Metal Amide Chemistry -- Contents -- Biographies -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Scope and Organisation of Subject Matter -- 1.2 Developments and Perspectives -- 2 Alkali Metal Amides -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Lithium Amides -- 2.2.1 Introduction -- 2.2.2 Monomeric Lithium Amides -- 2.2.3 Dimeric Lithium Amides -- 2.2.4 Trimeric Lithium Amides -- 2.2.5 Tetrameric Lithium Amides -- 2.2.6 Higher Aggregate Lithium Amides -- 2.2.7 Laddering -- 2.2.8 Heterometallic Derivatives -- 2.3 Sodium Amides -- 2.3.1 Introduction -- 2.3.2 Monomeric and Dimeric Sodium Amides -- 2.3.3 Higher Aggregate Sodium Amides -- 2.3.4 Heterometallic Sodium Amides -- 2.4 Potassium Amides -- 2.4.1 Introduction -- 2.4.2 Potassium Parent Amides ( NH2 as Ligand) -- 2.4.3 Potassium Primary and Secondary Amides -- 2.4.4 Heterometallic Potassium Amides -- 2.5 Rubidium Amides -- 2.6 Caesium Amides -- References -- 3 Beryllium and the Alkaline Earth Metal Amides -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Beryllium Amides 403.3 Magnesium Amides -- 3.3.1 Introduction -- 3.3.2 Monomeric Magnesium Amides -- 3.3.3 Dimeric Magnesium Amides -- 3.3.4 Higher Aggregates and Related Magnesium Amides -- 3.3.5 Heterometallic Magnesium Amides -- 3.3.6 Magnesium Inverse Crown Complexes -- 3.3.7 Magnesium Imides -- 3.4 Calcium Amides -- 3.4.1 Introduction -- 3.4.2 Monomeric Calcium Amides -- 3.4.3 Dimeric Calcium Amides and Higher Aggregates -- 3.4.4 Heterometallic Calcium Amide Derivatives -- 3.5 Strontium Amides -- 3.5.1 Introduction -- 3.5.2 Monomeric Strontium Amides -- 3.5.3 Higher Aggregate Strontium Amides -- 3.6 Barium Amides -- 3.6.1 Introduction -- 3.6.2 Monomeric Barium Amides -- 3.6.3 Dimeric Barium Amides -- 3.6.4 Heterometallic Barium Amides -- References -- 4 Amides of the Group 3 and Lanthanide Metals -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Pre-1996 Literature: Anwander's Review -- 4.2.1 Introduction.

4.2.2 LnIIIComplexes withN-Hydrocarbyl-Amido Ligands -- 4.2.3 LnIIIComplexes having Silylamido Ligands -- 4.2.4 Bis(Trimethylsilyl)Amido-LnII Complexes and a CeIVAnalogue -- 4.2.5 LnIIIComplexes having Donor-Functionalised Amido Ligands -- 4.2.6 Ln Amides as Precursors for Ln Coordination or Organometallic Compounds -- 4.2.7 Applications as Materials or Catalysts -- 4.3 The Recent (Post-1995) Literature -- 4.3.1 Introduction -- 4.3.2 LnIIIComplexes withN-Hydrocarbyl Substituted Ligands -- 4.3.3 LnIIIComplexes having Silylamido Ligands -- 4.3.4 LnII and CeIVAmides -- 4.3.5 Ln Complexes having Donor-Functionalised Amido Ligands -- 4.3.6 Ln Amides as Precursors for Ln Coordination or Organometallic Compounds -- 4.3.7 Applications as Materials or Catalysts -- 4.3.8 Ln Complexes having 1,4-Disubstituted-1,4-Diazabutadiene Ligands, R2-DAD -- References -- 5 Amides of the Actinide Metals -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Neutral Amidouranium(IV) and Thorium(IV) Complexes -- 5.2.1 Introduction -- 5.2.2 Hydrocarbylamido-AnIVCompounds Free of p-Centred Ligands -- 5.2.3 Silylamido-AnIVCompounds Free ofp-Centred Ligands -- 5.2.4 AnIVAmides Containingp-Centred Co-ligands -- 5.3 Neutral UIIIAmides -- 5.4 Neutral Mixed Valence (UIII /UIV ), UII ,U Vand UVIAmides -- 5.5 Amidouranates -- 5.6 Amidouranium Tetraphenylborates -- References -- 6 Amides of the Transition Metals -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Transition Metal Derivatives of Monodentate Amides -- 6.2.1 Overview -- 6.2.2 Synthesis -- 6.2.3 Structure and Bonding -- 6.2.4 Parent Amido ( NH2) Derivatives -- 6.2.5 Low-coordinate Transition Metal Amides -- 6.2.6 'Two-sided' Amido Ligands -- 6.3 Transition Metal Complexes of Polydentate Amido Ligands -- 6.3.1 Introduction -- 6.3.2 Amido Phosphine Ligands -- 6.3.3 Multidentate Podand Ligands -- 6.4 Other Chelating Amido Ligands -- References.

