Preface
Chapter I Historical and Chemical Background
A. Development and Applications of Organotransition Metal Chemistry
B. Useful Concepts
C. Ligands
D. Stereochemically Nonrigid Metal Complexes
E. Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds
F. Mechanisms of Ligand Replacements
Further Reading
Chapter II The Formation of Hydrogen and Carbon Bonds to Transition Metals
A. Methods of Preparation of Hydrido Complexes
B. Methods of Preparation of Carbon-Transition Metal Bonds
Further Reading
Chapter III Reactions of Transition Metal δ- and π-Bonded Derivatives
A. Reactions in Which the Metal Is Retained
B. Methods for Removing Organic Groups from Transition Metal Compounds
Further Reading
Chapter IV Homogeneous Hydrogenation Reactions
A. Olefin Reduction
B. Homogeneous-Heterogeneous Catalysts
C. Reduction of Conjugated Dienes
D. Reduction of Ketones and Aldehydes
E. Reduction by Hydrogen Transfer
F. Dehydrogenation
Further Reading
Chapter V Addition and Elimination Reactions of Olefinic Compounds
A. Olefin Isomerization
B. Hydride Transfer Reactions
C. Olefin Dimerization, Oligomerization, and Polymerization
D. Vinylic and Allylic Substitution Reactions
E. Catalyzed 1:2 Additions to Olefins
Further Reading
Chapter VI Reactions of Dienes, Trienes, and Tetraenes with Transition Metal Compounds
A. Diene π Complexes and Their Rearrangements
B. Hydride Transfer Reactions
C. Diene Reactions with Metal Hydrides
D. Proton Addition and Hydride Abstraction Reactions of Coordinated Dienes, Trienes, and Tetraenes
E. Reactions of Coordinated Dienes with Nucleophiles
F. Addition Reactions of Organotransition Metal Compounds to Dienes
G. Metal-Stabilized Dienyl and Related Carbonium Ion Complexes
H. Aromatic π Complexes and Their Reactions
I. Trimethylenemethane Complexes
J. Diene Dimerization, Trimerization, and Related Reactions
Further Reading
Chapter VII Transition Metal Reactions with Acetylenes
A. π-Acetylenic Complexes
B. Addition Reactions of Acetylenes
C. Dimerization, Trimerization, Tetramerization, and Polymerization of Acetylenes
D. Acetylenic Cyclizations with Incorporation of Alkyl and Aryl Ligands
Further Reading
Chapter VIII Mixed Olefin, Diene, and Acetylene Combination Reactions
A. Olefin-Diene Reactions
B. Acetylene-Olefin Reactions
C. Acetylene-Diene Reactions
Chapter IX Reactions of Transition Metal Complexes with Carbon Monoxide and Organic Carbonyl Compounds
A. Carbon Monoxide Reactions
B. Reactions of Organotransition Metal Complexes with Organic Carbonyl Compounds
Further Reading
Chapter X Dinitrogen, Dioxygen, Carbene, and Sulfur Dioxide Transition Metal Complexes
A. Dinitrogen Complexes
B. Dioxygen Complexes
C. Carbene Complexes
D. Sulfur Dioxide Complexes
Further Reading
References
Author Index
Subject Index