Note: Organometallic Chemistry -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Theoretical Organometallic Chemistry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 s-Block Metals -- 2.1 Structural, Spectroscopic and Mechanistic Studies -- 3 p-Block Metals -- 3.1 Structural and Spectroscopic Studies -- 3.2 Mechanistic Studies -- 4 d-and f-Block Metals -- 4.1 Structural and Spectroscopic Studies -- 4.2 Mechanistic Studies -- References -- Chapter 2 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 -- Chapter 3 Group 2 (Be-Ba) and Group 12 (Zn-Hg) -- 1 Scope and Organisation of the Review -- 2 Group 2 -- 3 Group 12 -- References -- Chapter 4 Scandium, Yttrium and the Lanthanides -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Synthetic Studies -- 2.1 Cyclopentadienyl Ancillaries -- 2.2 Indenyl, Naphthalene and Other Aromatic π-Complexes -- 2.3 Cyclooctatetraenyl Chemistry -- 2.4 Miscellaneous Ancillaries and Hydrocarbyls -- 3 Organometallics in Materials Synthesis -- 4 Polymerization Chemistry -- 4.1 Non-Polar Mono-Olefin Polymerization -- 4.2 Diene Polymerization -- 4.3 Polymerization of Acrylate Monomers -- 4.4 Polymerization of Lactide -- 5 Spectroscopic and Theoretical Studies -- 6 Lanthanides in Organic Synthesis -- References -- Chapter 5 Carboranes, Including Their Metal Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical and Computational Studies -- 3 Carboranes -- 3.1 {CB11} -- 3.2 {C2B8} -- 3.3 {C2B9} -- 3.4 {C2B10} -- 4 Metallacarbaboranes -- 4.1 {MCB10} -- 4.2 {exo-MCB11} -- 4.3 {MC2B8} -- 4.4 {MC2B3} -- 4.5 {MC2B4} and {MC2B8} -- 4.6 {MC2B9} -- 4.7 {exo-MC2B9} -- 4.8 {MC2B10} -- 4.9 {exo-MC2B10}. , 4.10 {MC3B7} -- 5 Biological Carborane Chemistry and BNCT -- 6 Crystal Engineered Supramolecular and Polymeric (Metalla)carborane Materials -- References -- Chapter 6 Group III: B, Al, Ga, In and Tl -- 1 General -- 2 Boron -- 2.1 B(C6F5)3 and Related Boranes -- 2.2 Borate Anions -- 2.3 Boron Hydrides -- 2.4 Boratabenzenes and Related Ligands -- 2.5 Boron-containing Materials -- 2.6 Boron-based Materials -- 2.7 Boron-based Ligand Systems -- 2.8 Boronic Acids -- 2.9 Suzuki and Other Coupling reactions -- 2.10 Diboron(4) Reagents -- 2.11 Borane Functionalized Cyclopentadienyl Ligands -- 2.12 Miscellaneous -- 3 Aluminium -- 3.1 Sub-valent Aluminium and Aluminium Clusters -- 3.2 Aluminoxanes, MAO Models and Aluminium in Olefin Polymerization -- 3.3 Aluminium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Group 15 Elements -- 3.4 Aluminium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Group 16 Elements -- 3.5 Aluminium Organometallics in Organic Synthesis -- 3.6 Miscellaneous Examples -- 4 Gallium -- 4.1 Sub-valent Gallium and Gallium Clusters -- 4.2 Gallium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Group 15 Elements -- 4.3 Gallium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Group 16 Elements -- 4.4 Gallium Organometallics in Organic Synthesis -- 4.5 Gallium Hydrides -- 4.6 Miscellaneous -- 5 Indium -- 5.1 Sub-valent Indium and Indium Clusters -- 5.2 Indium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Groups 15 or 16 -- 5.3 Indium Organometallics in Organic Synthesis -- 5.4 Miscellaneous Examples -- 6 Thallium -- References -- Chapter 7 Group 14: Silicon, Germanium, Tin and Lead -- 1 Overview -- 2 Silylenes and Silyl Anions -- 3 Germylenes, Stannylenes and Plumbylenes -- 4 Multiply Bonded Compounds -- 5 π-Bonded Compounds -- 6 Group 14 Organometallics as Ligands at Transition