TY - GEN AB - This outstanding thesis describes a detailed investigation into the use of low-oxidation-state group 14 complexes in catalysis, developed at the cutting edge of inorganic and organometallic chemistry. It includes the preparation of a number of landmark compounds, some of which challenge our current understanding of metal?metal bonding and low-oxidation-state main group chemistry. Among the many highlights of this thesis, the standout result is the development of the first well-defined, low- oxidation-state main group hydride systems as highly efficient catalysts in the hydroboration of carbonyl substrates, including carbon dioxide, which are as efficient as those observed in more traditional, transition-metal catalyses. These results essentially define a new subdiscipline of chemistry. AU - Hadlington, Terrance John, CN - QD181.C1 DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-51807-7 DO - doi ID - 779623 KW - Group 14 elements. KW - Catalysts. KW - Catalysis. LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-51807-7 N1 - "Doctoral thesis accepted by Monash University, Australia." N2 - This outstanding thesis describes a detailed investigation into the use of low-oxidation-state group 14 complexes in catalysis, developed at the cutting edge of inorganic and organometallic chemistry. It includes the preparation of a number of landmark compounds, some of which challenge our current understanding of metal?metal bonding and low-oxidation-state main group chemistry. Among the many highlights of this thesis, the standout result is the development of the first well-defined, low- oxidation-state main group hydride systems as highly efficient catalysts in the hydroboration of carbonyl substrates, including carbon dioxide, which are as efficient as those observed in more traditional, transition-metal catalyses. These results essentially define a new subdiscipline of chemistry. SN - 9783319518077 SN - 3319518070 T1 - On the catalytic efficacy of low-oxidation state group 14 complexes / TI - On the catalytic efficacy of low-oxidation state group 14 complexes / UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-51807-7 ER -