Advances in metal-organic chemistry : a research annual. Volume 2

Organometallic chemistry is having a major impact on modern day chemistry in industry and academia. Within the last ten years, the use of transition metal based chemistry to perform reactions with significant potential in organic synthesis has come of age. ''Advances in Metal-Organic Chemistry'' contains in-depth accounts of newly emerging synthetic organic methods that emphasize the unique attributes of transition metal chemistry problems in organic synthesis. Each issue contains six to eight articles by leading investigators in the field. Particular emphasis is placed on giving the reader a true feeling of the particular strengths and weaknesses of the new chemistry with ample experimental details for typical procedures Advances in Metal-Organic Chemistry: A Research Annual, Volume 2 presents the virtues of metal-oriented organic chemistry utilizing stoichiometric and catalytic reagents. This book discusses of value for the synthesis of generally useful organic structures. Organized into seven chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the synthetic applications of chromium tricarbonyl stabilized benzylic carbanions. This text then examines the application of organometallic complexes to stereoselective organic synthesis. Other chapters consider the carbine addition reaction that has been shown to be useful in many cases, but complications arise because of the inherently high reactivity of these species. This book discusses as well the most common substituted-arene complexes, particularly those of benzaldehyde and benzoic acid that are stable when prepared by indirect routes via acetals or esters. The final chapter deals with the efficient ring homologation methodology for cyclic alkenes. This book is a valuable resource for synthetic organic chemists and organometallic chemists. Content: Front Matter Page iii Copyright page Page iv List of Contributors Pages vii-viii Introduction Pages ix-x Lanny S. Liebeskind Synthetic Applications of Chromium Tricarbonyl Stabilized Benzylic Carbanions Pages 1-57 Stephen G. Davies, Steven J. Coote, Craig L. Goodfellow Palladium-Mediated Arylation of Enol Ethers Pages 59-99 G. Doyle Daves Jr. Transition Metal Catalyzed Silylmetalation of Acetylenes and ET 3 B-Induced Radical Addition of PH 3 SNH to Acetylenes: Selective Synthesis of Vinylsilanes and Vinylstannanes Pages 101-141 Koichiro Oshima Development of Carbene Complexes of Iron as New Reagents for Synthetic Organic Chemistry Pages 143-194 Paul Helquist Tricarbonyl( n 6 -Arene)Chromium Complexes in Organic Synthesis Pages 195-245 Motokazu Uemura ПЂ-Bond Hybridization in Transition Metal Complexes: A Stereoelectronic Model for Conformational Analysis Pages 247-267 William E. Crowe, Stuart L. Schreiber Palladium-Mediated Methylenecyclopropane Ring Opening: Applications to Organic Synthesis Pages 269-293 William A. Donaldson Collected essays which emphasize the virtues of metal-orientated organic chemistry, utilizing stoichiometric as well as catalytic reagents.