Themed collection Main Group Element Compounds in Materials and Catalysis

Aromaticity is a key concept that applies to organic as well as inorganic chemistry and it finds a huge role in chemical reactivity and stability. Herein, we present a series of aromatic rings prepared from amidinato silylene.

A survey of recent theoretical treatments of Al–M bonds that activate CO₂ is given, with an emphasis on extracting lessons to guide future studies.

The reactions of the bulky ferrocenyl lithium dimer (Fc*Li)₂ (Fc* = 2,5-bis(3,5-di-tBu-C₆H₃)-1-ferrocenyl) with aluminum trihalides (AlCl₃, AlBr₃, and AlI₃) to furnish the corresponding monomeric bis(ferrocenyl)haloalumanes are reported.

A hydrogen-bridged bis(silylene) complex showed high performance in the activation of small molecules via dehydrogenative O–H bond cleavage or hydro-bis(silylation).

Oxidation boosts the potential of bis(catecholato)silanes, transforming them into Lewis superacidic radical cations with remarkable catalytic activity in dimerization, hydrodeoxygenation, and carbonyl-olefin metathesis.

The reduction of octafluoronapthalene by cobaltocene in preence of NHC led to a distinct Co(I) species with the cleavage of the C–F bond and the formation of Co–C bond.

An analogous series of [NHC·M^I]⁺ complexes is reported for Fe, Co, and Ni, featuring a labile toluene ligand which is readily exchanged.

A series of molecular iron aluminyl complexes with unsupported Al–Fe bonds have been prepared in the solid state by mechanochemical synthesis.

A 1,4-dilithio-1,3-butadiene bearing extremely bulky silyl substituents was synthesized and its reactions with functionalized silanes followed by the reduction afforded a bulky dilithiosilole.

Target syntheses of hitherto unknown highly stable Nonaromatic, aromatic and anti-aromatic meso-aryl substituted modified doubly N-confused porphyrinoids with differing affinity towards stabilizing Cu(III).

Phosphazane macrocycles with N-methyldiethanolamine linkers have been synthesized and the oxidation of P(III) to P(V) with chalcogens and the formation of Lewis adducts with borane are reported.

We have developed five unique organoboron compounds supported by tis (salicylidene)triaminoguanidine-based ligands and studied their aggregation induced enhanced emission and mechano responsiveness.

A solvothermal reaction of In(NO₃)₃ and R-, S-pempH₂ in isopropanol/water solvent results in compounds R-, S-[In₂(pempH)₂(μ₂-OH)₂(H₂O)₂](NO₃)₂ with a spiral microflower structure, which show enantioselective adsorption behaviour.

A Mo-based surfactant-type complex containing two alkyl chains acted as an efficient metallomicellar catalyst for organic transformations in water.

This study investigates the design, synthesis, and reactivity of bidentate aluminum Lewis acids supported by amido and cyclopentadienyl donor sets within a flexible 1,4-disubstituted phenylene framework.

Using state-of-the-art computational tools, we unravelled the electronic structure, bonding and magnetic anisotropy in [Ln^IIIN] (Ln = Dy/Tb) and their encapsulation in BNNT(8,0)/(9,0) to generate novel hybrid assemblies of SMMs.

Tuning the delayed luminescence in aminoborane from TADF to blue-shifted RTP by controlling SOC via heteroatom modulation.

In(III) complexes of S-thiobenzoylthioglycolate ligand serve as catalysts in the Knoevenagel condensation, multicomponent reactions, and CO₂ fixation showcasing the broad applicability of non-transition metal complexes in sustainable chemical processes.

The deposition of mixed element films of Si, Si_xGe_y-type materials and amorphous carbon is reported from the photolysis of pre-assembled group 14 element oligomers at room temperature.

A new halobismuthate(III) compound, [BPMBDMA]·[Bi₂Br₉], was synthesized and found to exhibit excellent ferroelectric polarization. Its polymer composite devices show piezoelectric energy harvesting application with high output performance values.

This is the first time that the dipole moment of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) has been evaluated using actual electrochemical measurements.

Gradual changes to the ligand periphery of phosphazenate ligand platforms lead to a tipping point that flips the coordination of multinuclear ethylzinc arrays.

This paper describes the synthesis, transition metal chemistry and catalytic application of phosphole and azaphosphole with triazole functionalities.

The blue light-emitting fluorescent zinc(II) chalcogenone complexes were synthesized and characterized to demonstrate their potential for light-emitting applications.

In situ growth of O-Ph-POSS nanocages on fluorinated graphene (FG) creates a robust O-Ph-POSS-FG superhydrophobic–oleophilic material. Coating PU with O-Ph-POSS-FG provides a feasible solution for oil spill remediation and recovery.

Salt metathesis of cyclic alkyl(amino)carbene (CAAC)-stabilised beryllium Grignards with pseudohalide precursors provides a range of monomeric and oligomeric beryllium thiocyanato, phosphaethynolato, isocyanato and cyano Grignards.

A family of new asymmetric N-methylene-C linked nitropyrazoles and 1,2,4-triazol-3-one based thermally stable energetic materials with reduced sensitivity has been synthesized. Background image via Canva.

The structural, electrochemical and optical properties including NLO properties, of monothio-β-diketonate boron complexes with two different aryl substitutions on the boron center, are presented.

Earth abundant manganese catalysts for the upgrading of ethanol/methanol to isobutanol are described. Mn phosphinine pre-catalysts were shown to undergo 1,2- and 1,4-addition with water and methanol to give phosphacyclohexadiene complexes.

The alane [DNIAlH₂] (1) was reduced by Jones's Mg(I) and Roesky's Al(I) to give the dialane [{DNI(H)Al}₂] (2). 1 with [^DippBDIAl:] gives intramolecular C(sp²)–H bond-activated 3. [DNINa] with [(Cp*Al)₄] gives C–N activated 5 with an Al₂CN ring.

The redox-active species of perylenediimides show absorption spectra in the Near-Infrared (NIR) region (700–1000 nm).

A facile room-temperature synthetic method is presented to produce alkali metal salts of tert-butyl phosphonic acid.