Main Group Elements and their Compounds: Perspectives in Materials Science, Chemistry and Biology

The book highlights some of the important present day roles played by Main Group Elements as well as their emergent new roles in the fields of materials science, chemical synthesis and structure, and biological-cum-environmental aspects. Rarely can one find a single book on Main Group elements that comprehensively discusses their impact on fundamental and applied sciences with a multidisciplinary flavour, while catering for the special interests of a wide cross-section of readers.