(Nanowerk News) Carbon atoms are the building blocks for millions of organic molecules, yet this variety is built on the simple rule that carbon almost always shares a total of four chemical bonds ...

Silicon–nitrogen interactions in hypervalent compounds embody a distinctive class of bonding in which a silicon centre exceeds the octet rule, engaging additional electron density from nitrogen donors ...

Heterocyclic compounds occupy a central role in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and materials science, owing to their structural diversity and biological relevance. Traditional methods such as ...