Table of Contents

Preface.

Abbreviations.

1. Heavy Analogs of Carbenium Ions: Si-, Ge-, Sn- and Pb-Centered Cations.

1.1 Introduction.

1.2 Synthesis of RR'R"E+Cations (E = Si-Pb).

1.3 Reactions and Synthetic Applications of RRRE+ Cations16.

1.4 Theoretical Studies.

1.5 Early Studies of RR'R"E+ Cations: Free or Coordinated?

1.6 Stable RR'R"E+ Cations.

1.7 Summary and Outlook.

1.8 References.

2. Heavy Analogs of Organic Free Radicals: Si-, Ge-, Sn- and Pb-Centered Radicals.

2.1 Introduction.

2.2 Early Studies: Transient Species RR'R"E.

2.3 Persistent Radicals (Generation and Identification).

2.4 Stable Radicals.

2.5 Summary and Outlook.

2.6 References.

3. Heavy Analogs of Carbanions: Si-, Ge-, Sn- and Pb-Centered Anions.

3.1 Introduction.

3.2 Synthesis.

3.3 Structure.

3.4 Reactions and Synthetic Applications.

3.5 Recent Developments.

3.6 Summary and Outlook.

3.7 References.

4. Heavy Analogs of Carbenes: Silylenes, Germylenes, Stannylenes and Plumbylenes.

4.1 Introduction.

4.2 Generation.

4.3 Spectroscopic Identification.

4.4 Structure.

4.5 Reactions of Transient Species.

4.6 Stable/Persistent Silylenes, Germylenes, Stannylenes and Plumbylenes.

4.7 Summary and Outlook.

4.8 References.

5. Heavy Analogs of Alkenes, 1,3-Dienes, Allenes and Alkynes: Multiply Bonded Derivatives of Si, Ge, Sn and Pb.

5.1 Introduction.

5.2 Early Studies: Generation and Identification.

5.3 Stable Derivatives (Synthesis and Structure).

5.4 Summary and Outlook.

5.5 References.

6. Heavy Analogs of Aromatic Compounds.

6.1 Introduction.

6.2 Early Studies.

6.3 Stable Compounds (Synthesis and Structure).

6.4 Summary and Outlook.

6.5 References.

Index.

About the Author

Vladimir Ya. Lee
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Vladimir Ya. Lee has worked at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (Korea), at the Université Paul Sabatier (France), and, since 1998, at the University of Tsukuba (Japan). His research interests lie in the field of highly reactive species: carbene analogues, cations, free radicals, anions, multiply bonded compounds and small rings.

Akira Sekiguchi
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Akira Sekiguchi is Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Tsukuba. He received the Japan IBM Science Award in 1996, the Divisional Award of the Chemical Society of Japan (Organic Chemistry) in 1997, and the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award in 2004. His research interests are organosilicon and organolithium chemistry, organogermanium chemistry, and reactive intermediates. In 2006 he received the Kipping Award, the most important prize in the field of silicon chemistry.

Reviews

“In effect, the body of work described constitutes one of the cornerstones of modern main group chemistry and this account provides a highly useful reference source for the specialist as well as a non-intimidating guide for the beginner.”  (Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 6 March 2015)