Radical species are significant in modern chemistry. Their unique chemical bonding and
novel physicochemical properties play significant roles not only in fundamental chemistry …

The synthesis of molecules that feature main-group elements in unusual oxidation states
and coordination environments is a primary pursuit of main-group chemistry. The p-block …

In order to isolate a monometallic Mg radical, the precursor (Am) MgI⋅(CAAC)(1) was
prepared (Am= tBuC (N‐DIPP) 2, DIPP= 2, 6‐diisopropylphenyl, CAAC= cyclic …

Compared to metal–organic complexes and transition-metal halides, group I metal halides
are attractive catalysts for the crucial cycloaddition reaction of CO2 to epoxides as they are …

The alkaline-earth elements (Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba) strongly favor the formation of
diamagnetic compounds in the+ 2 oxidation state. Herein we report a paramagnetic …

Some scientists might consider group 2 chemistry as “boring, closed shell and all ionic,
aqueous chemistry, where everything is known! It is not worth investigating”. How wrong …

Reaction of BeCl2 with the dilithium diamide,[{SiNDipp} Li2]({SiNDipp}={CH2SiMe2NDipp}
2), provides the dimeric chloroberyllate,[{SiNDippBeCl} Li] 2, en route to the 2-coordinate …

The one-electron reduction of [(CAAC) Be (Dur) Br](CAAC= cyclic alkyl (amino) carbene,
Dur= 2, 3, 5, 6-tetramethylphenyl= duryl) with lithium sand in diethyl ether yields the first …

A common feature of d‐and p‐block elements is that they participate in multiple bonding. In
contrast, the synthesis of compounds containing homo‐or hetero‐nuclear multiple bonds …

It is common knowledge that metal-to-ligand π back-donation requires filled atomic orbitals
at the metal center. However, we show through a combined experimental and theoretical …