Note: Organometallic Chemistry -- Contents -- CHAPTER 1 Group I: The Alkali and Coinage Metals -- 1 Alkali Metals -- 1.1 General -- 1.2 Alkyl Species -- 1.3 Benzyl Species -- 1.4 Aryl Derivatives -- 2 Copper -- 2.1 General -- 2.2 π-Complexes -- 2.3 σ-Bonded Compounds -- 3 Silver -- 4 Gold -- References -- CHAPTER 2 Group II: The Alkaline Earths and Zinc and its Congeners -- 1 Beryllium -- 2 Magnesium -- 3 Calcium, Strontium and Barium -- 4 Zinc -- 5 Cadmium -- 6 Mercury -- References -- CHAPTER 3 Carbaboranes, Including their Metal Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical and Spectroscopic Studies -- 3 Rings with Composition C5B, C3B2 and C2B3-Ring Stacking -- 4 Composition C2B4 -- 5 Composition C2B5 -- 6 Composition C3B4, C3B6 and C3B7 -- 7 Composition C2B6 -- 8 Composition C4B6 -- 9 Composition CB8 and C2B8 -- 10 Composition C4B8 -- 11 Composition CB4 -- 12 Composition C2B9 -- 13 Composition CBI0 -- 14 Composition C2B10 -- 15 Composition CB11 -- 16 Compounds with Potential Uses in BNCT -- References -- CHAPTER 4 Group III: Boron, Aluminium, Gallium, Indium, and Thallium -- 1 Boron -- 1.1 Non-cyclic Compounds -- 1.2 Ring and Cage Structures -- 2 Aluminium, Gallium, and Indium -- 2.1 Simple Organometallics and Organometallic Halides -- 2.2 Compounds Containing M-Group 15 Element Bonds -- 2.3 Compounds Containing M-Group 16 Element Bonds -- 2.4 Derivatives Containing Transition Metals -- 2.5 Material Science -- 3 Thallium -- 3.1 Thallium(III) -- 3.2 Thallium(I) -- References -- CHAPTER 5 Group IV: The Silicon Group -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Carbon-Metalloid Bond -- 3 Catenation -- 4 Hydrides -- 5 Radicals, Anions, and Metal Derivatives -- 6 Nitrogen Derivatives -- 7 Phosphorus, Arsenic, and Antimony Derivatives -- 8 Oxygen Derivatives -- 9 Sulphur, Selenium, and Tellurium Derivatives -- 10 Halogen Derivatives. , 11 Complexes and Environmental Activity -- References -- CHAPTER 6 Group V: Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth -- 1 Tervalent Compounds -- 2 Pentavalent Species -- References -- CHAPTER 7 Metal Carbonyls -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reviews -- 3 Theoretical, Spectroscopic, and General Studies -- 3.1 Theoretical Studies -- 3.2 Spectroscopic Studies -- 3.3 General -- 4 Chemistry of Metal Carbonyls -- 4.1 Titanium, Zirconium, and Hafnium -- 4.2 Vanadium, Niobium, and Tantalum -- 4.3 Chromium, Molybdenum, and Tungsten -- 4.4 Manganese, Technetium, and Rhenium -- 4.5 Iron, Ruthenium, and Osmium -- 4.6 Cobalt, Rhodium, and Iridium -- 4.7 Nickel, Palladium, and Platinum -- 4.8 Copper, Silver, and Gold -- 4.9 Mixed Metal Carbonyls -- 5 Metal Carbonyls as Catalysts -- 6 Analysis of Literature Sources -- References -- CHAPTER 8 Organometallic Compounds Containing Metal-Metal Bonds -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Reviews -- 1.2 Theoretical Studies -- 1.3 Physical Studies -- 2 Compounds with Homonuclear Transition Metal Bonds -- 2.1 Group 4 -- 2.2 Group 5 -- 2.3 Group 6 -- 2.4 Group 7 -- 2.5 Iron -- 2.6 Ruthenium and Osmium -- 2.7 Cobalt -- 2.8 Rhodium and Iridium -- 2.9 Nickel -- 2.10 Palladium and Platinum -- 2.11 Group 11 -- 3 Compounds with Heteronuclear Transition Metal Bonds -- 3.1 Binuclear Complexes -- 3.2 Tri and Higher Nuclearity Complexes -- 4 Compounds with Bonds Between Transition and Main Group Metals -- 4.1 Group 12 -- 4.2 Group 13 -- 4.3 Group 14 -- 4.4 Group 15 -- References -- CHAPTER 9 Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds of the Groups Scandium to Manganese, Including Carbenes and Carbynes -- 1 Reviews and General Material -- 2 Group 3 -- 3 Group 4 -- 4 Group 5 -- 5 Group 6 -- 6 Group 7 -- References -- CHAPTER 10 Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds of the Groups Iron, Cobalt, and Nickel, Including Carbenes and Carbynes. , 1 Introduction, Reviews and Articles of General Interest -- 2 Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds Involving Group 8, 9, and 10 Metals -- 2.1 The Iron Triad -- 2.2 The Cobalt Triad -- 2.3 The Nickel Triad -- 3 Carbene and Carbyne Complexes of Groups 8, 9, and 10 Metals -- References -- CHAPTER 11 Hydrocarbon-Metal π-Complexes, Other than π-Cyclopentadienyl and π-Arene Complexes -- 1 Reviews -- 2 Allyl Complexes and Complexes Derived from Monoalkenes -- 2.1 Cr, Mo, andW -- 2.2 Fe, Ru, and Os -- 2.3 Co, Rh, and Ir -- 2.4 Ni, Pd, and Pt -- 2.5 Other Metals -- 3 Complexes Derived from Unconjugated Dienes -- 3.1 Cr, Mo, and W -- Fe, Ru, and Os -- 3.2 Co, Rh, and Ir -- 3.3 Ni, Pd, and Pt -- 4 Complexes Derived from Conjugated Dienes -- 4.1 Cr, Mo, and W -- 4.2 Fe, Ru, and Os -- 4.2.1 Acyclic Dienes -- 4.2.2 Cyclic Dienes -- 4.3 Co, Rh, and Ir -- 4.4 Other Metals -- 5 Alkyne Complexes -- 6 Polynuclear Complexes -- 6.1 Bimetallic Complexes -- 6.2 Polymetallic Complexes -- References -- CHAPTER 12 π-Cyclopentadienyl, π-Arene and Related Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Monocyclopentadienyls -- 2.1 Main Group, Lanthanide and Actinides -- 2.2 Titanium, Zirconium, and Hafnium -- 2.3 Vanadium, Niobium, and Tantalum -- 2.4 Chromium, Molybdenum, and Tungsten -- 2.5 Manganese, Rhenium, and Technetium -- 2.6 Iron, Ruthenium, and Osmium -- 2.7 Cobalt, Rhodium, and Iridium -- 2.8 Nickel, Palladium, and Platinum -- 3 Bis-cyclopentadienyl Derivatives -- 3.1 Lanthanides and Actinides -- 3.2 Titanium, Zirconium, and Hafnium -- 3.3 Vanadium, Niobium, and Tantalum -- 3.4 Chromium, Molybdenum, and Tungsten -- 3.5 Iron, Ruthenium, and Osmium -- 3.6 Cobalt, Rhodium, and Iridium -- 4 Arenes -- 4.1 Chromium -- 4.2 Manganese -- 4.3 Ruthenium -- 4.4 Other Arenes -- References.

