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Broad, comparative coverage of hypervalent compounds -a much-neededfoundation in a rapidly growing field of chemistry.Although hypervalency is already a mature field in chemistry, ithas seen a new surge of interest in recent years due to thediscovery of compounds useful in organic synthesis, as well asothers with significant applications for materials science.Now, this comprehensive book-written by a group of twenty leadingexperts in the field-provides an authoritative blueprint on thesubject. Instead of focusing on compounds specific to one element,it presents a review of structure and reactivity among an extensivearray of main group, organic, and organometallic hypervalentcompounds. In so doing, the book offers essential information onunderlying principles that unify seemingly unrelated families ofmain group element compounds.An invaluable resource for both organic and inorganic chemists,Chemistry of Hypervalent Compounds includes:* An overview of general aspects of structure and reactivity commonamong hypervalent compounds* Information on such recently characterized organic compounds assilicon, phosphorus, sulfur, iodine, and xenon* A review of new organometallic compounds with syntheticapplications* Solid background material on compounds important in advancedmaterials science, such as semiconductors* A systematic approach using the N-X-L designation, where Nrepresents the valence electrons of the central atom X, and L theligands that bond the compound.