Heteroatom ChemistryVolume 17, Number 3, 2006

Guest Editorial

In his inaugural Editorial in January 2004, FrancoisMathey announced plans for thematic issues ofHeteroatom Chemistry, where “specialists will de-scribe the latest advances in hot fields of heteroatomchemistry.” Boron was chosen to launch this ini-tiative. It is one of the most unique and individualelements of the periodic table.

Four areas of modern boron chemistry are high-lighted.

Two timely reviews bring readers up to date onnovel views of aromaticity in three-membered rings,and the use of organoboron compounds to form fas-cinating heteroatom-containing cyclo-pentadienes.A third review, on the chemistry of transition metalborylene complexes (M = BR), belongs in this issuebut was inadvertently published earlier [HeteroatomChemistry 2005, 16(7), 566–572].

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Four papers report new studies with carboranesthat are pushing the frontiers of weakly coordinatinganion chemistry. There is irony to be found here. Car-bon has become an important heteroatom. One pa-per gives double value, advancing the coordinationchemistry of boron and putting carborane anions togood use.

We hope you enjoy reading these papers. It wasfun watching them come in. They set the stage forcontinued focus on the elements that especiallyfascinate us.

Chris ReedUniversity of California, Riverside

December 23, 2005

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