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 …

Since the discovery of the first stable N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) in the beginning of the
1990s, these divalent carbon species have become a common and available class of …

A new catalytic system based on a ZnII NHC precursor has been developed for the cross‐
coupling reaction of alkyl halides with diboron reagents, which represents a novel use of a …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are widely used ligands and reagents in modern inorganic
synthesis as well as in homogeneous catalysis and organocatalysis. However, NHCs are …

The imidazolin-2-imino group is an N-heterocyclic imino functionality that derives from the
class of compounds known as guanidines. The exocyclic nitrogen atom preferably bonds to …

Reactions of phosphine‐derived carbenes with 9‐borabicyclo [3.3. 1] nonane (9‐BBN) result
in ring‐expansion reactions to generate novel intramolecular frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) …

Intramolecular germylene, stannylene, and plumbylene Lewis pairs were reacted with
hexanal and yielded the cyclic addition products only with the germanium and tin reagents …

Under a CO atmosphere, the dihydrodiborene [(cAAC) HB= BH (cAAC)] underwent
coordination of CO concomitant with reversible hydrogen migration from boron to the …

A series of new germylene compounds has been synthesized offering systematic variation in
the σ‐and π‐capabilities of the α‐substituent and differing levels of reactivity towards E− H …

This Perspective article summarizes recent progress from our laboratory in the isolation of
reactive main group species using a general donor–acceptor protocol. A highlight of this …