Note: Organometallic Chemistry -- Contents -- CHAPTER 1 Group I: The Alkali and Coinage Metals -- 1 Alkali Metals -- 1.1 General -- 1.2 Alkyl Derivatives -- 1.3 Aryl Derivatives -- 1.4 Cyclopentadienyl and Related Derivatives -- 1.5 Benzyl and Related Derivatives -- 1.6 Alkenyl and Related Derivatives -- 2 Copper, Silver and Gold -- 2.1 π-Complexes of Copper, Silver and Gold -- 2.2 σ-Compounds of Copper -- 2.3 σ-Bonded Compounds of Silver and Gold -- References -- CHAPTER 2 Group II: The Alkaline Earths and Zinc and its Congeners -- 1 General -- 2 Beryllium -- 3 Magnesium -- 4 Calcium, Strontium and Barium -- 5 Zinc -- 6 Cadmium -- 7 Mercury -- References -- CHAPTER 3 Carbaboranes, Including their Metal Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical and Spectroscopic Studies -- 3 Composition C4B, C4B2, C3B2 and C2B3 (including ring stacking) -- 4 Composition CB4 -- 5 Composition C2B4 -- 6 Composition C2B5, and C3B5 -- 7 Composition CB6, CB7 and CB8 -- 8 Composition C2B6 and C2B7 -- 9 Composition C2B8 -- 10 Composition CB9 and CB11 -- 11 Composition C2B9 -- 12 Composition C2B10 -- 13 Studies Relating to BNCT -- References -- CHAPTER 4 Group III: Boron, Aluminium, Gallium, Indium, and Thallium -- 1 Boron -- 1.1 Non-cyclic Compounds -- 1.2 Ring and Cage Structures -- 2 Aluminium, Gallium, and Indium -- 2.1 Simple Organometallics and Organometallic Halides -- 2.2 Compounds Containing M-Group 15 Element Bonds -- 2.3 Compounds Containing M-Group 16 Element Bonds -- 2.4 Derivatives Containing Transition Metals -- 2.5 Material Science -- 3 Thallium -- 3.1 Thallium(III) -- 3.2 Thallium(I) -- References -- CHAPTER 5 Group IV: The Silicon Group -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Carbon-Metalloid Bond -- 3 Catenation -- 4 Hydrides -- 5 Radicals, Anions, and Metal Derivatives -- 6 Nitrogen Derivatives -- 7 Phosphorus and Arsenic Derivatives -- 8 Oxygen Derivatives. , 9 Sulphur, Selenium, and Tellurium Derivatives -- 10 Halogen Derivatives -- 11 Complexes -- References -- CHAPTER 6 Group V: Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth -- 1 Tervalent Compounds -- 2 Quinquevalent Species -- References -- CHAPTER 7 Metal Carbonyls -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reviews -- 3 Theoretical, Spectroscopic, and General Studies -- 3.1 Theoretical Studies -- 3.2 Spectroscopic Studies -- 3.3 General -- 4 Chemistry of Metal Carbonyls -- 4.1 Titanium, Zirconium, and Hafnium -- 4.2 Vanadium, Niobium, and Tantalum -- 4.3 Chromium, Molybdenum, and Tungsten -- 4.4 Manganese, Technetium, and Rhenium -- 4.5 Iron, Ruthenium, and Osmium -- 4.6 Cobalt, Rhodium, and Iridium -- 4.7 Nickel, Palladium, and Platinum -- 4.8 Copper, Silver, and Gold -- 4.9 Mixed Metal Carbonyls -- 5 Metal Carbonyls as Catalysts -- 6 Analysis of Literature Sources -- References -- CHAPTER 8 Organometallic Compounds Containing Metal-Metal Bonds -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Reviews -- 1.2 Theoretical Studies -- 1.3 Physical Studies -- 2 Compounds with Homonuclear Transition Metal Bonds -- 2.1 Group 4 -- 2.2 Group 5 -- 2.3 Group 6 -- 2.4 Group 7 -- 2.5 Iron -- 2.6 Ruthenium -- 2.7 Osmium -- 2.8 Cobalt -- 2.9 Rhodium and Iridium -- 2.10 Group 10 -- 2.11 Group 11 -- 3 Compounds with Heteronuclear Transition Metal Bonds -- 3.1 Binuclear Complexes -- 3.2 Tri and Higher Nuclearity Complexes -- 4 Compounds with Bonds Between Transition and Main Group Metals -- 4.1 Group 12 -- 4.2 Group 13 -- 4.3 Group 14 -- 4.4 Group 15 -- References -- CHAPTER 9 Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds of the Groups Scandium to Manganese, Including Carbenes and Carbynes -- 1 Reviews and General Material -- 2 Group 3 -- 3 Group 4 -- 4 Group 5 -- 5 Group 6 -- 6 Group 7 -- References -- CHAPTER 10 Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds of the Groups Iron, Cobalt, and Nickel, Including Carbenes and Carbynes. , 1 Introduction, Reviews and Articles of General Interest -- 2 Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds Involving Group 8, 9, and 10 Metals -- 2.1 The Iron Triad -- 2.2 The Cobalt Triad -- 2.3 The Nickel Triad -- 3 Carbene and Carbyne Complexes of Groups 8, 9, and 10 Metals -- References -- CHAPTER 11 Hydrocarbon-Metal π-Complexes, Other than π-Cyclopentadienyl and π-Arene Complexes -- 1 Reviews -- 2 Allyl Complexes and Complexes Derived from Monoalkenes -- 2.1 Cr, Mo, and W -- 2.2 Fe, Ru, and Os -- 2.3 Co, Rh, and Ir -- 2.4 Ni, Pd, and Pt -- 2.5 Other Metals -- 3 Complexes Derived from Unconjugated Dienes -- 3.1 Cr, Mo, and W -- Fe, Ru, and Os -- 3.2 Co, Rh, and Ir -- 3.3 Ni, Pd, and Pt -- 4 Complexes Derived from Conjugated Dienes -- 4.1 Cr, Mo, and W -- 4.2 Fe, Ru, and Os -- 4.2.1 Acyclic Dienes -- 4.2.2 Cyclic Dienes -- 4.3 Co, Rh, and Ir -- 4.4 Other Metals -- 5 Alkyne Complexes -- 6 Polynuclear Complexes -- 6.1 Bimetallic Complexes -- 6.2 Polymetallic Complexes -- References -- CHAPTER 12 π-Cyclopentadienyl, π-Arene and Related Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Monocyclopentadienyls -- 2.1 Main Group, Lanthanide and Actinides -- 2.2 Titanium, Zirconium, and Hafnium -- 2.3 Vanadium, Niobium, and Tantalum -- 2.4 Chromium, Molybdenum, and Tungsten -- 2.5 Manganese, Rhenium, and Technetium -- 2.6 Iron, Ruthenium, and Osmium -- 2.7 Cobalt, Rhodium, and Iridium -- 2.8 Nickel, Palladium, and Platinum -- 2.9 Copper -- 3 Bis-cyclopentadienyl Derivatives -- 3.1 Lanthanides and Actinides -- 3.2 Titanium, Zirconium, and Hafnium -- 3.3 Vanadium, Niobium, and Tantalum -- 3.4 Chromium, Molybdenum, and Tungsten -- 3.5 Iron, Ruthenium, and Osmium -- 3.6 Cobalt, Rhodium, and Iridium -- 3.7 Nickel -- 4 Arenes -- 4.1 Chromium -- 4.2 Manganese -- 4.3 Iron, Ruthenium, and Osmium -- 4.4 Other Arenes -- References.

Note: Organometallic Chemistry -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Group 1: The Alkali and Coinage Metals -- 1 Alkali Metals -- 1.1 Introduction: Organisation and Major Advances -- 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: Organisation and Major Advances -- 2.2 Copper Compounds -- 2.3 Silver Compounds -- 2.4 Gold Compounds -- References -- Chapter 2 Group 2 (Be-Ba) and Group 12 (Zn-Hg) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Synthetic and Structural Studies -- 2.1 Group 2 -- 2.2 Group 12 -- 2.3 Group 2 and Group 12 Organometallics Containing Borane and Carborane Ligands -- References -- Chapter 3 Scandium, Yttrium and the Lanthanides -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical and Spectroscopic Studies -- 3 Gas Phase Chemistry -- 4 New Compounds -- 4.1 Cp3Ln Compounds -- 4.2 Cp2LnX Compounds -- 4.3 CpLnX2 Compounds -- 4.4 Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Chemistry -- 4.5 Substituted Cp Ligands -- 4.6 Metal Amides and Derivatives as Ancillary Ligands -- 4.7 Other Organometallics -- 5 Catalysis -- 5.1 Hydrogenation, Hydrosilylation and Cyclization -- 5.2 Olefin Polymerization -- 6 Lanthanides in Organic Synthesis -- 7 Endohedral Fullerenes (EF) -- References -- Chapter 4 Carbaboranes, Including Their Metal Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical and Spectroscopic Studies -- 3 Rings and Ring Stacking -- 4 Composition C4Bx, and C3Bx, -- 5 Composition C2B4 -- 6 Composition