The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals, 4th Edition

Fully updated and expanded to reflect recent advances, this Fourth Edition of the classic text provides students and professional chemists with an excellent introduction to the principles and general properties of organometallic compounds, as well as including practical information on reaction mechanisms and detailed descriptions of contemporary applications. Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–28): Chapter 2 General Properties of Organometallic Complexes (pages 29–52): Chapter 3 Metal Alkyls, Aryls, and Hydrides and Related ??Bonded Ligands (pages 53–85): Chapter 4 Carbonyls, Phosphine Complexes, and Ligand Substitution Reactions (pages 87–124): Chapter 5 Complexes of ??Bound Ligands (pages 125–158): Chapter 6 Oxidative Addition and Reductive Elimination (pages 159–182): Chapter 7 Insertion and Elimination (pages 183–206): Chapter 8 Nucleophilic and Electrophilic Addition and Abstraction (pages 207–234): Chapter 9 Homogeneous Catalysis (pages 235–273): Chapter 10 Physical Methods in Organometallic Chemistry (pages 275–308): Chapter 11 Metal–Ligand Multiple Bonds (pages 309–341): Chapter 12 Applications of Organometallic Chemistry (pages 343–377): Chapter 13 Clusters and the Metal–Metal Bond (pages 379–416): Chapter 14 Applications to Organic Synthesis (pages 417–462): Chapter 15 Paramagnetic, High?Oxidation?State, and High?Coordination?Number Complexes (pages 463–489): Chapter 16 Bioorganometallic Chemistry (pages 491–520): A masterfully organized exposition of a broad and complex subject, this book incorporates many of the surprisingly numerous advances made in the field since the first edition was published. Beginning with a historical overview of the subject as well as some basic ideas in complex and transition metal chemistry, the text moves on to cover organometallic properties, including: ligand substitution; II-bonded ligands; oxidative addition and reductive elimination; insertion and elimination; and nucleophilic and electrophilic addition and abstraction. Later chapters discuss applications of organometallics such as: catalytic uses of transition metals; activation of small molecules; applications to organic synthesis; and carbenes, metathesis, and polymerization. Also discussed are the role of organometallics in biochemical areas, clusters, metal-metal bonds, and high-oxidation-state complexes. . This is an excellent text for senior undergraduate and graduate courses in organometallic chemistry. Particularly useful to professors and students are sets of problems at the end of each chapter. Answers can be found at the back of the book. Chapters are self-contained and cross-referenced so that specialized chapters may be omitted or consulted independently, a useful feature for researchers in allied fields. "The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals, Fourth Edition is an unparalleled pedagogic resource, appropriate as a main text for courses in inorganic chemistry and organometallic chemistry, and as a supplementary text for courses in bioinorganic chemistry. It is also a valuable working reference for professional chemists who need to become better acquainted with the subject."--Jacket