Main-group elements as transition metals

Philip P. Power ()
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Philip P. Power: University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA

Nature, 2010, vol. 463, issue 7278, 171-177

Abstract: Elements in transition The chemistry of heavier main-group elements such as aluminium, silicon and phosphorus is very different from that of the lighter ones such as boron, carbon and nitrogen, yet discussions of this topic have been dominated by comparisons with the light elements. Philip Power's review focuses on advances in chemistry of the heavier main-group elements that reveal them as having more in common with the transition metals than the lighter members of the main groups. The concept of heavier main-group elements as 'transition metals' is supported by recent work showing that many of the new compounds react with small molecules such as H2, NH3, C2H4 and CO under mild conditions and display potential as catalysts.

Date: 2010
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