Chemistry

Materials science

Transition metal

Main group element

Characterization (materials science)

Nanotechnology

Organic chemistry

Catalysis

Political science

Radical

Element (criminal law)

Group (periodic table)

Chemical Society Reviews

Radical species are significant in modern chemistry. Their unique chemical bonding and novel physicochemical properties play significant roles not only in fundamental chemistry, but also in materials science. Main group element radicals are usually transient due to their high reactivity. Highly stable radicals are often stabilized by π-delocalization, sterically demanding ligands, carbenes and weakly coordinating anions in recent years. This review presents the recent advances in the synthesis, characterization, reactivity and physical properties of isolable main group element radicals.

Recent advances in stable main group element radicals: preparation and characterization