Synopses & Reviews
Presents organometallic chemistry within a logical framework of fundamental ideas. Deals with practical applications of the subject, processes of industrial significance, and organic synthesis. The biological aspects of the subject, which are just beginning to emerge, are also covered. Discusses methods of characterization and of bio-organometallic chemistry, neither of which is treated in the standard texts available. There is also coverage of high valent organometallic species and of applications to organic synthesis.
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations.
General Properties of Organometallic Complexes.
The Metal-Carbon and Metal-Hydrogen Bonds.
Ligand Substitution Reactions.
Complexes of Pi-Bound Ligands.
Oxidative Addition and Reductive Elimination.
Insertion and Elimination.
Nucleophilic and Electrophilic Addition and Abstraction.
Homogeneous Catalysis.
Characterization of Organometallic Compounds.
Carbenes, Metathesis and Polymerization.
The Activation of Small Molecules.
Clusters and the Metal-Metal Bond.
Applications to Organic Synthesis.
Oxidation and High-Oxidation-State Complexes.
Bioorganometallic Chemistry.
Solutions to Problems.
Index.