Advances in Organometallic Chemistry (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in Organometallic Chemistry, Volume 4 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 8
List of Contributors 6
Contents of Previous Volumes 10
Chapter 1. Catenated Organic Compounds of Silicon, Germanium, Tin, and Lead 12
I. Introduction 12
II. Silicon 13
III. Germanium 49
IV. Tin 58
V. Lead 74
VI. General Trends 88
References 95
Chapter 2. Cyclobutadiene-Metal Complexes 106
I. Introduction and Historical Background 106
II. Structures of the Cyclobutadiene-Metal Complexes 110
III. Bonding in Cyclobutadiene-Metal Complexes 112
IV. Preparation of Cyclobutadiene-Metal Complexes 113
V. Properties of Cyclobutadiene-Metal Complexes 123
VI. Reactions of Cyclobutadiene-Metal Complexes 130
VII. Other Complexes Which May Contain Cyclobutadiene as a Ligand 146
VIII. Cyclobutadiene-Metal Complexes as Reaction Intermediates 149
IX. Appendix 150
References 152
Chapter 3. Organoarsenic Chemistry 156
I. Introduction 156
II. Preparative Chemistry 157
III. Physical Studies 210
References 240
Chapter 4. Synthesis and Reactions of Alkylcobalt and Acylcobalt Tetracarbonyls 254
I. Synthesis of Alkylcobalt and Acylcobalt Tetracarbonyls 254
II. Reactions of Alkylcobalt and Acylcobalt Tetracarbonyls 257
III. Summary 276
References 277
Chapter 5. Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms 278
I. Introduction 279
II. Organolithium Compounds 280
III. Organomagnesium Compounds 291
IV. Organomercury Compounds 300
V. Organoboron Compounds 320
VI. Organosilicon and Organotin Compounds 335
VII. Conclusion 351
References 351
Chapter 6. Metal p-Complexes Formed by Seven-Membered and Eight-Membered Carbocyclic Compounds 364
I. Introduction 364
II. Complexes with Seven-Membered Rings as Ligands 365
III. Complexes with Eight-Membered Rings as Ligands 380
References 395
Author Index 400
Subject Index 428