title: The chemistry of the p-block elements with thioether, selenoether and telluroether ligands.
abstract: The synthesis and structures of acyclic and macrocyclic thio-, seleno- and telluro-ether complexes of the metallic and metalloid elements of Groups 13-16 reported since 2000 are described. The diverse structures range from discrete monomers through to infinite 1-, 2- or 3-D polymers. The coordination chemistry in this area is quite different to familiar d-block chemistry and the underlying factors are explored.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, UK SO17 1BJ.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Levason
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: Wenjian
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang