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 …

Oxidative addition and reductive elimination are key steps in a wide variety of catalytic
reactions mediated by transition-metal complexes. Historically, this reactivity has been …

Since the latter quarter of the twentieth century, main group chemistry has undergone
significant advances. Power's timely review in 2010 highlighted the inherent differences …

The chemistry of group 14 element (II) hydride complexes has rapidly expanded since the
first stable example of such a compound was reported in 2000. Since that time it has …

Since the first heavy alkene analogues of germanium and tin were isolated in 1976, followed
by West's disilene in 1981, the chemistry of stable group 14 dimetallenes and dimetallynes …

Since the first report of their isolation in 2007, magnesium (i) dimers have transitioned from
being chemical curiosities to versatile reducing agents that are used by an ever-increasing …

Abstract Carbynes (R–C:°), species that bear a monovalent carbon atom with three non-
bonding valence electrons, are important intermediates and potentially useful in organic …

The past decade has witnessed staggering progress in the chemistry of compounds with low‐
valent main‐group elements. Although these discoveries are mostly fundamental by nature …

The Al (I) compound NacNacAl (1, NacNac=[ArNC (Me) CHC (Me) NAr]− and Ar= 2, 6-
Pri2C6H3) reacts with H–X (X= H, Si, B, Al, C, N, P, O) σ bonds of H2, silanes, borane …

By employing strongly σ-donating boryl ancillary ligands, the oxidative addition of H2 to a
single site SnII system has been achieved for the first time, generating (boryl) 2SnH2. Similar …