There have been significant advances in the chemistry of the group 13 metals aluminium, gallium, indium, and thallium during the last 15 years, due to the synthesis and isolation of some very unusual molecules. This multi-authored book provides a detailed, wide-ranging and up-to-date review of group 13 chemistry. Its central aim is to cover new facts, developments and applications in the context of more general patterns of physical and chemical behaviour. Particular attention will be paid to the main growth areas, including the chemistry of lower formal oxidation states, cluster chemistry, the investigation of solid oxides and hydroxides, advances in the formation of III-V and related compounds, the biological significance of Group 13 metal complexes, and the growing importance of the metals and their compounds in the mediation of organic reactions. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
