Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis: An Introduction

Organometallic chemistry explores the chemistry of the often bewildering variety of compounds featuring metal-carbon bonds. A field that has underpinned the development of new synthetic methods and materials, it is also central to our understanding of catalysis. In his text, Manfred Bochmann distils the extensive knowledge of the field into a succinct overview of essential concepts. The book is enriched throughout with examples that demonstrate how our understanding of organometallic chemistry has led to new applications in research and industry - not least in relation to catalysis - and an extensive reaction schemes and structures give added clarity to the concepts being explained. Striking just the right balance between breadth and depth - and with features throughout to support the learning process - Organometallics and Catalysis is the perfect introduction for undergraduate and graduate students who need a thorough grounding on the subject or are embarking on new research areas. Online Resource Centre: The Online Resource Centre to accompany Organometallics and Catalysis: An Introduction features: For registered adopters of the text: - Figures from the book in electronic format For everyone: - Curated links to relevant video materials on YouTube Bochmann has done an excellent job. While providing broad coverage of the literature, it is organized in a fashion that will make the chemistry readily understandable to students and yet is comprehensive enough to be an excellent reference book for practitioners of organometallic chemistry. I believe this book will become the new standard text for teaching organometallic chemistry at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Douglas W. Stephan, University of Toronto This comprehensive, well organised, clearly illustrated, and fully up-to-date book is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate research students working in, or at the borders, of contemporary organometallic chemistry and catalysis. Philip Mountford, University of Oxford The breadth and depth in which topics are covered is particularly impressive; the lucid writing style will allow students to understand the key concepts readily, and a series of carefully crafted exercises throughout the book provide valuable opportunities for testing this understanding. Teachers of organometallic chemistry will find this superb book to be an indispensable resource. Richard Layfield, The University of ManchesterPart 1. Organometallic Compound of Main Group Elements ; 1.1 General and Bonding Considerations ; 1.2 Alkali metal organometallics: Lithium ; 1.3 Organometallic Compounds of Earth Alkali Metals ; 1.4 Zinc, Cadmium and Mercury ; 1.5 Organometallic Compounds of the Boron Group ; 1.6 Organometallic Compounds of the Carbon Group ; Part 2. Organometallic Compound of Transition Metals ; 2.1 Ligand Types ; 2.2 Common Types of Organometallic Complexes ; 2.3 Electron Counting and the 16/18-Electron Rule ; 2.4 Ligand Properties and Metal-Ligand Bonding ; 2.5 L-Type *p-Acceptor Ligands : Metal Carbonyl Complexes ; 2.6 L-Type *p-Acceptor Ligands: Alkene, Dienes and Alkynes ; 2.7 LX-Type *p-Acceptor Ligands : Allyl and Enyl Complexes ; 2.8 L2X-Type *p-Acceptor Ligands : Metallocene Complexes MCp2 ; 2.9 Arene Complexes ; 2.10 Sigma Complexes ; 2.11 Complexes with M-C *s-Bonds ; 2.12 Alkylidene Complexes ; 2.13 Complexes with MC Triple bonds: Carbynes ; Part 3. Homogeneous Catalysis with Organometallic Transition Metal Complexes ; 3.1 General Considerations ; 3.2 Key Reaction Steps in Homogeneous Catalysis ; 3.3 Catalytic H-H and H-X Additions ; 3.4 Catalytic Carbonylations ; 3.5 Alkene Oxidations ; 3.6 Coupling Reactions ; 3.7 Alkene Polymerisations ; Appendix 1 Commonly used solvents and their properties ; Appendix 2 Number and symmetry of infrared-active vibrations of metal carbonyl complexes ; Appendix 3 Answers to Exercises ; Appendix 4 Further Reading