This Perspective article provides an overview of the recent advancements in the field of intra-
and inter-molecular C–N, C–O and C–P bond formation by hydroamination …

This chapter provides details of the recent progress in heavier Group 2-catalyzed small
molecule transformations mediated by well-defined heteroleptic and homoleptic complexes …

Asymmetric hydroamination allows the direct and selective formation of a new C N bond as
a simple procedure towards valuable scalemic synthons. Huge efforts have recently been …

Efficient protocols for the syntheses of well-defined, solvent-free cations of the large alkaline-
earth (Ae) metals (Ca, Sr, Ba) and their smaller Zn and Mg analogues have been designed …

The heavier group 2 complexes [M {N (SiMe3) 2} 2] 2 (1, M= Ca; 2, M= Sr) and [M {CH
(SiMe3) 2} 2 (THF) 2](3, M= Ca; 4, M= Sr) are shown to be effective precatalysts for the …

New alkaline-earth amido complexes catalyze the regioselective intermolecular
hydroamination (see scheme; Ae= alkaline earth) and hydrophosphination of styrene and …

If Grignard had only known! A chiral magnesium complex catalyzes the intramolecular
hydroamination/cyclization of aminoalkenes with high efficiency at temperatures as low as …

Abstract [{N^ N} M (X)(thf) n] alkyl (X= CH (SiMe3) 2) and amide (X= N (SiMe3) 2) complexes
of alkaline earths (M= Ca, Sr, Ba) and divalent rare earths (YbII and EuII) bearing an …

Acetylene, phenylacetylene, and alkylbutynoates add reversibly to (dpp‐bian) Ga–Ga (dpp‐
bian)(dpp‐bian= 1, 2‐bis [(2, 6‐diisopropylphenyl)‐imino] acenaphthene) to give addition …

The large alkaline earths (Ae), calcium, strontium and barium, have in the past 15 years
yielded a brand new generation of heteroleptic molecular catalysts for the production of fine …