By combining selected former results with very recent ones, we will try to bring across the
following message: because of the thermodynamical instability of metalloid clusters as …

Design and development of synthetic strategies for the isolation of lower-valent compounds
of p-block elements in the 1980s and 1990s marked the arrival of new classes of ligands in …

Although tetrameric Al (I) compounds have been known for a long time, the monomeric Al (I)
compounds that are analogous to carbenes are very recent entrants in Al (I) chemistry. They …

The last two decades have seen a renaissance in interest in the chemistry of the main group
elements. In particular research on the metals of group 13 (aluminium, gallium, indium and …

The chemistry of low valent aluminum and gallium compounds is a very topical area of
research. Accompanying the preparative challenge in synthesizing novel types of main …

Aluminum (III) is inherently electron deficient and therefore acts as a prototypical Lewis acid.
Conversely, Al (I) is a rare, nucleophilic variant of aluminum that is thermodynamically …

In contrast to transition metals (TMs), main-group metals (MMs) show a bewildering variety
of bonding arrangements to cyclopentadienyl (Cp) groups, including electron-precise …

The reaction between a dialkyl‐substituted alumanyl anion and [Y (CH2SiMe3) 2 (thf)
3][BPh4] resulted in the formation of (dialkylalumanyl) yttrium complex 2, which exhibits the …

The exploration for noble metals substitutes in catalysis has become a highly active area of
research, driven by the pursuit of sustainable chemical processes. Although the utilization of …

The singlet and lowest-lying triplet states of the univalent group 13 ligands MeM,(η5-C5H5)
M,(η5-C5Me5) M, and (H3Si) 2NM (M= B, Al, Ga, In) have been investigated by DFT …