title: Recent advances in the field of main-group mono- and diatomic "allotropes" stabilised by neutral ligands.
abstract: The study of ligand stabilised mono- and diatomic zero oxidation state complexes is a young and fascinating topic. This area merges the fields of low-oxidation-state main-group chemistry, homoatomic multiple bonding and fundamental coordination chemistry. As with a great deal of recent coordination chemistry within the d-block, carbene ligands are clearly the star of the show, highlighting their importance within the p-block as well. This Minireview focuses on the significant developments of the past two years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086 (Australia). david.wilson@latrobe.edu.au.
authors.forename: David J D
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Jason L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dutton
keywords: allotropy; bonding interactions; carbene ligands; diatomics; main-group chemistry