Advances in the understanding of molecular beryllium element bonding

Abstract

Molecular beryllium chemistry has made huge advances in the last ten years. Especially, low valent beryllium compounds and beryllium–element multiple bonds have emerged as highly investigated subjects. To understand these compounds and their reactivity, a detailed understanding of beryllium element bonding is necessary. Therefore, Be–C, Be–N, Be–P, Be–O, Be–S, Be–Se, Be–halide, Be–Be, Be–Al and Be–Mg bonds have been studied in detail in this review.