieved significant feats over the last two decades …

Germanium is a strategic metal that is challenging to enrich and purify without any side
effects, especially stability and selectivity. Here the role of carbonyl acid in selective …

Various applications of bis (catecholato) germanes in catalysis were examined. The
hydrosilylation of benzaldehydes, hydroboration of phenylacetylene derivatives, and Friedel …