Silicon–nitrogen interactions in hypervalent compounds embody a distinctive class of bonding in which a silicon centre exceeds the octet rule, engaging additional electron density from nitrogen donors ...

(Nanowerk News) Carbon atoms are the building blocks for millions of organic molecules, yet this variety is built on the simple rule that carbon almost always shares a total of four chemical bonds ...

Hypervalent iodine chemistry has emerged as a versatile and environmentally benign platform for the construction of carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bonds in modern organic synthesis. At the heart ...