Heavier main-group elements have fundamentally different electronic properties from their lighter congeners. Until the last two decades of the twentieth century, these differences were often ...

These transition elements have partially filled d-orbitals, which contribute to their unique properties. This distinguishes them from the main group elements that primarily fill s- and p-orbitals.

"Our study unlocks new opportunities for the utilization of main-group elements and paves the way toward more rational design of catalysts for highly efficient selective oxidation catalysis," said ...

Think of bismuth as the Cinderella of the periodic table. Because it is surrounded by its toxic stepsiblings—the elements lead, tin, antimony, tellurium, and polonium—chemists often overlook ...

reporting dozens of molecules with stereocenters of that element (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14386). Although Zhou’s group prepared a variety of heteroatom chiral compounds in ...

Historically, there has been a strong emphasis on the fundamental and applied organometallic chemistry of the main group elements. RSC members can join the Main Group Chemistry Group by updating their ...