Bis(arylimino)acenaphthene (Ar-BIAN) ligands have been recognized as robust scaffolds for metal complexes since the 1990 s and most of their coordination chemistry was developed with transition metals. Notably, there have been relatively few reports on complexes comprising main group elements, especially those capitalizing on the redox non-innocence of Ar-BIAN ligands supporting p-block elements. Here we present an overview of synthetic approaches to Ar-BIAN ligands and their p-block complexes using conventional solution-based methodologies and environmentally-benign mechanochemical routes. This is followed by a discussion on their catalytic properties, including comparisons to transition metal counterparts, as well as key structural and electronic properties of p-block Ar-BIAN complexes.

自 1990 年代以来，双（芳基亚氨基）苊 (Ar-BIAN) 配体已被认为是金属配合物的稳健支架，并且它们的大部分配位化学都是用过渡金属开发的。值得注意的是，关于包含主族元素的配合物的报道相对较少，特别是那些利用 Ar-BIAN 配体支持p嵌段元素的氧化还原非无辜性的报道。在这里，我们概述了使用传统的基于溶液的方法和环境友好的机械化学路线合成 Ar-BIAN 配体及其 p 嵌段配合物的方法。随后讨论了它们的催化特性，包括与过渡金属对应物的比较，以及 p 嵌段 Ar-BIAN 配合物的关键结构和电子特性。