Advances in Organometallic Chemistry (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in Organometallic Chemistry, Volume 19 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
List of Contributors 10
Chapter 1. Chemistry of Titanocene and Zirconocene 12
I. Introduction 13
II. Synthesis of Low-Valent Titanium and Zirconium Metallocenes 15
III. Dinitrogen Fixation with Low-Valent Ti and Zr Metallocenes 29
IV. The Reactivity of Low-Valent Titanium Metallocenes with NH3 and Amines 42
V. p-Acceptor Ligands Coordinated to Titanium and Zirconium Metallocenes 47
VI. Reactions of Olefins and Acetylenes Catalyzed by Low-Valent Ti and Zr Metallocenes 52
References 57
Chapter 2. Photochemistry of Organopolysilanes 62
I. Introduction 62
II. Photolysis of Organopolysilanes 63
III. Reactions of Photochemically Generated Silylenes 70
IV. Silicon–Carbon Double-Bonded Intermediates 85
V. Photolysis of Alkynyldisilanes 99
References 104
Chapter 3: Alkali Metal–Transition Metal p-Complexes 108
I. Introduction 108
II. Alkali Metal Organyl-, Alkali Metal Hydrido-, and Alkali Metal Diorganylphosphidonickel(0) p-Ligand Complexes 110
III. Dilithium–Nickel–Olefin Complexes 119
IV. Transition Metal–Olefin and Alkali Metal–Transition Metal–Olefin Complexes from Metallocenes by Reductive C5H5 Elimination 122
References 131
Chapter 4: Organic Compounds of Divalent Tin and Lead 134
I. Introduction 134
II. p-Bonded Compounds 135
III. s-Bonded Compounds 146
IV. Transition Metal Complexes 154
References 161
Chapter 5. Novel Types of Metal–Metal Bonded Complexes Containing Ally1 and Cyclopentadienyl Bridging Ligands 166
I. Introduction 166
II. The Original Synthetic Pathway 168
III. The More Elegant Route 169
IV. The Synthesis of Carboxylate-Bridged (Pd–Pd) Complexes 173
V. The Real Sandwiches (C5H5)2Pd2L 176
VI. Structure and Bonding 178
VII. Reaction Mechanism 181
VIII. Reactivity 185
IX. Concluding Remarks 188
References 191
Chapter 6. Phase-Transfer Catalysis in Organometallic Chemistry 194
I. Introduction 194
II. Stoichiometric Organic Reactions 196
III. Catalytic Organic Reactions 201
IV. Organometallic Synthesis 212
V. Conclusions 220
References 220
Chapter 7. Redistribution Reactions on Silicon Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes 224
I. Introduction 224
II. Redistributions Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes 226
III. Mechanistic Considerations 258
IV. Conclusions 263
References 263
Chapter 8. The Application of 13C-NMR Spectroscopy to Organo-Transition Metal Complexes 268
I. Introduction 268
II. .1-Alkyl Complexes 274
III. Olefin Complexes 278
IV. .3-Allyl Metal Complexes 290
V. Chiral Complexes 301
VI. 13C Data for Complexed Donor Ligands 305
References 313
Index 316
Cumulative List of Contributors 325
Cumulative List of Titles 327