Lithium in organic synthesis /Katsuhito Tomooka and Masato Ito --Rubidium and cesium in organic synthesis /Seijiro Matsubara --Magnesium in organic synthesis /Atsushi Inoue and Koichiro Oshima --Calcium in organic synthesis /Jih Ru Hwu and Ke-Yung King --Barium in organic synthesis /Akira Yanagisawa --Aluminum in organic synthesis /Susumu Saito --Gallium in organic synthesis /Masahiko Yamaguchi --Indium in organic synthesis /Shuki Araki and Tsunehisa Hirashita --Thallium in organic synthesis /Sakae Uemura --Silicon in organic synthesis /Katsukiyo Miura and Akira Hosomi --Germanium in organic synthesis /Takahiko Akiyama --Tin in organic synthesis /Akihiro Orita and Junzo Otera --Lead in organic synthesis /Taichi Kano and Susumu Saito --Antimony and bismuth in organic synthesis /Yoshihiro Matano --Selenium and tellurium in organic synthesis /Akiya Ogawa.