Among a plethora of σ-donor ligands available, carbon-centered ones have become
essential, in particular with the emergence of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs), positioning …

A general aspect of synthesis, modern trends and application prospects of organic
derivatives of group 14 elements are briefly overviewed. This survey concerns actual …

Control of the metal ligand interaction by changes in the ligand protonation state is vital to
many catalytic transformations based on metal–ligand cooperativity. Herein, we report on …

The bis (yldiide) mercury complex,(L–Hg–L)[L= C (PPh3) P (S) Ph2], is prepared from the
corresponding potassium yldiide and used to access the first substituted yldiide actinide …

Abstract α‐Metallated ylides have revealed themselves to be versatile reagents for the
introduction of ylide groups. Herein, we report the synthesis of the thiophosphinoyl and …

To expand the reactivity scope of divalent germanium, an α-iminopyridine supported
dicoordinate germanium complex (2) was prepared from deamination of the corresponding …

The synthesis and structure analysis of a series of mono and diylide‐substituted tetrylenes of
type YEX and Y2E (E= Ge, Sn, Pb; X= Cl or Br) using a thiophosphinoyl‐tethered metallated …

Although N‐heterocyclic phosphenium (NHP) cations have received considerable research
interest due to their application in organocatalysis, including asymmetric synthesis …

Aminosilylene, comprising reactive NH− and Si (II) sites next to each other, is an intriguing
class of compounds due to its ability to show diverse reactivity. However, stabilizing the …

Due to their transition metal‐like behavior divalent group 14 compounds bear huge potential
for their application in bond activation reactions and catalysis. Here we report on detailed …