Organometallic chemistry : fundamentals and applications of organometallic compounds

This book provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the topic of organometallic chemistry. With an easy to follow structure covering both nontransition metals and transition metals as well as the applications of organometallic reagents in organic synthesis, this book is a must-have for the organometallic chemist. Thematic overview of organometallic compounds of transition and non-transition metals. Covers structures as well as applications. Foreword Contents Part I: General 1 The scope of organometallic chemistry 2 Organometallic molecules: the nature of metal–carbon bonds 3 Supramolecular organometallic association 4 Inverse organometallic compounds Part II: Organometallic compounds of main group metals 5 Organometallic compounds of group 1 (alkali metals) 6 Organometallic compounds of group 2 metals (rare earths) 7 Organometallic compounds of group 13 metals 8 Organometallic compounds of group 14 metals 9 Organometallic compounds of group 15 metals 10 Organometallic compounds of group 12 metals Part III: Organometallic compounds of transition metals General 11 Organometallic compounds with two electron ligands 12 Compounds with three-electron ligands 13 Compounds with four-electron ligands 14 Compounds with five-electron ligands 15 Six-electron ligands 16 Complexes with seven-electron ligands 17 Complexes with eight-electron ligands 18 Inverse sandwich complexes 19 Organometallic compounds with σ-transition metal–carbon bonds Part IV: Application of organometallics in organic synthesis 20 Polar organometallics in organic syntheses 21 Transition metal organometallics in organic syntheses Index This book provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the topic of organometallic chemistry. With an easy to follow structure covering both non-transition metals and transition metals ase well as the applications of organometallic reagents in organic synthesis, this book is a must-have for the organometallic chemist