Advances in Organometallic Chemistry (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in Organometallic Chemistry, Volume 22 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Contributors 8
Chapter 1. The Chemistry of Carbidocarbonyl Clusters 10
I. Introduction 10
II. Carbidocarbonyl Clusters of Iron 12
III. Carbidocarbonyl Clusters of Ruthenium and Osmium 26
IV. Carbidocarbonyl Clusters of Cobalt and Rhodium 41
V. Carbidocarbonyl Clusters of Rhenium 52
VI. Spectroscopic Properties of Carbide Clusters 53
VII. General Observations 57
VIII. Addendum 64
References 64
Chapter 2. Vinylidene and Propadienylidene (Allenylidene) Metal Complexes 68
I. Introduction 69
II. Nomenclature 71
III. Mononuclear Vinylidene Metal Complexes 71
IV. Binuclear Vinylidene Complexes 84
V. Propadienylidene (Allenylidene) Complexes 91
VI. Some Chemistry of Vinylidene Complexes 96
VII. Bonding and Structure in Mononuclear and Binuclear Vinylidene Complexes 106
VIII. The Relation of Vinylidene to Other q’-Carbon-Bonded Ligands 121
IX. Displacement of Vinylidene and Propadienylidene Ligands 123
X. Polynuclear Complexes 124
XI. Addendum 131
References 133
Chapter 3. The Activation of Carbon Dioxide by Metal Complexes 138
I. Introduction 138
II. Coordination Chemistry of Carbon Dioxide 140
Ill. Insertion Reactions of Carbon Dioxide 145
IV. Carbon Dioxide Reduction and/or Incorporation 162
V. Concluding Remarks 172
References 173
Chapter 4. Basic Metal Cluster Reactions 178
I. Introduction 178
II. Electron Transfer Reactions 180
III. Reactions Involving Unidentate Reagents 182
IV. Reaction Involving Polyfunctional Reagents 189
V. Reactions Changing the metal Atom Composition 195
VI. Cluster Framework Rearrangements 206
VII. Lottle or Unexplored Areas 209
References 211
Chapter 5. Metal lsocyanide Complexes 218
I. Introduction 218
II. Structure and Bonding 222
III. Synthesis of Isocyanide Ligands 225
IV. Synthesis of Isocyanide Complexes 229
V. Reactions of Metal Isocyanide Complexes 260
VI. Reactions of Isocyanide Ligands 276
References 304
Index 320
Cumulative List of Contributors 328
Cumulative List of Titles 332