Advances in Organometallic Chemistry (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in Organometallic Chemistry, Volume 34 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Contributors 8
Chapter 1. Organometallic Chemistry of Palladium and Platinum with Poly(pyrazol-1-yl)alkanes and Poly(pyrazol-1-yl)borates 10
I. Introduction 10
II. Poly(pyrazol-1-yl)alkanes and Borates as Nitrogen Donor Ligands 11
III. Intramolecular Coordination Systems Involving Poly(pyrazol-1-yl)alkanes and Related Ligands 48
IV. Concluding Remarks 64
V. Appendix 65
References 71
Chapter 2. Organometallic Chemistry of the N == N Group 76
I. Introduction 76
II. Electronic Structure of Diazenes 78
III. Modes of Coordination and General Syntheses 79
IV. Complexes Formed with Retention of the N—N Bond 81
V. Complexes Formed by Cleavage of the N—N Bond 102
VI. Reactions with Alkynes and 1,3-Dienes 107
VII. Summary and Outlook 113
References 114
Chapter 3. Carbon–Oxygen Bond Activation by Transition Metal Complexes 120
I. Introduction 120
II. Cleavage of the Allylic Oxygen Bond by Transition Metal Complexes 121
III. Cleavage of the Carbon–Oxygen Single Bond 138
IV. Cleavage of C == OBonds in Ketones, Aldehydes, or Esters 149
References 152
Chapter 4. Charge-Transfer Complexes of Organosilicon Compounds 158
I. Introduction 158
II. Organosilicon Compounds as Donors 161
III. Organosilicon Compounds as Electron Acceptors 208
IV. Conclusion 208
References 212
Chapter 5. Structure, Color, and Chemistry of Pentaaryl Bismuth Compounds 216
I. Introduction 216
II. Preparation of Pentaaryl Bismuth Compounds 217
III. Structures of Pentaaryl Bismuth Compounds 217
IV. Color of Pentaaryl Bismuth Compounds 221
V. Conclusion 225
References 226
Chapter 6. Use of Water-Soluble Ligands in Homogeneous Catalysis 228
I. Introduction 228
II. Preparation of the Ligands and Their Transition Metal Complexes 229
III. Water Gas Shift Catalysis 254
IV. Hydroformylation 259
V. Hydrogenation 264
VI. Miscellaneous Studies 279
VII. Conclusion 287
References 287
Chapter 7. Slowed Tripodal Rotation in Arene–Chromium Complexes: Steric and Electronic Barriers 294
I. Introduction 294
II. Kinetic and Thermodynamically Restricted Rotation 298
III. Chemical Reactivity and Tripodal Orientation 302
IV. Theoretical Calculations 304
V. Steric Barriers to Tripodal Orientation 306
VI. Electronic Barriers to Tripodal Rotation 320
VII. Relaxation Time Studies and Solid-State NMR Measurements 328
VIII. Sterically Crowded Cyclopentadienyl Complexes 328
References 330
Index 336
Cumulative List of Contributors 346