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 …

Carbenes (R2C:), compounds with a divalent carbon atom containing only six valence shell
electrons, have evolved into a broader class with the replacement of the carbene carbon or …

The chemistry of low valent p-block metal complexes continues to elicit interest in the
research community, demonstrating reactivity that replicates and in some cases exceeds …

Catalytic processes are largely dominated by transition-metal complexes. Main-group
compounds that can mimic the behaviour of the transition-metal complexes are of great …

Herein we present the catalytic activation of N2O at a BiI⇄ BiIII redox platform. The activation
of such a kinetically inert molecule was achieved by the use of bismuthinidene catalysts …

Under an atmosphere of carbon monoxide (CO), a (phosphino) diazomethyl anion salt [[P]‐
CN2][K (18‐C‐6)(THF)](1)([P]=[(CH2)(NDipp)] 2P; 18‐C‐6= 18‐crown‐6; Dipp= 2, 6 …

Herein, we report the synthesis of a sterically distorted distibene ([4] 2) and its transition‐
metal‐like reactivity towards two fundamental feedstock chemicals: H2 and ethylene …

The reactions of anionic aluminium or gallium nucleophiles {K [E (NON)]} 2 (E= Al, 1; Ga, 2;
NON= 4, 5-bis (2, 6-diisopropylanilido)-2, 7-di tert-butyl-9, 9-dimethylxanthene) with …

cycloaddition between a cyclic (alkyl)(amino) aluminyl anion (3) and diaryldiazomethane
affords an AlN2 three‐membered ring species (4). Compound (4) is thermally unstable and …

Deaggregating the alkyl sodium NaCH2SiMe3 with polydentate nitrogen ligands enables
the preparation and characterisation of new, hydrocarbon soluble chelated alkylsodium …