Metal Centres -- References -- Chapter 8 Group 15: Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth -- 1 Phosphorus -- 2 Arsenic -- 3 Antimony. , 4 Bismuth -- References -- Chapter 9 Organic Aspects of Organometallic Chemistry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Organomagnesium Reagents -- 3 Reactions Involving Organozirconium and Organotitanium Intermediates -- 3.1 Zirconium Species -- 3.2 Titanocene Species -- 3.3 Zirconium and Titanium Allyl Complexes -- 3.4 Alkoxy- and Aryloxy- Titanium and Zirconium Species -- 4 Oxidation and Reduction -- 4.1 Oxidation -- 4.2 Reduction -- 5 Isomerism, Cycloisomerisation, Cyclisation and Cycloaddition -- 5.1 Isomerisation -- 5.2 Cycloisomerisation -- 5.3 Cyclisation -- 5.4 Cycloaddition -- 6 Conjugate Addition and Allylic Substitution Reactions -- 7 Cross Coupling Reactions -- 8 Metathesis -- 8.1 Ring Opening and Ring Closing Metathesis of Alkenes -- 8.2 Cross-Metathesis and Isomerisation of Alkenes -- 8.3 Alkyne Metathesis -- 8.4 Miscellaneous -- 9 Transition Metal Catalysed Hydrodgenation and Hydrometallation -- 9.1 Use of Gaseous Hydrogen and Bidentate Phosphorus Based Ligands -- 9.2 Use of Monodentate Phosphorus Based Ligands -- 9.3 Transfer Hydrogenation -- 9.4 Transition Metal Catalysed Hydroboration, Hydrosilylation and Hydroarylation -- 10 Organozinc and Mai Group Reagents -- 10.1 Organozinc Species -- 10.2 Organoaluminium Reagents -- 10.3 Organotin Reagents -- 10.4 Organobismuth Reagents -- 10.5 Organoboron Reagents -- References -- Chapter 10 Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds of Groups 4 and 5 (Including Multiple Bonded Species) -- References -- Chapter 11 Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds of the Group 7 (Including Multiple Bonded Species) -- References -- Chapter 12 Organo-Transition Metal Cluster Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 General Reviews -- 3 Spectroscopic Studies -- 4 Theory -- 5 Structural Studies -- 6 Large Clusters -- 6.1 Homonuclear High-nuclearity Clusters -- 6.2 Heteronuclear High-nuclearity Clusters -- 7 Group 6 -- 8 Group 7. , 8.1 Homometallic Clusters -- 8.2 Mixed-metal Clusters Containing Only Group 7 Metals -- 9 Group 8 -- 9.1 Iron -- 9.2 Ruthenium -- 9.3 Osmium -- 9.4 Mixed-metal Clusters Containing Only Group 8 Metals -- 10 Group 9 -- 10.1 Cobalt -- 10.2 Rhodium -- 10.3 Iridium -- 10.4 Group 9 Clusters as Catalysts -- 11 Group 10 -- 11.1 Nickel -- 11.2 Palladium -- 11.3 Platinum -- 11.4 Mixed-metal Clusters Containing Only Group 10 Metals -- 12 Group 11 -- 12.1 Copper -- 12.2 Silver -- 12.3 Gold -- 13 Mixed-metal Clusters -- 13.1 Group 4 -- 13.2 Group 6 -- 13.3 Group 7 -- 13.4 Group 8 -- 13.5 Group 9 -- 13.6 Group 10 -- 13.7 Group 11 -- 13.8 Clusters Containing Three Different Metals -- References -- Chapter 13 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 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 Groups 8, 9 and 10 -- References -- Chapter 14 Transition Metal Complexes of Cyclopentadienyl Ligands -- 1 General Introduction -- 2 General Chemistry, Main Group, Lanthanides and Actinides -- 3 Titanium, Zirconium and Hafnium -- 4 Vanadium, Niobium and Tantalum -- 5 Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten -- 6 Manganese, Rhenium and Technetium -- 7 Iron, Ruthenium and Osmium -- 7.1 Ferrocenes, Ruthenocenes and Osmocenes -- 8 Cobalt, Rhodium and Iridium -- 9 Nickel, Palladium and Platinum -- References.

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.