Chemical synthesis underpins scientific advance across society. From medicines to functional materials, the ability to selectively construct complex chemical targets is key to discovery and exploitation. In an ever increasingly resource constrained world, the sustainable future of chemical synthesis must utilise the entire periodic table. The entrenched methods of d-block catalysis and ‘named reactions’ must be complemented and surpassed. The main-group offers an untapped resource with potential impact across methodology, catalysis and functional materials. This Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium brings together international experts from across the main-group at all career stages and the traditionally siloed areas of main-group chemistry in an open and supportive environment. Expertise across s-block and p-block reactivity and catalysis, inorganic, organic and theoretical chemistry, and fundamental understanding in mechanistic analysis are all represented. Our core aim is to foster discussion and collaboration among main-group chemists to highlight how main-group chemistry is already addressing and what is still needed to overcome the current challenges for the future. This goal can only be achieved through shared knowledge, expertise and collaboration to finally overcome society's great challenge to develop a more diverse and sustainable chemistry.

The symposium will cover, but is not limited to the following themes:

/ Understanding the chemical reactivity and bonding in the main-group compounds

/ Catalysis using main-group species

/ Synthetic methodology and sustainable methods and solvents

/ Theoretical and experimental analyses of main-group structures and reactions

/ The cross-over of organic, inorganic and organometallic chemistry in main-group chemistry

#1
A Convergend Synthesis of Boron Heterocylces via Cirect Annulation
Hannah Kortmann, MPI of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany

#2
Designing New Synthetic Concepts for Imparting Molecular Complexity with C-1 Sources
Vittorio Pace, University of Turin, Italy

#3
Bimetallic Cooperativity in Service of Bond Activtation and Catalysis
Robert Krätschmer, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany

#4
Tailoring Sodium Organometallic Reagents for Arene and Alkene Functionalization
Andreu Tortajada Navarro, University of Bern, Switzerland

#5
Pyridino-Boratriptycene as Stable Geminal B/N Lewis Pair: From Pyramidal to Tunable Boron Lewis Acids and Superacids
Nicolas Niessen, Université de Namur, Belgium

#6
Oxa-Michael Addition of Phenols to Dimethyl acetylenedi-carboxylate Catalyzed by Triphenylphosphine and N-heterocyclic Carbene: Exp. and Theoretical Results
Ruchi Singh and Priyanka Suthar, The IIS, Jaipur, India

#7
Mechanistic Insight into Oxidative Addition of H₂ to Al(I) compounds
Tobias Krämer, Maynooth University, Ireland

#8
Geometric Constraints in Boron-based Triptycenes and their Influence on B-N- and B-P-bond Formation
Julia Volk, Université de Namur, Belgium

#9
Suprressing cis/trans "Ring-flipping" in Organoaluminium(III)-2-pyridyl Dimers - Design Strategies Towards Lewis Acid Catalysts for Alkene Oligomerisation
Dipanjana Chourdhury, University of Cambridge, UK

#10
Dynamic Hemi-labile ligands: Unlocking new Potential in Main group catalysis
Suman Debnath, University College Dublin, Ireland

#11
Bismuth Pincer Catalysed De-hydrogenation of Amines
Sachin Jalwal, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India

#12
Alkali Metal Reduction of Alkali Metal Cations
Kyle Pearce, University of Bath, UK

#13
Synthesis and Structural Diversity of Lithium Amidomanganates
Marina Uzelac, University of Bath, UK

#14
Synthesis of Benzoic Acid Derivatives by Direct Electrocarboxylation of (hetero)aryl Halides
Iryna Lesko, Institut de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris-Est, Thiais, France

#15
Heavy Pnictogen Dipyrromethene Complexes: From Development to Application
André Korzun, University of Bonn, Germany

#16
Hidden Borane Catalysis: A Simple BH3 Colour Indicator
Julie Macleod, University of Edinburgh, UK

#17
Enantioselective [8+2]-cycloadditions of Photogenerated Ketenes
Mikk Kaasik, Tallinn Univeristy of Technology, Estonia

#18
Synthesis of monomeric Bismuth(V) Complexes
Jennifer Kuziola, MPI für Kohlenforschung, Mühlheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany

#19
Bis(amidophenolato)-supported Phosphoranes: Redox Catalysis and Element-Ligand Cooperativity
Simon Kambrock, University of Göttingen, Germany

#20
Enlightening the Reactivity of Heavy Dipnictenes
Prasenjit, Palui, University of Bonn, Germany

#21
Synthesis and Application of Zeolites in the Treatment of Gaseous Pollution such as NOx and COx
Tabti Charef, University of Mostaganem, Algeria