Advances in Organometallic Chemistry (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in Organometallic Chemistry, Volume 24 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Contributors 10
Chapter 1. The Remarkable Features of (n4-Conjugated Diene)zirconocene and -hafnocene Complexes 12
I. Introduction 12
II. Formation of (n4-I .3-Diene)zirconocenes and -hafnocenes 13
III. Identification of the Cp2M(diene) Species 24
IV. Chemistry of the (s-cis-/s-trans-n4-Diene)metallocene Isomer Pairs 37
V. Concluding Remarks 44
References 45
Chapter 2. Organometallic Metal Clusters Containing Nitrosyl and Nitrido Ligands 52
I. Introduction 52
II. Nitrosyl Clusters 53
III. Nitrido Clusters 73
IV. Overview 92
References 93
Chapter 3. The Electron-Transfer Reactions of Polynuclear Organotransition Metal Complexes 98
I. Introduction 98
II. Multiple Sandwich Compounds 100
III. Bridged Bimetallic Compounds 109
IV. Metal Clusters 122
V. Addendum 133
References 135
Chapter 4. Organometallic Lanthanide Chemistry 142
I. Introduction 142
II. Background 143
Ill. The Potential for Unique Chemistry 145
IV. Synthesis and Reactivity of Ln–C Bonds 147
V. Synthesis and Reactivity of Ln–H Bonds 155
VI. Low Oxidation State Chemistry 164
VII. Pentamethylcyclopentadienyllanthanide Chemistry 171
VIII. Conclusion 183
References 184
Chapter 5. Silyl, Germyl, and Stannyl Derivatives of Azenes, NnHn : Part II. Derivatives of Triazene, N3H3, Tetrazene, N4H4, and Pentazene, N5H5 190
I. Introduction 190
II. Group IV Derivatives of Triazene, N3H3 191
III. Group IV Derivatives of Tetrazene, N4H4 213
IV. Group IV Derivatives of Pentazene, N5H5 257
References 258
Chapter 6. Photochemistry of Alkyl, Alkylidene, and Alkylldyne Complexes of the Transition Metals 260
I. Introduction 260
II. Photochemistry of Alkyl Complexes 261
III. Photochemistry of Alkylidene and Vinylidene Complexes 337
IV. Photochemistry of Alkylidyne Complexes 351
V. Summary 355
References 356
Chapter 7. X-Ray Structural Analyses of Organolithium Compounds 364
I. Introduction 365
II. Simple Organolithium Compounds 367
III. Mixed-Metal Organolithium Compounds 403
IV. Structures of Lithium Compounds without Lithium–Carbon Bonds 422
V. Appendix 453
References 453
Selected Bibliography 461
Index 464
Cumulative List of Contributors 476
Cumulative List of Titles 480