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| | Main group element |
 | | In chemistry and atomic physics, main group elements are groups whose lightest members are represented by hydrogen, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, and helium) as arranged in the periodic table of the elements. |
 | | The main group elements (with some of the lighter transition metal s) are the most abundant elements on the earth, in the solar system, and in the universe. |
 | | Gilheany Group - Enantioselective synthesis, organophosphorus chemistry, organic chemistry of Main Group elements and the synthesis of medium rings and small multicyclic heterocycles. |
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