Note: Intro -- Lanthanides and Actinides in Molecular Magnetism -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 Electronic Structure and Magnetic Properties of Lanthanide Molecular Complexes -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Free Ion Electronic Structure -- 1.2.1 Free Ion Magnetism -- 1.3 Electronic Structure of Lanthanide Ions in a Ligand Field -- 1.3.1 Stevens' Formalism -- 1.3.2 Wybourne's Formalism -- 1.3.3 Standardization -- 1.3.4 Calculation of Crystal Field Parameters -- 1.4 Magnetic Properties of Isolated Lanthanide Ions -- 1.4.1 Effect of a Magnetic Field -- 1.4.2 EPR Spectroscopy of Lanthanide Complexes -- 1.5 Exchange Coupling in Systems Containing Orbitally Degenerate Lanthanides -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 2 Mononuclear Lanthanide Complexes: Use of the Crystal Field Theory to Design Single-Ion Magnets and Spin Qubits -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Modelling the Magnetic Properties of Lanthanide Single-Ion Magnets: The Use of the Crystal Field Model -- 2.2.1 Theoretical Background -- 2.2.2 How to Determine the Crystal-Field Parameters: 1. The Ishikawa Approach -- 2.2.3 How to Determine the Crystal-Field Parameters: 2. The Point Charge Electrostatic Model -- 2.2.4 How to Determine the Crystal-Field Parameters: 3. The Effective Point Charge Model -- 2.3 Magneto-Structural Correlations for Some Typical Symmetries -- 2.4 Impact of Lanthanide Complexes in Quantum Computing -- 2.4.1 Quantum Computing Paradigms and Design Criteria -- 2.4.2 Combining Physical Qubit Implementations with Lanthanide Complexes -- 2.4.3 Molecular Spin Qubits -- 2.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 3 Polynuclear Lanthanide Single Molecule Magnets -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Synthetic Strategies -- 3.2.1 Dy3 Triangles and Their Derivatives -- 3.2.1.1 Seminal Dy3 Triangle -- 3.2.1.2 Other Triangular Dy3 Systems. , 3.2.1.3 The Coupling of Dy3 Triangles -- 3.2.2 Linear Polynuclear Lanthanide Complexes Showing Robust SMM Behaviour -- 3.2.2.1 Linear Dy3 SMMs -- 3.2.2.2 Linear Dy4 SMMs -- 3.2.3 Planar Dy4 SMMs -- 3.2.4 Dyn SMMs Having Multiple μn-O (n> -- 4) Bridges -- 3.2.4.1 The Dy4 Grids Fixed by μ4-O Atom -- 3.2.4.2 The Dy4 Tetrahedron Fixed by μ4-O Atom -- 3.2.4.3 The Dy5 Pyramid Fixed by μ5-O Atom -- 3.2.5 Hydrazone-Based Lanthanide SMMs -- 3.2.5.1 The Assembly of Dy6 Triangular Prism with Dy2 Units -- 3.2.5.2 A Dy3 Molecular Cluster Pair (Dy6) -- 3.2.6 The Organometallic Synthesis - A New Approach -- 3.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Lanthanides in Extended Molecular Networks -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Extended Networks Based on Gd3+ -- 4.2.1 Metal-Organic Frameworks -- 4.2.1.1 Magneto-Caloric Effect -- 4.2.1.2 Slow Magnetic Relaxation and Phonon Bottleneck Effects -- 4.2.2 Magnetic Chains -- 4.2.2.1 Magnetic Interactions Involving Gd3+ Ions -- 4.2.2.2 Gadolinium-Radical Chains -- 4.3 Extended Networks Based on Anisotropic Ions -- 4.3.1 SCM in a Nutshell -- 4.3.2 An Overview of Monodimensional Lanthanide Chains Based on Anisotropic Ions -- 4.3.2.1 Chains Based on 4f Ions -- 4.3.2.2 Chains Based on 3d-4f