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 -- 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 -- Preface -- Synergistic effects in the activation of small molecules by s-block elements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical perspective of bimetallic s-block ates -- 3 Chemistry of alkyl lithium magnesiates -- 4 Chemistry of the turbo-Grignard reagent iPrMgCl·LiCl -- 5 Chemistry of the turbo-Hauser bases (TMP)MgCl·LiCl, (TMP)2Mg·2LiCl and (DA)MgCl·LiCl -- 6 Chemistry of other alkali metal magnesiate complexes -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Air-stable chiral primary phosphines: part (i) synthesis, stability and applications -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Stability and synthesis -- 3 Applications -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Open-shell organometallics: reactivity at the ligand -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ligand redox non-innocence -- 3 Ligand centred radical-type reactivity in open-shell organometallic chemistry and catalysis -- 4 Summary and conclusions -- References -- Alkali/coinage metals - organolithium, organocuprate chemistry -- 1 The alkali metals -- 2 Group 11 -- Abbreviations -- References -- Group 2 (Be-Ba) and Group 12 (Zn-Hg) -- 1 Scope and organisation of the review -- 2 Group 2 -- 3 Group 12 -- References -- Organo-transition metal cluster complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reviews -- 3 Theory -- 4 High-nuclearity clusters -- 5 Group 8 -- 6 Group 9 -- 7 Group 10 -- 8 Group 11 -- 9 Mixed-metal clusters -- Abbreviations -- References -- Highlights in low-coordinate group 14 organometallic chemistry -- 1 Activation of small molecules with heavy alkynes -- 2 Heavy alkyne chemistry -- 3 The chemistry of compounds with element-element double bonds -- 4 Heavy group 14 elements as ligands to transition metals -- 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.

Note: Organometallic Chemistry -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Theoretical Organometallic Chemistry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 s- and p-Block Metals -- 2.1 Structural and Spectroscopic Studies -- 2.2 Mechanistic Studies -- 3 d- and f-Block Metals -- 3.1 Structural and Spectroscopic Studies -- 3.2 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 New Compounds - Structure and Reactivity -- 2.1 Cyclopentadienyl (Cp) and Lightly Substituted Cp Compounds -- 2.2 Cp* and Related Per-substituted Ancillaries -- 2.3 Functionalized Cp Ligands -- 2.4 Linked and Ansa-Cp Ligands -- 2.5 Indenyl and Fluorenyl Ancillaries -- 2.6 Heterocyclic Ancillaries -- 2.7 Amido and other Nitrogen-based Supports -- 2.8 Carborane and other Boron-containing Ligands -- 2.9 Aluminates -- 2.10 Other Ancillaries -- 3 Theoretical Studies -- 4 Gas Phase Chemistry -- 5 Polymerization Catalysis -- 5.1 Olefin Polymerization -- 5.2 Butadiene -- 5.3 Acrylates -- 5.4 Polar Monomers -- 6 Applications in Organic Synthesis -- References -- Chapter 5 Carboranes, Including Their Metal Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical and Computational Studies -- 3 Carboranes -- 3.1 {CB8} and {CB9} -- 3.2 {CB10} -- 3.3 {CB11} -- 3.4 {C2B3} -- 3.5 {C2B7} -- 3.6 {C2B8} -- 3.7 {C2B9} -- 3.8 {C2B10} -- 3.9 {C3B3} and {C4B2} -- 4 Metallacarbaboranes. , 4.1 {MCB10} -- 4.2 {exo-MCB11} -- 4.3 {MC2B4} -- 4.4 {MC2B8} -- 4.5 {MC2B9} -- 4.6 {MC2B10} -- 4.7 {exo-MC2B10} -- 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 BorateAnions -- 2.3 Boron Hydrides -- 2.4 Boratabenzenes and Related Systems -- 2.5 Boron-containing Materials -- 2.6 Boron-based Sensors -- 2.7 Boron-based Ligand Systems -- 2.8 Boronic Acids and Suzuki Type Coupling Reactions -- 2.9 Diboron(4) Reagents -- 2.10 Borane Functionalized Cyclopentadienyl Ligands -- 2.11 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 Species and Clusters -- 4.2 Complexes Containing Subvalent Gallium Species as Ligands -- 4.3 Gallium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Group 15 Elements -- 4.4 Gallium Derivatives Containing Bonds to Group 16 Elements -- 4.5 Gallium Hydrides -- 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 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 -- 3 Germylenes, Stannylenes and Plumbylenes -- 4 Multiple Bonds to Main Group Elements -- 5 Homoaromatics and Related Copmpounds -- 6 π-Bonded Compounds -- 7 Transition and Main Group Metal Complexes -- References. , Chapter 8 Group 15: Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth -- 1 Phosphorus -- 2 Arsenic -- 3 Antimony -- 4 Bismuth -- References -- Chapter 9 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 Rhenium -- 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 Mixed Metal Clusters -- 10.5 Group 9 Clusters as Catalysts -- 11 Group 10 -- 11.1 Nickel -- 11.2 Palladium -- 11.3 Platinum -- 12 Group 11 -- 12.1 Copper -- 12.2 Silver -- 12.3 Gold -- 13 Group 12 -- 13.1 Mercury -- 14 Mixed Metal Clusters -- 14.1 Group 5 -- 14.2 Group 6 -- 14.3 Group 7 -- 14.4 Group 8 -- 14.5 Group 9 -- 14.6 Group 10 -- 14.7 Group 11 -- 14.8 Clusters Containing Three Different Metals -- References -- Chapter 10 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 -- Chapter 11 Reactions of Transition Metal π-Complexes of Alkenes, Alkynes and Dienes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reviews -- 3 Complexes Containing π-Coordinated Alkenes -- 3.1 Well-defined π-Coordinated Alkenes -- 3.2 π-Coordinated Alkenes Generated In-situ -- 4 Complexes Containing π-Coordinated Alkynes -- 4.1 π-Coordinated Alkynes Generated In-situ -- 5 Complexes Containing π-Coordinated Dienes (Chain and Cyclic). , 5.1 Well-defined π-Coordinated Conjugated Dienes -- 5.2 Well-defined π-Coordinated Non-conjugated Dienes -- 5.3 π-Coordinated Dienes Generated In-situ -- 6 Bimetallic Complexes Containing π-Coordinated Alkenes, Alkynes or Dienes -- 6.1 Homobimetallic -- 6.2 Heterobimetallic -- References -- Chapter 12 Transition Metal Complexes of Cyclopentadienyl Ligands -- 1 General Introduction -- 2 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 General Ferrocene and Synthetic Chemistry -- 7.2 Electrochemistry -- 7.3 Polymer Chemistry -- 7.4 Schiff Bases Ligand/Complexes -- 7.5 NMR -- 7.6 Materials Chemistry -- 7.7 Liquid Crystals -- 7.8 Complexes/Coordination -- 7.9 Carbon-based Structures -- 7.10 Dppf as a Ligand -- 7.11 Theoretical -- 7.12 Miscellaneous Ferrocene Chemistry -- 8 Cobalt -- 9 Nickel -- References -- Chapter 13 Organic Aspects of Organometallic Chemistry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods for C-C Bond Formation -- 3 Methods for C-X Bond Formation -- 4 Metathesis Reactions -- 5 Metal Mediated Cyclisation and Cycloisomerisation Reactions -- 6 Metal Mediated Cycloadditions -- 7 Pauson-Khand Type Reactions -- 8 Nicholas Reactions -- References.