C2B6 and C2B7 -- 7 Composition CB8 and C2B8 -- 8 Composition CB9 and C2B9 -- 9 Composition CB10 and CB11 -- 10 Composition C2B10 -- 11 Macropolyhedral Species -- 12 Studies Relating Specifically to BNCT and Other Medical Applications -- References -- Chapter 5 Group 13: Boron, Aluminium, Gallium, Indium and Thallium -- 1 Boron -- 1.1 General. , 1.2 Compounds Containing Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Oxygen or Sulfur -- 1.3 Metal-containing Compounds -- 2 Aluminium -- 2.1 General -- 2.2 Compounds Containing a Group 15 Element -- 2.3 Compounds Containing a Group 16 Element -- 2.4 Compounds Containing a Metal other than Aluminium -- 3 Gallium -- 3.1 General -- 3.2 Compounds Containing a Group 15 Element -- 3.3 Compounds Containing a Group 16 Element -- 3.4 Compounds Containing a Metal other than Gallium -- 4 Indium -- 5 Thallium -- References -- Chapter 6 Group 14 Silicon, Germanium, Tin and Lead -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Carbon-Metalloid Bond -- 3 Catenation -- 4 Hydrides -- 5 Radicals, Ions and Metal Derivatives -- 6 Nitrogen Derivatives -- 7 Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth Derivatives -- 8 Oxygen Derivatives -- 9 Sulfur, Selenium and Tellurium Derivatives -- 10 Halogen Derivatives -- 11 Organotin-Oxygen Compounds and Complexes -- References -- Chapter 7 Organometallic Chemistry of Group 15 Elements -- 1 Phosphorus -- 2 Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth -- References -- Chapter 8 Organic Aspects of Organometallic Chemistry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Coupling Reactions -- 2.1 Catalysed Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Formation -- 2.2 Cross-coupling Reactions -- 2.3 Allylic Substitution Reactions -- 2.4 Heck Cyclisations and Related Reactions -- 2.5 Cyclisation Reactions Involving Alkynes -- 2.6 Benzannulation Reactions -- 3 Carbonylation Reactions -- 3.1 Pauson-Khand Cyclisation -- 4 Organometallic Methods of C-C Bond Formation -- 4.1 Transition Metal Templates -- 4.2 Alkene Metathesis -- 4.3 [4+2]-Cycloaddition -- 5 Emerging Areas of Organometallic-dependent Organic Synthesis -- 5.1 Catalytic Asymmetric Aminohydroxylation -- 5.2 Asymmetric Reduction of Ketones -- 5.3 Reactions Catalysed by Scandium Triflate -- 5.4 Organometallic Nucleophilic Catalysts -- 5.5 Dynamic Resolution Reactions. , 5.6 Combinatorial Synthesis -- 5.7 Combinatorial Catalysis -- References -- Chapter 9 Metal Carbonyls -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reviews -- 3 Theoretical, Spectroscopic and General Studies -- 3.1 Theoretical Studies -- 3.2 Spectroscopic Studies -- 3.3 General -- 4 Chemistry of the Metal Carbonyls -- 4.1 Titanium, Zirconium and Hafnium -- 4.2 Vanadium, Niobium and Tantalum -- 4.3 Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten -- 4.4 Manganese, Technetium and Rhenium -- 4.5 Iron, Ruthenium and Osmium -- 4.6 Cobalt, Rhodium and Iridium -- 4.7 Nickel, Palladium and Platinum -- 4.8 Copper, Silver and Gold -- 4.9 Mixed Metal Carbonyls -- References -- Chapter 10 Organo-Transition Metal Cluster Compounds -- 1 Introduction -- 2 General Reviews -- 3 Spectroscopic Studies -- 3.1 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance -- 3.2 Mass Spectrometry -- 4 Structural Studies -- 5 Theoretical Studies -- 6 Group 4 -- 7 Group 5 -- 8 Group 6 -- 9 Group 7 -- 10 Group 8 -- 10.1 The M3(CO)12 Problem -- 10.2 Iron -- 10.3 Ruthenium -- 10.3.1 Ru3 and Ru4 Clusters -- 10.3.2 Complexes of Higher Nuclearity -- 10.3.3 Synthesis of Lower Nuclearity Species -- 10.4 Osmium -- 11 Group 9 -- 11.1 Cobalt -- 11.2 Rhodium -- 11.3 