Ions -- 4.3.2.3 Chains Based on Radicals and 4f Ions -- 4.3.3 The Key Point of Noncollinearity of Magnetic Anisotropy -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 Experimental Aspects of Lanthanide Single-Molecule Magnet Physics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Manifestation of Single-Molecule Magnet Behaviour -- 5.2.1 Magnetization and ac Susceptibility Measurements -- 5.2.2 NMR Spectroscopy -- 5.2.3 Muon Spin Rotation -- 5.3 Quantifying the Magnetic Anisotropy -- 5.4 Splitting of the Ground Multiplet -- 5.4.1 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies -- 5.4.2 Luminescence Spectroscopy -- 5.4.3 Inelastic Neutron Scattering. , 5.5 Observation of the Signatures of Exchange Coupling -- 5.5.1 Chemical Substitution -- 5.5.2 X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism -- 5.6 Concluding Remarks and Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 6 Computational Modelling of the Magnetic Properties of Lanthanide Compounds -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Ab Initio Description of Lanthanides and its Relation to Other Methods -- 6.2.1 Ab Initio Approach for the Electronic Structure of Lanthanides -- 6.2.1.1 Accounting for Static Electron Correlation within CASSCF -- 6.2.1.2 Accounting for Dynamical Electron Correlation: An Important Step Towards Accurate Predictions -- 6.2.1.3 Accounting for Relativistic Effects within the Douglas-Kroll-Hess Theory -- 6.2.1.4 Spin-Orbit Multiplets of Free Lanthanide Ions: Relativistic CASSCF/RASSI Method in Work -- 6.2.2 Ab Initio Versus Two-Component DFT -- 6.2.3 Ab Initio Versus Phenomenological Crystal Field Theory for Lanthanides -- 6.3 Ab Initio Calculation of Anisotropic Magnetic Properties of Mononuclear Complexes -- 6.3.1 Implementation of Ab Initio Methodology: SINGLE_ANISO Program -- 6.3.2 Temperature-Dependent Magnetic Susceptibility and Field-Dependent Magnetization -- 6.3.3 Magnetic Anisotropy in Low-Lying Doublets -- 6.3.4 Ab Initio Crystal Field -- 6.4 Ab Initio Calculation of Anisotropic Magnetic Properties of Polynuclear Complexes -- 6.4.1 Two-Step Approach for the Calculation of Electronic Structure of Polynuclear Lanthanide Complexes -- 6.4.2 Key Rules for Cluster Fragmentation -- 6.4.3 Implementation of Ab Initio Methodology: POLY_ANISO Program -- 6.4.4 Noncollinear Magnetic Structure of Lnn Complexes -- 6.4.5 Mixed Lanthanide-Transition Metal Compounds -- 6.4.6 Lanthanide-Containing Magnetic Chains -- 6.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7 Lanthanide Complexes as Realizations of Qubits and Qugates for Quantum Computing. , 7.1 Introduction to Quantum Computation -- 7.1.1 General Introduction -- 7.1.2 Definition of Qubits, Qugates, Timescales and Essential Requirements -- 7.1.3 Current Proposals for the QC Hardware -- 7.1.3.1 Trapped Ions -- 7.1.3.2 Nuclear Spins -- 7.1.3.3 Superconducting Qubits -- 7.1.3.4 Spin Qubits -- 7.1.3.5 Photons -- 7.1.3.6 Hybrid Proposals and Quantum Circuits -- 7.2 Quantum Computing with Electron Spin Qubits -- 7.2.1 Electronic Spins in Semiconductors: QDs and Dopants -- 7.2.1.1 Quantum Dots -- 7.2.1.2 Dopants and Defects -- 7.2.2 Electronic Spins in Molecules: Organic Radicals