Advances in Organometallic Chemistry (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in Organometallic Chemistry, Volume 21 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Contributors 8
Chapter 1. Functionally Substituted Cyclopentadienyl Metal Compounds 10
I. Introduction 10
II. Aldehydes, Ketones, Esters, and Nitriles 13
III. Halogen Derivatives 29
IV. Nitrogen- and Phosphorus-Containing Compounds 37
V. Olefins (Organometallic Monomers) 48
VI. Polymer-Bound Cyclopentadienyl Compounds 55
References 61
Chapter 2. Metalloboranes: Their Relationships to Metal–Hydrocarbon Complexes and Clusters 66
I. Introduction 66
II. Characterized Metalloboranes 70
III. Boranes as Ligands 80
IV. Boranes as Cluster Fragments 101
V. Metalloboranes as Chemical Intermediates 113
VI. Conclusions 114
References 114
Chapter 3. Mechanistic Pathways for Ligand Substitution Processes in Metal Carbonyls 122
I. Introduction 122
II. Classification of Ligand Substitution Mechanisms 123
III. Isotopic Labeling Studies 140
IV. Radical Pathways for Ligand Substitution Reactions 152
V. Concluding Remarks 153
References 154
Chapter 4.1,4-Diaza-1,3-butadiene (a-Diimine) Ligands: Their Coordination Modes and the Reactivity of Their Metal Complexes 160
I. Introduction 161
II. The 1,4-Diaza-l,3-butadiene (R-DAB) Ligand 162
III. Metal–1,4-Diaza-1,3-butadiene Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Bonding 165
IV. Structural Aspects 212
V. Metal-1,4-Diaza-1,3-butadiene Radicals ESR Spectroscopy and Reactivity
VI. Chemical Activation of Metal Coordinated 1,4-Diaza-1,3-butadiene Ligands 226
VII. Concluding Remarks 242
References 243
Chapter 5. Multiply Bonded Germanium Species 250
I. Introduction 250
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III. > Ge=O and >
IV. > Ge=N– Species
V. > Ge=P– Species
VI. > Ge= Metal Species
VII. Theoretical Studies 284
VIII. Spectroscopic Studies 290
IX. Conclusion 292
References 292
Index 298
Cumulative List of Contributors 306
Cumulative List of Titles 310