Modern Low Oxidation State/Low Coordination Main Group Chemistry: A New Domain for Australian Science

Low oxidation state/low coordination number p-block chemistry is one of the most topical and important areas of main group chemistry studied in the world today. The proposed research programme will raise the current low profile of Australia in this cutting edge discipline to a point where it will be at the international forefront of the subject. This will be achieved by using an integrated, multidisciplinary approach which will lead to fundamental advances of major international significance. These advances will be facilitated by the creation of a Centre for Modern Main Group Chemistry at the outstanding School of Chemistry at Monash University.