and Transition Metal Complexes -- 7.2.2.1 Organic Radicals -- 7.2.2.2 Transition Metal Complexes -- 7.3 Single Lanthanide Ions as Spin Qubits -- 7.3.1 Quantum Coherence of Lanthanide Ions Doped into Crystalline Solids -- 7.3.2 Control of the Magnetic Anisotropy of Lanthanide Ions: Chemical Design of Spin Qubits -- 7.3.2.1 Mononuclear Single Molecule Magnets -- 7.3.2.2 Gadolinium(III) POMs as Spin Qubits -- 7.3.2.3 Mononuclear SMMs of Ln(III) Ions with Nonzero Orbital Moment -- 7.4 Lanthanide Molecules as Prototypes of Two-Qubit Quantum Gates -- 7.4.1 A Family of Asymmetric [Ln2] Complexes with Weak Magnetic Coupling -- 7.4.2 Heterometallic [LnLn'] Complexes: A Fabric of Chemical Asymmetry and Individual Qubits -- 7.4.3 Evaluating Qubit Properties -- 7.4.4 Weak Coupling -- 7.4.5 Asymmetry and Energy Diagrams -- 7.4.6 Decoherence of the Molecular Quantum Processor Prototypes -- 7.5 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 8 Bis(phthalocyaninato) Lanthanide(III) Complexes - from Molecular Magnetism to Spintronic Devices -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 Molecular Magnetism -- 8.1.2 Multinuclear Versus Mononuclear: d- Versus f-Metal Ions -- 8.1.3 Molecular Versus Organic Spintronics -- 8.2 Synthesis and Structure of LnPc2 Complexes. , 8.2.1 Synthesis of Bis(phthalocyaninato) Lanthanide(III) Complexes -- 8.2.2 Synthesis of Heteroleptic Lanthanide(III) Complexes Containing Porphyrin-Based Ligands -- 8.2.3 Oxidation States of Bis(phthalocyaninato) Lanthanide(III) Complexes -- 8.2.4 Rotation Angles and Skew Angles in LnPc2 in Relation to the Lanthanide Contraction -- 8.3 Bulk Magnetism of LnPc2 Complexes -- 8.3.1 Magnetism of Bis(phthalocyaninato) Lanthanide(III) Complexes -- 8.3.2 Three Spin Systems in [TbPc2]0 Single-Ion Molecular Magnets (SIMMs) -- 8.3.2.1 The Organic Radical (S) -- 8.3.2.2 The Electronic Spin (J) -- 8.3.2.3 The Nuclear Spin (I) -- 8.3.3 Further SIMs of LnPc2 with Ln = Tb, Dy and Ho -- 8.3.4 Internal Kondo in LnPc2 Complexes with Ln = Ce, Yb -- 8.3.5 Stable Organic Radicals S=1/2 in LnPc2 with Ln = Y, Lu -- 8.3.6 A Special Case: Half-Filling of the f-Orbitals in GdPc2 and its Consequences -- 8.4 Surface Magnetism of LnPc2 Complexes -- 8.4.1 Deposition of [TbPc2]0 SIMMs on Nonmagnetic Substrates -- 8.4.1.1 Highly Oriented Pyrolitic Graphite -- 8.4.1.2 Au(111) -- 8.4.1.3 Cu(111) -- 8.4.1.4 Cu(100) -- 8.4.2 Deposition of [TbPc2]0 SIMs on Magnetic Substrates -- 8.4.2.1 Nickel Thin Films -- 8.4.2.2 Cobalt Thin Films -- 8.4.2.3 LSMO -- 8.4.2.4 Manganese and Cobalt Oxide Layers -- 8.4.2.5 Spin Polarized Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (SP-STM) on Co/Ir(111) -- 8.5 Molecular Spintronic Devices on the Base of [TbPc2]0 SIMs -- 8.5.1 Graphene Transistor -- 8.5.2 Supramolecular Spin Valve -- 8.5.3 Molecular Spin Resonator -- 8.5.4 Molecular Spin Transistor -- 8.6 Conclusion and Outlook -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 9 Lanthanides and the Magnetocaloric Effect -- 9.1 Applications of Magnets -- 9.2 Cold Reasoning -- 9.3 Current Technologies -- 9.4 How Paramagnets Act as Refrigerants -- 9.5 More Parameters -- 9.6 Aims. , 9.7 Important Concepts for a Large Magnetocaloric Effect.

