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Organometallics

Description

The original German version of this book is already a classic, and this comprehensive up-to-date English edition is THE organometallic textbook for all graduate students and lecturers of inorganic, organic, bioinorganic, coordination, and organometallic chemistry. This completely revised book has been expanded and updated to incorporate important developments in the field since the previous editions: the chapter on organometallic catalysis in synthesis and production appears for the first time in this form, bioorganometallic chemistry has considerably strengthened and a new section on the organometallic chemistry of the lanthanoids and actinoids has been added.

Editorial Review

Organometallic chemistry is a wide-ranging field of endeavor that holds both organic and inorganic chemists in thrall. This broad territory encompasses the synthesis and the determination of properties of the organometallic compounds themselves as well as the use of these compounds as organyls or catalysts.

The book "Organometallics" goes into detail regarding the properties and synthesis of organometallic compounds. In addition to the treatment of fundamental subjects such as complex chemistry, it covers a multitude of different compounds, which makes it particularly appropriate for advanced students. The wealth of information contained herein makes it an excellent reference work. One could point to its perspective as a deficiency, although the author cannot really be faulted on this count – where Manfred Schlosser describes metal organyls and catalysts in his book "Organometallics in Synthesis" with several exemplary reactions, Elschenbroich’s orientation for "Organometallics" is more towards inorganic chemists, with a detailed examination of the synthesis and properties of organometallic compounds.

Readers who have a keener interest in the synthesis of organyls, complexes and catalysts will find a wealth of factual detail in the Elschenbroich monograph that is worth learning. Those who seek to learn more about reactions involving catalysis or the use of organyls would do well to consult other works that have a clearer focus on synthesis. We have in "Organometallics" a comprehensive and reasonably-priced book that illustrates the synthesis and properties of an enormous range of organyls and complex compounds, and it is highly recommended for advanced students for whom these areas hold a significant attraction. On the other hand, those who are captivated more by the applications of organyls and transition metal-catalyzed reactions should consider other monographs such as “Organometallics in Synthesis”, and then compare them with the present work.

Contents

INTRODUCTION
Milestones in Organometallic Chemistry
Organoelement Compounds: Classification and Electronegativity Considerations
Energy, Polarity, and Reactivity of the M-C Bond
MAIN-GROUP ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
Overview of Preparation Methods
Organometallic Compounds of Alkali Metals (Group 1)
Organometallic Compounds of Groups 2 and 12
Organometallic Compounds of the Boron Group (Group 13)
Organoelement Compounds of the Carbon Group (Group 14)
Organoelement Compounds of the Nitrogen Group (Group 15)
Organoelement Compounds of Selenium and Tellurium (Group 16)
Organometallic Compounds of Copper, Silver, and Gold (Group 11)
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS OF THE TRANSITION METALS
Introduction
sigma-Donor Ligands
sigma-Donor/pi-Acceptor Ligands
sigma, pi-Donor/pi-Acceptor Ligands
Metal-Metal Bonds and Transition-Metal-Atom Clusters
Organometallic Chemistry of Lanthanoids and Actinoids
Organometallic Catalysis in Synthesis and Production
APPENDIX
Redox Reagents in Organometallic Chemistry
Nomenclature of Organometallic Compounds
Abbreviations and Symbols
Literature
AUTHOR INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX