Basic organometallic chemistry : concepts, syntheses, and applications /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gupta, B. D., 1949-2011
Other Authors:	Elias, Anil J.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Hyderabad : Universities Press, 2013.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Subjects:	Organotransition metal compounds > Textbooks. Organometallic chemistry > Textbooks. Organometallic chemistry. Organotransition metal compounds. Textbooks.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The 18 valence electron rule
Metal carbonyls
Neutral spectator ligands: phosphines and N-heterocyclic carbenes
Alkenes and alkynes as ligands
Carbenes and carbynes: complexes with metal-carbon double and triple bonds
Alkyl, aryl and ligands with higher hapticity
Unique reactions in organometallic chemistry
Ligand substitution reactions and fluxionality in organometallic compounds
Metal clusters
Homogenous catalysis using organometallic compounds
Catalytic hydrogenation of alkenes and related reactions
Hydroformylation
Methanol, carbonylation and olefin oxidation: Monsanto, Cativa and Wacker processes
Olefin metathesis
Palladium catalysed C-C and C-N cross coupling reactions
Olefin polymerisation and oligomerisation reactions
Ferrocene: structure, bonding and reactions
Organometallic polymers
Bioorganometallic chemistry.