Note: Organometallic Chemistry -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Samarium enolates and their application in organic synthesis -- Samarium enolates-an introduction -- Samarium(II) iodide in organic synthesis -- The formation and use of samarium enolates -- Conclusions -- Metal boryl compounds and metal-catalysed borylation processes: synthetic applications and mechanistic considerations -- Introduction -- Synthesis and reactivity of a novel lithium boryl compound -- Copper boryl complexes and Cu-catalysed borylation reactions -- Copper catalysed reduction of CO2 to CO -- Copper catalysed diboration of aldehydes -- Nucleophilicity of copper boryl complexes-a return -- Diboration of unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds employing Cu, Ag, and Au-NHC systems -- β-boryl elimination processes -- Catalysed borylation of C-H bonds -- Conclusions -- Organometallics in ionic liquids-catalysis and coordination chemistry -- A brief introduction to ionic liquids -- Metal-containing ionic liquids and related salts -- Preparative organometallic chemistry in ionic liquids -- Catalysis with metal complexes in ionic liquids -- Mechanistic investigations -- Spectroscopic investigations -- Concluding remarks -- Groups 1 and 11: the alkali and coinage metals -- Alkali metals -- Copper, silver and gold -- Group 2 (Be-Ba) and Group 12 (Zn-Hg) -- Scope and organisation of the reviews for 2004 and 2005 -- Review of 2004 -- Review of 2005 -- Scandium, yttrium and the lanthanides -- Introduction -- Hydrocarbyls of various kinds -- Allyls -- Cyclopentadienyl-based ancillaries -- COT chemistry -- Carborane-based supporting ligands -- Redox chemistry -- Nitrogen-based ancillary ligand systems -- Organometallics in materials synthesis -- Polymerization chemistry -- Spectroscopy -- Gas phase studies -- Theoretical studies -- Organolanthanides in organic synthesis. , Group 14: silicon, germanium, tin and lead -- Introduction -- A silicon-silicon triple bond -- Other multiply bonded Group 14 compounds -- Aromatic compounds -- Transition metal complexes of heavy Group 14 ligands -- Cyclopentadienyl derivatives -- Organo-transition metal cluster complexes -- Introduction -- Spectroscopic studies -- Theory -- Structural studies -- High-nuclearity clusters -- Group 6 -- Group 8 -- Group 9 -- Group 10 -- Group 11 -- Mixed-metal clusters -- Clusters containing three different metals.

Note: Organometallic Chemistry -- Contents -- Groups 1 and 11: The Alkali and Coinage Metals -- 1 Alkali Metals -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Alkyl Derivatives -- 1.3 Alkenyl, Allyl, Vinyl, Alkynyl and Related Derivatives -- 1.4 Aryl Derivatives -- 1.5 Cyclopentadienyl and Related Derivatives -- 2 Copper, Silver and Gold -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Copper Compounds -- 2.3 Silver Compounds -- 2.4 Gold Compounds -- References -- Group 2 (Be-Ba) and Group 12 (Zn-Hg) -- 1 Scope and Organisation of the Review -- 2 Group 2 -- 3 Group 12 -- References -- Scandium, Yttrium and the Lanthanides -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Hydrocarbyls of Various Kinds -- 3 Half Sandwich Cyclopentadienyl Complexes -- 4 Metallocene Derivatives -- 5 Ansa Metallocene Ligand Chemistry -- 6 Indenyl and Fluorenyl Complexes -- 7 Functionalized Cyclopentadienyls and Related Ligands -- 7.1 Functional Groups with Nitrogen Donors -- 7.2 Functional Groups with Group 16 Donors -- 8 Hydride Complexes -- 9 Allyls -- 10 Cyclo-Octatetraenyl Complexes -- 11 Nitrogen-Donor Ancillaries -- 11.1 Ketiminate Chemistry -- 11.2 Amido Ancillary Groups -- 12 Organophosphorus Supporting Ligands -- 13 Aryloxide Ancillaries -- 14 Compounds with Boron-Based Ligands -- 15 Materials Chemistry -- 16 Applications in Organic Synthesis -- 16.1 Stoichiometric Reactions -- 16.2 Catalysis -- 17 Polymerization Catalysis -- 17.1 Neutral Olefins and Dienes -- 17.2 Acrylate and Polar Monomer Polymerization -- 18 Theoretical and Computational Studies -- 18.1 Structure and Bonding -- 18.3 Agostic Interactions -- 18.4 Interaction of Small Molecules -- 18.5 Calculating Chemical Reactivity -- 18.6 Pretend Molecules -- 19 Spectroscopic Studies -- References -- Carboranes, Including Their Metal Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical and Computational Studies -- 3 Heteroboranes, Carboranes and Heterocarboranes -- 3.1 {B3 and B4}. , 3.2 {B8, B9 and B10} -- 3.3 {B12} -- 3.4 {PCB8} -- 3.5 {SB8} -- 3.6 {CB6, CB7, CB8, CB9} -- 3.7 {CB11} -- 3.8 {NC2B7} -- 3.9 {As2C2B7} -- 3.10 {C2B9} -- 3.11 {C2B10} -- 3.12 {C2B11} -- 4 Metallaboranes and Metallacarboranes -- 4.1 {MB3 and MB4} -- 4.2 {MB5} -- 4.3 {MB6 and MB8} -- 4.4 {MCB8} -- 4.5 {MCB9} -- 4.6 {MCB10} -- 4.7 {MC2B4} -- 4.8 {C2B8} -- 4.9 {MC2B9} -- 4.10 {MC2B10} -- 4.11 {MPC2B8} -- 4.12 {M2C3B8} -- 4.13 {exo-C2B9} -- 5 Biological Carborane Chemistry and BNCT -- 6 Weakly Coordinating Anions and Catalysis -- 7 Crystal Engineered Supramolecular and Polymeric (Metalla)carborane Materials -- References -- Group III - B, Al, Ga, In, Tl -- 1 General -- 2 Boron -- 2.1 B(C6F5)3 and Related Boranes -- 2.2 Borate Anions -- 2.3 Ligand Systems Based Around a Tri- or Tetra-Coordinate Boron Centre -- 2.4 Boron Hydrides -- 2.5 Boron-Based Ligand Systems -- 2.6 Boratabenzenes and Related Systems -- 2.7 Boron-Containing Materials and Sensors -- 2.8 Boronic Acids/Esters and Suzuki Type Coupling Reactions -- 2.9 Boron Functionalized Cyclopentadienyl Ligands -- 2.10 Miscellaneous -- 3 Aluminium -- 3.1 Hydrides -- 3.2 Aluminate Complexes -- 3.3 Aluminium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Group 15 Donors -- 3.4 Aluminium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Oxygen -- 3.5 Aluminium Organometallics in Organic Synthesis -- 3.6 Miscellaneous Examples -- 4 Gallium -- 4.1 Subvalent Gallium Species and Clusters -- 4.2 Complexes Containing Subvalent Gallium Species as Ligands -- 4.3 Arylgallium Species -- 4.4 Gallium Hydrides -- 4.5 Gallium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Group 15 or Group 16 Elements -- 4.6 Miscellaneous -- 5 Indium -- 5.1 Subvalent Indium and Indium Clusters -- 5.2 Indium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Groups 15 or 16 -- 5.3 Miscellaneous Examples -- 6 Thallium -- References -- Group 14: Silicon, Germanium, Tin and Lead -- 1 Overview. , 2 Multiple Bonds in Group 14 -- 3 Tetrylenes -- 4 Radicals, Cations and Anions -- 5 Homoaromatics and Other Ring Systems -- 6 π-Bonded Complexes -- 7 Group 14 Organometallics as Ligands at Transition Metal Centres -- References -- Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Phosphaalkynes: Building Blocks for Novel Organophosphorus Compounds -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Synthesis of New Phosphaalkynes -- 3 Phosphagrignard Reagents and Related Compounds -- 4 Synthesis of Four-Membered Rings -- 5 Synthesis of Higher Phosphaalkyne Oligomers -- 6 Synthesis of Cluster Compounds -- 7 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- Organo-Transition Metal Cluster Complexes -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 General Reviews -- 3 Spectroscopic Studies -- 4 Theory -- 5 Structural Studies -- 6 High-Nuclearity Clusters -- 6.1 Homonuclear High-Nuclearity Clusters -- 6.2 Heteronuclear High-Nuclearity Clusters -- 7 Group 6 -- 8 Group 7 -- 9 Group 8 -- 9.1 Iron -- 9.2 Ruthenium -- 9.3 Osmium -- 9.4 Mixed-Metal Clusters Containing Only Group 8 Metals -- 9.5 Group 8 Clusters in Catalysis -- 10 Group 9 -- 10.1 Cobalt -- 10.2 Rhodium -- 10.3 Iridium -- 10.4 Group 9 Mixed-Metal Clusters -- 11 Group 10 -- 12 Group 11 -- 13 Mixed-Metal Clusters -- 13.1 Group 5 -- 13.2 Group 6 -- 13.3 Group 7 -- 13.4 Group 8 -- 13.5 Group 9 -- 13.6 Group 10 -- 13.7 Clusters Containing Three Different Metals -- References -- Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds of the Groups Iron, Cobalt and Nickel, Including Carbenes and Carbynes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reviews and Articles of General Interest -- 3 Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds Involving Group 8, 9 and 10 Metals -- 3.1 The Iron Triad -- 3.2 The Cobalt Triad -- 3.3 The Nickel Triad -- 4 Carbene and Carbyne Complexes of Group 8, 9 and 10 -- References -- Organic Aspects of Organometallic Chemistry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods for C-C Bond Formation. , 3 Methods for C-X Bond Formation -- 4 Metal Mediated Cyclisation and Cycloisomerisation Reactions -- 5 Nicholas and Pauson-Khand Type Reactions -- References.

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Note: Ebook , Groups 1 and 11: The Alkali and Coinage Metals-- 1 Alkali Metals-- 1.1 Introduction-- 1.2 Alkyl Derivatives-- 1.3 Alkenyl, Allyl, Vinyl, Alkynyl and Related Derivatives-- 1.4 Aryl Derivatives-- 1.5 Cyclopentadienyl and Related Derivatives-- 2 Copper, Silver and Gold-- 2.1 Introduction-- 2.2 Copper Compounds-- 2.3 Silver Compounds-- 2.4 Gold Compounds-- References-- Group 2 (Be-Ba) and Group 12 (Zn-Hg)-- 1 Scope and Organisation of the Review-- 2 Group 2-- 3 Group 12-- References-- Scandium, Yttrium and the Lanthanides-- 1 Introduction-- 2 Hydrocarbyls of Various Kinds-- 3 Half Sandwich Cyclopentadienyl Complexes-- 4 Metallocene Derivatives-- 5 Ansa Metallocene Ligand Chemistry-- 6 Indenyl and Fluorenyl Complexes-- 7 Functionalized Cyclopentadienyls and Related Ligands-- 7.1 Functional Groups with Nitrogen Donors-- 7.2 Functional Groups with Group 16 Donors-- 8 Hydride Complexes-- 9 Allyls-- 10 Cyclo-Octatetraenyl Complexes-- 11 Nitrogen-Donor Ancillaries-- 11.1 Ketiminate Chemistry-- 11.2 Amido Ancillary Groups-- 12 Organophosphorus Supporting Ligands-- 13 Aryloxide Ancillaries-- 14 Compounds with Boron-Based Ligands-- 15 Materials Chemistry-- 16 Applications in Organic Synthesis-- 16.1 Stoichiometric Reactions-- 16.2 Catalysis-- 17 Polymerization Catalysis-- 17.1 Neutral Olefins and Dienes-- 17.2 Acrylate and Polar Monomer Polymerization-- 18 Theoretical and Computational Studies-- 18.1 Structure and Bonding-- 18.3 Agostic Interactions-- 18.4 Interaction of Small Molecules-- 18.5 Calculating Chemical Reactivity-- 18.6 Pretend Molecules-- 19 Spectroscopic Studies-- References-- Carboranes, Including Their Metal Complexes-- 1 Introduction-- 2 Theoretical and Computational Studies-- 3 Heteroboranes, Carboranes and Heterocarboranes-- 3.1 {B3 and B4}-- 3.2 {B8, B9 and B10}-- 3.3 {B12}-- 3.4 {PCB8}-- 3.5 {SB8}-- 3.6 {CB6, CB7, CB8, CB9}-- 3.7 {CB11}-- 3.8 {NC2B7}-- 3.9 {As2C2B7}-- 3.10 {C2B9}-- 3.11 {C2B10}-- 3.12 {C2B11}-- 4 Metallaboranes and Metallacarboranes-- 4.1 {MB3 and MB4}-- 4.2 {MB5}-- 4.3 {MB6 and MB8}-- 4.4 {MCB8}-- 4.5 {MCB9}-- 4.6 {MCB10}-- 4.7 {MC2B4}-- 4.8 {C2B8}-- 4.9 {MC2B9}-- 4.10 {MC2B10}-- 4.11 {MPC2B8}-- 4.12 {M2C3B8}-- 4.13 {exo-C2B9}-- 5 Biological Carborane Chemistry and BNCT-- 6 Weakly Coordinating Anions and Catalysis-- 7 Crystal Engineered Supramolecular and Polymeric (Metalla)carborane Materials-- References-- Group III - B, Al, Ga, In, Tll-- 1 General-- 2 Boron-- 2.1 B(C6F5)3 and Related Boranes-- 2.2 Borate Anions-- 2.3 Ligand Systems Based Around a Tri- or Tetra-Coordinate Boron Centre-- 2.4 Boron Hydrides-- 2.5 Boron-Based Ligand Systems-- 2.6 Boratabenzenes and Related Systems-- 2.7 Boron-Containing Materials and Sensors-- 2.8 Boronic Acids/Esters and Suzuki Type Coupling Reactions-- 2.9 Boron Functionalized Cyclopentadienyl