The flourishing chemistry of carbene stabilized compounds of group 13 and 14 elements

This review describes the chemistry of NHC-stabilized group 13 and 14 compounds. NHCs possess significant amount of electron donation and acceptance ability and accordingly, they were found to be effective in stabilization of a variety of main group compounds. These compounds not only enrich the library of main group compounds but also found to have remarkable applications in various catalytic and organic transformations. Most importantly, some of them were found to mimic the typical reactivity of transition metal complexes. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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This review discusses the chemistry of NHC-stabilized group 13 and 14 compounds, highlighting their electron donation/acceptance abilities and their effectiveness in stabilizing main group compounds. These compounds not only expand the library of main group compounds, but also showcase notable applications in catalytic and organic transformations, some of which mimic the reactivity of transition metal complexes.