7 Amides of Zinc, Cadmium and Mercury -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Neutral Homoleptic Zinc, Cadmium and Mercury Amides -- 7.3 Ionic Metal Amides -- 7.3.1 Amidometallates -- 7.3.2 Zincation Mediated by Amidozinc Complexes -- 7.3.3 Other Ionic Group 12 Metal Amido Salts -- 7.4 Lewis Base Complexes, Chelated Metal Amides and Heteroleptic Amido Complexes -- References -- 8 Amides of the Group 13 Metals -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 Synthesis -- 8.1.2 M N Bonding (M ¼Al, Ga, In or Tl) -- 8.1.3 Multiple Character in M N (M ¼Al - Tl) Bonds -- 8.2 Aluminium Amides -- 8.2.1 Aluminium Parent Amides ( NH2 as Ligand) -- 8.2.2 Monomeric Aluminium Amides -- 8.2.3 Dimeric Aluminium Amides -- 8.2.4 Higher Aggregate Aluminium Amides -- 8.2.5 Heterometallic Aluminium Amides -- 8.2.6 Aluminium Imides (Iminoalanes) -- 8.2.7 Aluminium(I) Amides -- 8.3 Gallium Amides -- 8.3.1 Introduction -- 8.3.2 Monomeric Gallium Amides -- 8.3.3 Associated Gallium Amides -- 8.3.4 Heterometallic Gallium Amides -- 8.3.5 Iminogallanes (Gallium Imides) -- 8.3.6 Gallium Amides in Low (<þ3) Oxidation States -- 8.4 Indium Amides -- 8.4.1 Introduction -- 8.4.2 Monomeric Indium(III) Amides -- 8.4.3 Associated Indium Amides -- 8.4.4 Heterometallic Indium Amides -- 8.4.5 Iminoindanes (Indium Imides) -- 8.4.6 Indium Amides in Oxidation States<þ3 -- 8.5 Thallium Amides -- 8.5.1 Introduction -- 8.5.2 Thallium(I) Amides -- 8.5.3 Thallium(III) Derivatives -- 8.5.4 Thallium Amides in Mixed Oxidation States -- 8.5.5 Heterometallic Derivatives -- References -- 9 Subvalent Amides of Silicon and the Group 14 Metals -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Subvalent Amidosilicon Compounds -- 9.2.1 Introduction -- 9.2.2 Bis(amino)silylenes: Pre-2001 -- 9.2.3 Bis(amino)silylenes: 2001-2004 -- 9.2.4 Bis(amino)silylenes: Post-2004 -- 9.3 Amidometal(II) Chemistry [Ge(II), Sn(II), Pb(II)] -- 9.3.1 Introduction.

9.3.2 Homoleptic Metal(II) Amides: Synthesis, Structures and Physical Properties -- 9.3.3 Protonolyses of Homoleptic Metal(II) Amides -- 9.3.4 Heteroleptic Metal(II) Amides -- 9.3.5 Metathetical Exchange Reactions -- 9.3.6 Reactions with Heterocumulenes -- 9.3.7 Oligomeric Metal(II) Imides -- 9.3.8 Metal(II) Amides based on 1,4-Diazabutadienes or a Related Compound -- 9.3.9 Oxidative Addition and Redox Reactions -- 9.3.10 Reactions with Transition Metal Complexes -- 9.4 Dimeric Metal(III) Imides: Biradicaloid Compounds -- 9.5 Higher-Nuclearity Group 14 Metalloid Clusters having Amido Ligands -- References -- 10 Amides of the Group 15 Metals (As, Sb, Bi) -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Mononuclear Group 15 Metal(III) Amides -- 10.2.1 Introduction -- 10.2.2 Synthesis, Structures and Protolyses of Metal(III) Amides -- 10.2.3 Synthesis, Structures and Reactions of Heteroleptic Mononuclear Bis(amido) Metal(III) Compounds -- 10.2.4 Synthesis, Structures and Reactions of Heteroleptic Mononuclear Amidometal(III) Compounds -- 10.2.5 Bis(amido)Metal(III) Salts -- 10.3 Oligomeric Group 15 Metal Imides -- 10.3.1 Binuclear and Oligomeric Group 15 Metal(III) Imides -- 10.3.2 Binuclear Group 15 Metal(V) Imides -- 10.4 Mononuclear Group 15 Metal(V) Amides -- 10.5 Group 15 Metal(III) Macrocyclic Imides -- 10.6 Miscellaneous Group 15 Metal-Nitrogen Compounds -- References -- Index.