Organic derivatives of group 14 elements: General aspects of synthesis, modern trends, and application prospects

A general aspect of synthesis, modern trends and application prospects of organic derivatives of group 14 elements are briefly overviewed. This survey concerns actual research areas with pronounceable scientific sound such as Lewis acidity of catecholate silicon and germanium complexes, their ability to give free radicals and low valence 14 group derivatives. The main recent trends (published mainly within 2017–2022) in the chemistry of group 14 derivatives which are of paramount importance for the development of new catalytic systems, fluorescent marks, activation of small molecules and frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) chemistry are summarized.