The addition of a B–H bond to an unsaturated bond (polarized or unpolarized) is a powerful
and atom-economic tool for the synthesis of organoboranes. In recent years, s-block …

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 …

Fundamental research on germanium as the central element in compounds for bond
activation chemistry and catalysis has achieved significant feats over the last two decades …

An overview of the development of compounds with heavier low‐valent group 14 elements
(known as tetrylenes) as single component catalyst for organic transformation has been …

Bis‐NHC stabilized germyliumylidenes [RGe (NHC) 2]+ are typically Lewis basic (LB) in
nature, owing to their lone pair and coordination of two NHCs to the vacant p‐orbitals of the …

New monomeric O, N-heterocyclic germylene AdAPGe (1) based on 4, 6-di-tert-butyl-N-
adamantyl-o-aminophenol is synthesized and structurally characterized. Germylene 1 in the …

Tetryliumylidene ions ([R–E:]+), recognised for their intriguing electronic properties, have
attracted considerable interest. These positively charged species, with two vacant p-orbitals …

Over the last two decades, the low-valent compounds of group-14 elements have received
significant attention in several fields of chemistry owing to their unique electronic properties …

The N-heterocyclic germylenes and stannylenes LSi (NAr) 2EX (L= PhC (N t Bu) 2, Ar= 2, 6-i
Pr2C6H3; E= Ge, Sn; X= Cl, CF3SO3, BPh4) supported by the bulky silaamidinate ligand …

Low‐valent N‐coordinated cations and dications of heavier group 14 elements are of great
interest in recent years. Their unique electronic structure gives them an ambiphilic character …