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NJC is delighted to present this month’s thematic issue on Main Group Chemistry, guest-edited by Prof. Phil Andrews

This themed issue captures and reflects the current frontlines in the field of main group chemistry. The articles and reviews provide a broad coverage of systems incorporating elements ranging from alkali and alkaline earth metals to both metallic and non-metallic elements of the p block. Most of the contributions are from speakers in three symposia (at the upcoming Pacifichem 2010 conference) focused on main group chemistry. These are:

• ‘Organoboron, Organosilicon and Organophosphorus as Optoelectronic and Energy-Related Materials’,

• ‘Early Main Group Chemistry’,

• ‘Functional Molecules of the Heavier Main Group and Transition Metal Elements’,

led by Professors Suning Wang, Phil Andrews, and Fumiyuki Ozawa respectively.

The outside front cover supplied by Christopher C. Cummins represents his work on the radical synthesis of trialkyl, triaryl, trisilyl and tristannyl phosphines from P4. On the inside front cover,  Shigehiro Yamaguchi and colleagues illustrate their research on fascinating aspects of intense fluorescence of 1-aryl-2,3,4,5-tetraphenylphosphole oxides in the crystalline state.

Take you pick amongst the 36 articles, including 2 Perspectives and 8 Letters by following this link to access the issue.