Professor Timothy P. Hanusa, Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, USAProfessor Timothy P. Hanusa's research is focused on the use of ligand design to control the reactivity of main-group and transition metal organometallic and coordination complexes; investigations of steric effects on the reactivity and magnetic properties of metal complexes; synthesis of precursors to materials with desirable electronic/optical properties; and computational investigations of bonding and structure in inorganic systems.

• Contributors XISeries Preface XVVolume Preface XVIIPART 1: BACKGROUND 1Interrelationships between the Lightest Metals 3Nicholas C. Boyde and Timothy P. HanusaOccurrence and Production of Beryllium 23Stephen FreemanOccurrence of Magnesia Minerals and Production of Magnesium Chemicals and Metal 35Mark A. ShandOccurrence and Production of Aluminum 47Halvor KvandeStatus as Strategic Metals 57Deborah A. KramerResource Sustainability 67David A. AtwoodPART 2: FUNDAMENTALS 71Low Oxidation State Chemistry 73Michael S. HillSolution NMR of the Light Main Group Metals 91Timothy P. HanusaSolid-State NMR of the Light Main Group Metals 117Robert W. Schurko and Michael J. JaroszewiczCation–π Interactions 173Yi An and Steven E. WheelerIon Channels and Ionophores 185Peter J. CraggBeryllium Metal Toxicology: A Current Perspective 205Terence M. CivicPART 3: APPLICATIONS 211Reimagining the Grignard Reaction 213Sven Krieck and Matthias WesterhausenAryllithiums and Hetaryllithiums: Generation and Reactivity 231D. W. SlocumMagnesium and Calcium Complexes in Homogeneous Catalysis 255Merle ArrowsmithAluminum-Based Catalysis 281Mark R. MasonLithium-Ion Batteries: Fundamentals and Safety 303Isidor BuchmannLi-Ion Batteries and Beyond: Future Design Challenges 315Yoon Hwa and Elton J. CairnsHigh-Pressure Synthesis of Hydrogen Storage Materials 335Hiroyuki Saitoh, Shigeyuki Takagi, Katsutoshi Aoki and Shin-ichi OrimoProcessing and Applications of Transparent Ceramics 343Ling Bing Kong, Yizhong Huang, Zhili Dong, Tianshu Zhang, Wenxiu Que, Jian Zhang, Dingyuan Tang and Sean LiLight-Element Superconductors 371Andreas HermannOne-dimensional Nanostructure-enhanced Catalysis 387Sibo Wang, Zheng Ren, Yanbing Guo and Pu-Xian GaoLithium Pharmacology 417Philip G. Janicak and Bradley R. CutlerSolar Energy and Photovoltaics 427Arnulf Jäger-WaldauAbbreviations and Acronyms 437Index 441

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