Organometallics

This text gives an overview of the organometallic chemistry of transition metals. Structural principles and reactions are illustrated with numerous examples. The text is suitable as the basis for undergraduate courses, and the material is related to applications and industrial processes.

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This succinct text outlines the main classes of transition metal organometallic complexes and introduces the reader to the chemistry of compounds with metal-carbon *A-bonds: metal carbonyls, metal alkyls, and metal alkylidenes and alkylidynes. The synthetic methods leading to each class of compounds are illustrated with pertinent examples, followed by the discussion of characteristic structures and reactivity patterns. The aim is to allow undergraduate students a quick overview of this area of chemistry. Highlights and excursions stress general principles and relate the material to specific applications such as catalytic processes.