Iridium -- 12 Group 10 -- 12.1 Nickel -- 12.2 Palladium -- 12.3 Platinum -- 13 Group 11 -- 14 Heterometallic Clusters -- 14.1 Zr-Fe, Ru, Co -- 14.2 Ti-Rh -- 14.3 Mo, W-Re -- 14.4 Cr, Mo, W-Fe -- 14.5 Mo-Ru -- 14.6 W-Ru -- 14.7 W-Os -- 14.8 Cr-Rh -- 14.9 Mo-Co -- 14.10 W-Ir -- 14.11 Mo, W-Ni -- 14.12 Mn, Re-Fe -- 14.13 Mn, Re-Ru -- 14.14 Re-Rh -- 14.15 Re-Pt -- 14.16 Fe-Ru -- 14.17 Fe-Co -- 14.18 Ru-Co -- 14.19 Ru-Rh, Ir -- 14.20 Fe-Pt -- 14.21 Os-Pd, Pt -- 14.22 Co-Pd -- 14.23 Rh, Ir-Pt -- 14.24 Ni-Pd -- 15 Heterometallic Clusters Containing Group 11 Metals -- 15.1 Nb, Ta -- 15.2 Mo, W -- 15.3 Mn, Re -- 15.4 Fe, Ru, Os -- 15.5 Co, Rh, Ir -- 15.6 Pt -- 16 Clusters Containing Group 12 Metals. , 17 Clusters Containing Three Different Metal Atoms -- 18 Metal Cluster Complexes in Catalysis -- References -- Chapter 11 Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds of the Groups Titanium to Manganese, Including Carbenes and Carbynes -- Part I: Group 4 -- References -- Part II: Group 5 -- 1 Reviews -- 2 Alkyl Complexes -- 3 Alkyne Complexes -- 4 Alkylidene Complexes -- 5 Aryl Oxides and Other Oxygen Containing Complexes -- 6 Nitrogen Containing Complexes -- 7 Other Complexes -- References -- Part III: Group 6 -- References -- Part IV: Group 7 -- References -- Chapter 12 Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds of the Groups Iron, Cobalt and Nickel, Including Carbenes and Carbynes -- 1 Introduction, Reviews and Articles of General Interest -- 2 Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds Involving Group 8, 9 or 10 Metals -- 2.1 The Iron Triad -- 2.2 The Cobalt Triad -- 2.3 The Nickel Triad -- 3 Carbene and Carbyne Compounds of Groups 8, 9 and 10 -- References -- Chapter 13 Hydrocarbon Transition Metal π-Complexes Other Than η-C5H5 and η-Arene Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reviews -- 3 Allyl Complexes and Complexes Derived from Monoalkenes -- 3.1 Cr, Mo and W -- 3.2 Fe, Ru and Os -- 3.3 Co, Rh and Ir -- 3.4 Ni, Pd and Pt -- 3.5 Other Metals -- 4 Complexes Derived from Unconjugated Alkenes -- 5 Complexes Derived from Cyclic Conjugated Alkenes -- 5.1 Cr, Mo and W -- 5.2 Fe, Ru and Os -- 5.3 Other Metals -- 6 Complexes Containing Acyclic Alkenes -- 7 Alkyne Complexes -- 8 Polymetallic Complexes -- 8.1 Bimetallic Complexes -- 8.2 Multimetallic Complexes -- 8.3 Ferrocenyl Containing Complexes -- References -- Chapter 14 η-C5H5 and η-Arene Substituted Transition Metal Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 General and Main Group -- 2 Monocyclopentadienyls -- 2.1 Lanthanides and Actinides -- 2.2 Titanium, Zirconium and Hafnium -- 2.3 Vanadium, Niobium and Tantalum. , 2.4 Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten -- 2.5 Manganese, Rhenium and Technetium -- 2.6 Iron, Ruthenium and Osmium -- 2.6.1 General -- 2.6.2 Synthesis -- 2.6.3 Reactions -- 2.6.4 General, Chirality Catalysis -- 2.7 Cobalt, Rhodium and Iridium -- 2.8 Nickel, Palladium and Platinum -- 3 Bis-Cyclopentadienyls -- 3.1 Main Group, Lanthanides and Actinides -- 3.2 Titanium, Zirconium and Hafnium -- 3.2.1 General Synthesis -- 3.2.2 Ansa and Chiral Metallocenes -- 3.2.3 Polymerisation -- 3.3 Vanadium, Niobium and Tantalum -- 3.4 Chroniun, Molybdenum and Tungsten -- 3.5 Iron, Ruthenium and Osmium -- 3.5.1 Electrochemistry/Redox Processes -- 3.5.2 Complexes -- 3.5.3 Chiral -- 3.5.4 Biferrocenes - Electron Transfer -- 3.5.5 Ligands -- 3.5.6 Ring Opening -- 3.6 Cobalt, Rhodium and Iridium -- 3.7 Nickel, Palladium and Platinum -- 4 Bis-Arenes -- 4.1 Chromium -- 4.2 Manganese -- 4.3 Iron -- 4.4 General Arenes -- References -- Author Index.

