Mechanisms of Inorganic and Organometallic Reactions : Volume 2

This series provides a continuing critical review of the literature concerned with mechanistic aspects of inorganic and organometallic reactions in solu­ tion, with coverage over the whole area being complete in each volume. The format of this second volume is very similar to that of the first, with material arranged according to reaction type and compound type along generally accepted lines. Papers discussed are selected on the basis of relevance to the elucidation of reaction mechanisms but may also include results of a nonkinetic nature, such as stereochemical studies and product ratios, when useful mechanistic information can be deduced. In this volume extra space has been given to areas concerned with electron transfer processes and substitution reactions of inert complexes, and to improve convenience for the reader the text has been further divided to form three additional chapters. Electron transfer processes are discussed in three chapters: "General and Theoretical," "Reactions between Two Complexes," and "Metal-Ligand Redox Reactions," while six chapters are concerned with substitution and related reactions. Here reactions of inert chromium and cobalt complexes are discussed in separate chapters. The period of literature coverage is January 1981 through June 1982 inclusive and in a few instances, where delays in delivery of journals have been encountered, the issues not covered will be included in the next volume. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Electron Transfer: General and Theoretical....Pages 3-22 Redox Reactions between Metal Complexes....Pages 23-51 Metal-Ligand Redox Reactions....Pages 53-75 Front Matter....Pages 77-77 Reactions of Compounds of the Nonmetallic Elements....Pages 79-103 Substitution Reactions of Inert Metal Complexes—Coordination Numbers 4 and 5....Pages 105-132 Substitution Reactions of Inert Metal Complexes—Coordination Numbers 6 and Above: Chromium....Pages 133-152 Substitution Reactions of Inert Metal Complexes—Coordination Numbers 6 and Above: Cobalt....Pages 153-185 Substitution Reactions of Inert Metal Complexes—Coordination Numbers 6 and Above: Other Inert Centers....Pages 187-213 Substitution Reactions of Labile Metal Complexes....Pages 215-233 Front Matter....Pages 235-235 Substitution and Insertion Reactions of Organometallic Compounds....Pages 237-269 Metal-Alkyl Bond Formation and Fission; Oxidative Addition and Reductive Elimination....Pages 271-300 Reactivity of Coordinated Hydrocarbons....Pages 301-318 Rearrangements, Intramolecular Exchanges, and Isomerizations of Organometallic Compounds....Pages 319-349 Homogeneous Catalysis of Organic Reactions by Complexes of Metal Ions....Pages 351-376 Back Matter....Pages 377-453 Mechanisms of Inorganic and Organometallic Reactions provides an ongoing critical review of the primary literature concerned with mechanisms of inorganic and organometallic reactions. Each volume covers an eighteen-month literature period, and this, the eighth volume in the series, includes papers published during January 1990 through June 1991.