Part I -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. The Scope of Organometallic Chemistry -- 1.2. Some Historical Notes -- 1.3. The Classification of Organometallic Compounds -- 2. The Metal-Carbon Bond -- 2.1 Bond Types -- Ionic Bonds -- Sigma Covalent Bonds (Bicentric Bielectronic) -- Electron-Deficient Bonds (Localized Polycentric Bonds) -- Delocalized Bonds in Polynuclear Systems -- Dative Bonds, with d-Orbital participation (Sigma Donor - Pi Acceptor) -- 2.2. Metal-Carbon Ionic Bonds -- 2.3. Sigma (σ ) Covalent Bonds (Bicentric Bielectronic) -- 2.4. Electron-Deficient Bonds (Polycentric Localized-Bonds) -- 2.5. Delocalized Bonds in Polynuclear Systems -- 2.6. Dative Bonds with Participation of d-Orbitals -- 3. Laboratory Techniques in Organometallic Chemistry -- 3.1. Synthesis and Isolation of Compounds -- 3.2. Analysis and Structural Characterization -- 4. The Literature of Organometallic Chemistry -- 4.1. Textbooks and General Monographs -- 4.2. Reviews -- 4.3. Primary Literature -- Part II Organometallic Compounds of Non-Transition Elements -- 5. Organometallic Compounds of Alkali Metals -- 5.1. Organolithium Compounds -- 5.2. Organometallic Derivatives of Sodium and the Heavier Alkali Metals -- 6. Organometallic Compounds of the Group II Elements -- 6.1. Organoberyllium Compounds -- 6.2. Organomagnesium Compounds -- 6.3. Organometallic Compounds of Calcium, Strontium and Barium -- 6.4. Organozinc Compounds -- 6.5. Organocadmium Derivatives -- 6.6. Organomercury Compounds -- 7. Organometallic Compounds of Group III A Elements -- 7.1. Organoboron Compounds -- 7.2. Organoaluminum Compounds -- 7.3. Organogallium Compounds -- 7.4. Organoindium Compounds -- Trisubstituted Derivatives, InR3 -- Diorganoindium Halides, R2InX -- Organoindium Dihalides, RInX2 -- 7.5. Organothallium Compounds -- 8. Organometallic Compounds of Group IVA Elements.

8.1. Organosilicon Compounds -- 8.2. Organogermanium Compounds -- 8.3. Organotin Compounds -- 8.4. Organolead Compounds -- 9. Organometallic Compounds of Group VA Elements -- 9.1. Organoarsenic Compounds -- 9.2. Organoantimony Compounds -- 9.3. Organobismuth Compounds -- Part III Organometallic Compounds of Transition Metals -- 10. The Electronic Structure and Classification of Transition-Metal Organometallic Compounds -- 10.1 The Transition Metals -- 10.2. The Ligands -- 11. Compounds with Two-Electron Ligands -- 11.1. Metal Carbonyls -- 11.2. Metal Thiocarbonyls -- 11.3. Metal Selenocarbonyls -- 11.4. Metal-Isocyanide Complexes -- 11.5. Metal-Carbene Complexes and Related Compounds -- 11.6. π -Olefinic Complexes -- 12. Compounds with Three-Electron Ligands -- 12.1. π -Allylic Complexes and Related Compounds -- Scandium, Lanthanides, Actinides -- Titanium, Zirconium, Hafnium -- Vanadium, Niobium, Tantalum -- Chromium, Molybdenum, Tungsten -- Manganese, Technetium, Rhenium -- Iron, Ruthenium, Osmium -- Cobalt, Rhodium, Iridium -- Nickel, Palladium, Platinum -- 12.2. Cyclopropenyl Complexes -- 12.3. Metal-Carbyne Complexes -- 13. Compounds with Four-Electron Ligands -- 13.1. Butadiene Complexes and Related Compounds -- 13.2. Cyclobutadiene Complexes -- 13.3. η 4-Complexes of Cyclopentadiene, Cyclopentadienone, Fulvene and Heterocycles Derived from Cyclopentadiene -- Cyclopentadiene -- Cyclopentadienones -- Fulvenes -- Heterocycles -- 13.4. Complexes with Other Cyclic Dienes and Polyenes -- Cyclohexadiene-1,3 -- Cycloheptadiene-1,3 -- Cycloheptatriene-1,3,5 -- Cyclooctatetrane -- 13.5. Trimethylenemethyl Complexes -- 13.6. Boron-Containing Four-Electron Ligands -- 14. Compounds with Five-Electron Ligands -- 14.1. Transition Metal, η 5-Cyclopentadienyl Complexes -- Scandium, Yttrium, Lanthanides and Actinides. (Group III Elements).

Titanium, Zirconium, Hafnium -- Vanadium, Niobium, Tantalum -- Chromium, Molybdenum, Tungsten -- Manganese, Technetium, Rhenium -- Iron, Ruthenium, Osmium -- Cobalt, Rhodium, Iridium -- Nickel, Palladium, Platinum -- Copper, Silver, Gold -- 14.2. Acyclic Pentadienyl η 5-Complexes -- 14.3. η 5-Complexes of Some Heterocyclic Ligands -- 14.4. η 5-Cyclohexadienyl Complexes -- 14.5. η 5-Cycloheptadienyl Complexes -- 14.6. Complexes of Carborane Ligands -- 15. Compounds with Six-Electron Ligands -- 15.1. η 6-Complexes of Benzene and its Derivatives -- Titanium, Zirconium, Hafnium -- Vanadium, Niobium, Tantalum -- Chromium, Molybdenum, Tungsten -- Manganese, Technetium, Rhenium -- Iron, Ruthenium, Osmium -- Cobalt, Rhodium, Iridium -- 15.2 η 6-Cycloheptatriene Complexes -- 15.3. Cyclooctatriene and Cyclooctatetraene as Six-Electron Ligands -- 15.4. Some η 6-Complexes with Heterocyclic Ligands -- 16. Compounds with Seven- and Eight-Electron Ligands -- 16.1. Seven-Electron Ligands -- 16.2. Eight-Electron Ligands -- 17. Organometallic Compounds Derived from Acetylenes -- 17.1. Complexes of Untransformed Acetylenes as Terminal (Dihapto) Ligands -- Titanium, Zirconium, Hafnium -- Vanadium, Niobium, Tantalum -- Chromium, Molybdenum, Tungsten -- Manganese, Technetium, Rhenium -- Iron, Ruthenium, Osmium -- Cobalt, Rhodium, Iridium -- Nickel, Palladium, Platinum -- 17.2. Binuclear Complexes with Bridging Acetylene Ligands -- 17.3. Compounds Incorporating the Acetylene in a Polynuclear Cluster -- 17.4. Complexes Formed by Chemical Transformations of Acetylenes -- 18. Organometallic Compounds with σ -Metal-Carbon Bonds -- Scandium, Yttrium, Lanthanides and Actinides (Group IIIB Elements) -- Titanium, Zirconium, Hafnium -- Vanadium, Niobium, Tantalum -- Chromium, Molybdenum, Tungsten -- Manganese, Technetium, Rhenium -- Iron, Ruthenium, Osmium.

Cobalt, Rhodium, Iridium -- Nickel, Palladium, Platinum -- Copper, Silver, Gold -- Bibliography -- Subject Index.