Group 15

This chapter covers the elements of Group 15 (N to Bi). Many properties of these elements are tabulated. There is extensive coverage of the natural sources and preparations of these elements, their structures, properties, uses, and biological effects. Their compounds with oxygen, hydrogen, halides, and the nitrides with other elements are described in detail, as are their oxoanions and aqueous cations. The structures of their organic derivatives are discussed, and the synthesis and properties of amines and phosphanes are given in detail because these compounds are common ligands in coordination and organometallic chemistry, respectively. The coverage of these topics includes references published through to mid-2021.