Molecular Main Group Metal Hydrides

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 will be given to the emerging use of said hydrides in the rapidly expanding field of Main Group element-mediated catalysis. While this review is comprehensive in nature, focus will be given to research appearing in the open literature since 2001.

Homo- and heteroalumoxane silicates

Homo- or hetero alumoxanesilicates or bridged M–OH–M hydroxidesilicates with unusual or unprecedented inorganic cores have been obtained in reactions between 1 and nBuLi, AlMe₃, GaMe₃ or ZnMe₂. The aluminum derivatives serve as models for MAO.