Ligands-- 2.10 Miscellaneous-- 3 Aluminium-- 3.1 Hydrides-- 3.2 Aluminate Complexes-- 3.3 Aluminium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Group 15 Donors-- 3.4 Aluminium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Oxygen-- 3.5 Aluminium Organometallics in Organic Synthesis-- 3.6 Miscellaneous Examples-- 4 Gallium-- 4.1 Subvalent Gallium Species and Clusters-- 4.2 Complexes Containing Subvalent Gallium Species as Ligands-- 4.3 Arylgallium Species-- 4.4 Gallium Hydrides-- 4.5 Gallium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Group 15 or Group 16 Elements-- 4.6 Miscellaneous-- 5 Indium-- 5.1 Subvalent Indium and Indium Clusters-- 5.2 Indium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Groups 15 or 16-- 5.3 Miscellaneous Examples-- 6 Thallium-- References-- Group 14: Silicon, Germanium, Tin and Lead-- 1 Overview-- 2 Multiple Bonds in Group 14-- 3 Tetrylenes-- 4 Radicals, Cations and Anions-- 5 Homoaromatics and Other Ring Systems-- 6 Pi-Bonded Complexes-- 7 Group 14 Organometallics as Ligands at Transition Metal Centres-- References-- Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Phosphaalkynes: Building Blocks for Novel Organophosphorus Compounds-- 1 Introduction-- 2 Synthesis of New Phosphaalkynes-- 3 Phosphagrignard Reagents and Related Compounds-- 4 Synthesis of Four-Membered Rings-- 5 Synthesis of Higher Phosphaalkyne Oligomers-- 6 Synthesis of Cluster Compounds-- 7 Conclusions and Outlook-- References-- Organo-Transition Metal Cluster Complexes-- Abbreviations-- 1 Introduction-- 2 General Reviews-- 3 Spectroscopic Studies-- 4 Theory-- 5 Structural Studies-- 6 High-Nuclearity Clusters-- 6.1 Homonuclear High-Nuclearity Clusters-- 6.2 Heteronuclear High-Nuclearity Clusters-- 7 Group 6-- 8 Group 7-- 9 Group 8-- 9.1 Iron-- 9.2 Ruthenium-- 9.3 Osmium-- 9.4 Mixed-Metal Clusters Containing Only Group 8 Metals-- 9.5 Group 8 Clusters in Catalysis-- 10 Group 9-- 10.1 Cobalt-- 10.2 Rhodium-- 10.3 Iridium-- 10.4 Group 9 Mixed-Metal Clusters-- 11 Group 10-- 12 Group 11-- 13 Mixed-Metal Clusters-- 13.1 Group 5-- 13.2 Group 6-- 13.3 Group 7-- 13.4 Group 8-- 13.5 Group 9-- 13.6 Group 10-- 13.7 Clusters Containing Three Different Metals-- References-- Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon r-Bonds of the Groups Iron, Cobalt and Nickel, Including Carbenes and Carbynes-- 1 Introduction-- 2 Reviews and Articles of General Interest-- 3 Metal-Carbon s-Bonds Involving Group 8, 9 and 10 Metals-- 3.1 The Iron Triad-- 3.2 The Cobalt Triad-- 3.3 The Nickel Triad-- 4 Carbene and Carbyne Complexes of Group 8, 9 and 10-- References-- Organic Aspects of Organometallic Chemistry-- 1 Introduction-- 2 Methods for C--C Bond Formation-- 3 Methods for C--X Bond Formation-- 4 Metal Mediated Cyclisation and Cycloisomerisation Reactions-- 5 Nicholas and Pauson-Khand Type Reactions-- References--.