Note: Organometallic Chemistry -- Contents -- Chapter 1 TheoreticaI Organametallic chemistry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 s-Block Metals -- 2.1 Structural and Spectroscopic Studies -- 2.2 Mechanistic Studies -- 3 p-BlockMetals -- 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 Group 1: The Alkali and Coinange 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 of the Review -- 2 Group 2 -- 3 Group 12 -- References -- Chapter 4 Scandium, Yttrium and the Lanthanides -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical and Spectroscopic Studies -- 2.1 Gas Phase Experiments -- 2.2 Computational Chemistry -- 2.3 Spectroscopy of Molecular Complexes -- 3 New Compounds and Complexes -- 3.1 Simple Cyclopentadienyl Ancillaries -- 3.2 Pentasubstituted Cyclopentadienyls -- 3.3 Indenyls -- 3.4 Cyclooctatetraenyl Ligands -- 3.5 Arene and Related Ligands -- 3.6 Carbaborane Complexes -- 3.7 Miscellaneous Organometallics -- 4 Polymerization Catalysis -- 4.1 Olefin Polymerization -- 4.2 Lactone Polymerization -- 4.3 Miscellaneous Polymerizations -- 5 Lanthanides in Organic Synthesis -- 5.1 Hydroamination Reactions -- 5.2 Hydrosilylation Reactions -- 5.3 Other Applications -- References -- Chapter 5 Carboranes, Including Their Metal Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Studies -- 3 Composition Cx,By, and Their Metalloboranes -- 3.1 Composition C2B3 and C3B3 -- 3.2 Composition C2B4 -- 3.3 Composition C6B6. , 3.4 Composition C2B8 -- 3.5 Composition C4Bn, (n = 7, 8) -- 3.6 Composition C2B9 -- 3.7 Composition CB10 -- 3.8 Composition CB11 -- 3.9 Composition C2B10 -- 4 Materials -- 5 BNCT -- References -- Chapter 6 Group 13: Boron, Aluminium, Gallium, Indium and Thallium -- 1 Boron -- 1.1 General -- 1.2 Compounds Containing Nitrogen or Oxygen -- 1.3 Compounds Containing Metal Atoms -- 2 Aluminium -- 2.1 General and Compounds Containing a Group 15 Atom (N, P, As or Sb) -- 2.2 Compounds Containing Oxygen, Sulfur or Halogen Atoms -- 2.3 Compounds Containing Another Metal Atom -- 3 Gallium -- 4 Indium -- 5 Thallium -- References -- Chapter 7 Group 15: Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth -- 1 Phosphorus -- 2 Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth -- References -- Chapter 8 Organic Aspects of Organometallic Chemistry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Coupling Reactions -- 2.1 Cross-coupling Reactions -- 2.2 Allylic Substitution -- 2.3 Catalysed Carbon―Heteroatom Bond Formation -- 3 Carbonylation Reactions -- 3.1 Pauson-Khand and Related Reactions -- 4 Organometallic Methods of C―C Bond Formation -- 4.1 Metathesis Reactions -- 4.2 Diazo-carbenoid Chemistry -- 4.3 Multi-component Cyclisations -- 5 Oxidative and Reductive Processes -- 5.1 Oxidation Reactions -- 5.2 Reduction Reactions -- 6 Lewis Acid Mediated Processes -- 7 Emerging Areas -- 7.1 Rhodium Catalysed 1,2- and 1,4-Addition Reactions -- 7.2 Organometallic Nucleophilic Catalysts -- 7.3 Fluorous Phase Chemistry -- References -- Chapter 9 Metal Carbonyls -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reviews -- 3 Theoretical, Spectroscopic and General Studies -- 3.1 Theoretical Studies -- 3.2 Spectroscopic Studies -- 3.3 General Studies -- 4 Chemistry of the Metal Carbonyls -- 4.1 Titanium, Zirconium and Hafnium -- 4.2 Vanadium, Niobium and Tantalum -- 4.3 Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten -- 4.4 Manganese, Technetium and Rhenium. , 4.5 Iron, Ruthenium and Osmium -- 4.6 Cobalt, Rhodium and Iridium -- 4.7 Nickel, Palladium and Platinum -- 4.8 Copper, Silver and Gold -- 4.9 Carbonyl Complexes Containing Two or More Different Metal Atoms -- 5 Internet Sites for Carbonyl Chemists -- References -- Chapter 10 Complexes Containing Metal Carbon σ-Bonds of the Groups Titanium to Manganese, Including Carbenes and Carbynes -- Part I: Group 4 -- References -- Part II: Group 5 -- 1 Reviews -- 2 Alkyl Complexes -- 3 Allyl Complexes -- 4 Alkyne Complexes -- 5 Alkylidene Complexes -- 6 Imine Complexes -- References -- Part III: Group 6 -- References -- Part IV: Group 7 -- References -- Chapter 11 Organo-Transition Metal Cluster Compounds -- 1 Introduction -- 2 General Reviews -- 3 Syntheses -- 4 Spectroscopic Studies -- 4.1 IR -- 4.2 Mass Spectrometry -- 5 Theory -- 6 Structural Studies -- 7 Large Clusters -- 8 Group 3 -- 9 Group 4 -- 10 Group 5 -- 11 Group 6 -- 12 Group 7 -- 12.1 Technetium -- 12.2 Rhenium -- 13 Group 8 -- 13.1 Iron -- 13.2 Ruthenium -- 13.3 Osmium -- 13.4 Mixed-metal Clusters Containing only Group 8 Metals -- 14 Group 9 -- 14.1 Cobalt -- 14.2 Rhodium -- 14.3 Iridium -- 14.4 Mixed-metal Clusters Containing only Group 9 Metals -- 15 Group 10 -- 15.1 Nickel -- 15.2 Palladium -- 15.3 Platinum -- 16 Group 11 -- 16.1 Copper -- 16.2 Silver -- 16.3 Gold -- 16.4 Mixed-metal Clusters Containing only Group 11 Metals -- 17 Group 12 -- 18 Heterometallic Clusters -- 18.1 Group 4 -- 18.2 Group 5 -- 18.3 Group 6 -- 18.4 Group 7 -- 18.5 Group 8 -- 18.6 Group 9 -- 18.7 Group 10 -- 18.8 Group 11 -- 18.9 Compounds Containing Three Different Metal Atoms -- References -- Chapter 12 Complexes Containing Metal―Carbon σ-Bonds of the Groups Iron, Cobalt and Nickel, Including Carbenes and Carbynes -- 1 Reviews and Articles of General Interest -- 2 Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds Involving Group 8, 9 and 10 Metals. , 2.1 The Iron Triad -- 2.2 The Cobalt Triad -- 2.3 The Nickel Triad -- 3 Carbene and Carbyne Complexes of Groups 8, 9 and 10 -- References -- Chapter 13 Hydrocarbon Transition Metal π-Complexes other than η-C5H5 and η-Arene Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reviews -- 3 Complexes Containing Allyls or Monoalkenes -- 3.1 Cr, Mo, W -- 3.2 Fe, Ru,Os -- 3.3 Co, Rh, Ir -- 3.4 Ni, Pd, Pt -- 3.5 Other Metals -- 4 Complexes Containing Unconjugated Alkenes -- 5 Complexes Containing Cyclic Conjugated Alkenes -- 5.1 Cr, Mo, W -- 5.2 Fe, Ru,Os -- 5.3 Other Metals -- 6 Complexes Containing Acyclic Alkenes -- 7 Complexes Containing Alkynes -- 8 Polymetallic Complexes -- 8.1 Bimetallic Complexes -- 8.2 Multimetallic Complexes -- 8.3 Ferrocenyl Containing Complexes -- References -- Chapter 14 η-C5H5 and η-Arene Substituted Transition Metal Complexes -- 1 Cyclopentadienyl Ligands -- 1.1 Main Group, Lanthanides and Actinides -- 1.2 Titanium, Zirconium and Hafnium -- 1.3 Vanadium, Niobium and Tantalum -- 1.4 Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten -- 1.5 Manganese, Rhenium and Technetium -- 1.6 Iron, Ruthenium and Osmium -- 1.7 Cobalt, Rhodium and Iridium -- 1.8 Nickel, Palladium and Platinum -- 2 η-Arenes -- 2.1 Iron and Ruthenium -- 2.2 Chromium -- 2.3 Other Arenes -- References -- Author Index.

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.