Organometallic Compounds of Low-Coordinate Si, Ge, Sn and Pb

摘要

The wait for the first comprehensive monograph on the chemistry of low-coordinate group 14 elements is finally over. With enthusiasm I thus welcomed the opportunity to review the book by Vladimir Ya. Lee and Akira Sekiguchi entitled Organometallic Compounds of Low-Coordinate Si, Ge, Sn and Pb and this enthusiasm was further fostered by the enjoyable read of the well-written oeuvre. The subtitle From Phantom Species to Stable Compounds could almost be applied to the book itself as the very fact of its publication indicates that this subfield of group 14 chemistry has reached early stages of maturity.