INORGANIC SYNTHESES -- PREFACE -- CONTRIBUTORS -- DEDICATION -- NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS AND CHECKERS -- TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND LABORATORY HAZARDS -- CONTENTS -- Chapter One COMPLEXES OF BULKY β-DIKETIMINATE LIGANDS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. β-DIKETIMINATE PRECURSORS HLMe,Me3 and TlLMe,Me3 (LMe,Me3 = 2,4-BIS-(MESITYLIMIDO)PENTYL) -- A. 2,4-BIS-(MESITYLIMIDO)PENTANE (HLMe,Me3) -- B. THALLIUM 2,4-BIS-(MESITYLIMIDO)PENTYL (TlLMe,Me3) -- 3. β-DIKETIMINATE PRECURSORS LMe,iPr2H, [LMe,iPr2Li]x,and [LtBu,iPr2K]x (LMe,iPr2=2,4-BIS-(2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO)PENTYL -- LtBu,iPr2=2,2,6,6-TETRAMETHYL-3,5-BIS-(2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO)HEPTYL) -- A. 2,4-BIS-(2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO)PENTANE (LMe,iPr2H) -- B. LITHIUM 2,4-BIS-(2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO)PENTYL([LMe,iPr2Li]x) -- C. POTASSIUM 2,2,6,6-TETRAMETHYL-3,5-BIS-(2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO)HEPTYL ([LtBu,iPr2K]x) -- 4. β-DIKETIMINATE PRECURSORS LtBu,iPr2H ANDLtBu,iPr2Li(THF) (LtBu,iPr2=2,2,6,6-TETRAMETHYL-3,5-BIS-(2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO)HEPTYL) -- A. N-PIVALOYL-2,6-DIISOPROPYLANILIDE (DIPPNHC(O)tBu) -- B. DIPPN=C(Cl)tBu -- C. DIPPN=C(Me)tBu -- D. 2,2,6,6-TETRAMETHYL-3,5-BIS-(2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO)HEPTANE([DIPPN=C(tBu)]2CH2, LtBu,iPrH) -- E. LITHIUM 2,2,6,6-TETRAMETHYL-3,5-BIS-(2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO)HEPTYL (LtBu,iPr2Li, THFADDUCT) -- 5. SCANDIUM TRICHLORIDE TRIS(TETRAHYDROFURAN)AND β-DIKETIMINATE-SUPPORTED SCANDIUMCHLORIDE COMPLEXES -- A. SCANDIUM TRICHLORIDE TRIS(TETRAHYDROFURAN),ScCl3(THF)3 -- B. SCANDIUM 2,4-BIS-(2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO)PENTYLDICHLORIDE TETRAHYDROFURAN, (LMe,iPr2)ScCl2(THF) -- C. SCANDIUM 2,2,6,6-TETRAMETHYL-3,5-BIS-(2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO)HEPTYL DICHLORIDE,(LtBu,iPr2)ScCl2 -- 6. β-DIKETIMINATE-SUPPORTED TITANIUM ANDVANADIUM DICHLORIDE COMPLEXES -- A. SYNTHESIS OF (LMe,iPr2)TiCl2(THF) -- B. SYNTHESIS OF (LtBu,iPr2)TiCl2 -- C. SYNTHESIS OF (LMe,iPr2)VCl2.

7. β-DIKETIMINATE-SUPPORTED VANADIUM AND CHROMIUM CHLORIDE COMPLEXES -- A. SYNTHESIS OF LMe,Me2VCl2 -- B. SYNTHESIS OF LMe,Me2CrCl2(THF)2 -- 8. β-DIKETIMINATE-SUPPORTED MANGANESE AND ZINC COMPLEXES -- A. LMe,iPr2MnI(THF) -- B. THE THF-FREE DIMER (LMe,iPr2MnI)2 -- C. LMe,iPr2ZnCl2Li(OEt2)2 -- 9. IRON 2,4-BIS-(2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO)PENTYL CHLORIDE (LMe,iPr2FeCl) -- 10. IRON 2,2,6,6-TETRAMETHYL-3,5-BIS-(2,6- DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO)HEPTYL CHLORIDE (LtBu,iPr2FeCl) -- 11. COBALT 2,2,6,6-TETRAMETHYL-3,5-BIS-(2,6- DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO)HEPTYL CHLORIDE (LtBu,iPr2CoCl) -- 12. β-DIKETIMINATE-SUPPORTED NICKEL(II) AND NICKEL(I) COMPLEXES OF LME,ME3 (LME,ME3=2,4-BIS- (MESITYLIMIDO)PENTYL) -- A. LMe,Me3NiI(2,4-LUTIDINE) -- B. LMe,Me3Ni(2,4-LUTIDINE) -- 13. NICKEL 2,4-BIS-(2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO) PENTYL CHLORIDE DIMER, [LMe,iPr2Ni(μ-Cl)]2 -- 14. BIS[COPPER 2,4-BIS-(2,4,6-TRIMETHYLPHENYLIMIDO) PENTYL] TOLUENE, (LMe,Me3Cu)2(μ-η2:η2-C7H8) -- A. COPPER tert-BUTOXIDE -- B. BIS[COPPER 2,4-BIS-(2,4,6-TRIMETHYLPHENYLIMIDO) PENTYL] TOLUENE -- 15. COPPER 2,4-BIS-(2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMIDO) PENTYL CHLORIDE (LMe,iPr2CuCl) -- Chapter Two BORON CLUSTER COMPOUNDS -- 16. SALTS OF DODECAMETHYLCARBA-closo- DODECABORATE(―) ANION, CB11Me12 , AND THE RADICAL DODECAMETHYLCARBA-closo- DODECABORANYL, CB11Me12 -- A. CESIUM 1-METHYLCARBA-closo-DODECABORATE(―), Cs[1-Me-CB11H11] -- B. CESIUM, TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM, and LITHIUM DODECAMETHYLCARBA-closo-DODECABORATES(―), Cs[CB11Me12], [NMe4][CB11Me12], and Li[CB11Me12] -- C. DODECAMETHYLCARBA-closo-DODECABORANYL RADICAL, CB11Me12 -- 17. CESIUM DODECAHYDROXY-closo-DODECABORATE, Cs2[B12(OH)12] -- Chapter Three COORDINATION COMPOUNDS -- 18. PENTAAQUANITROSYLCHROMIUM SULFATE -- A. PENTAAQUANITROSYLCHROMIUM SULFATE.

19. THE TETRADENTATE BISPIDINE LIGAND DIMETHYL- (3,7-DIMETHYL-9-OXO-2,4-BIS(2-PYRIDYL)-3,7- DIAZABICYCLO[3.3.1]NONANE)-1,5-DICARBOXYLATE AND ITS COPPER(II) COMPLEX -- A. PIPERIDONE (pL) -- B. BISPIDONE 3,7-DIMETHYL-9-OXO-2,4-BIS(2-PYRIDYL-3,7- DIAZABICYCLO[3.3.1]NONANE-1,5-DICARBOXYLATE DIMETHYLESTER (L) -- C. COPPER(II) BISPIDONE CHLORIDE (CuLCl) -- 20. TRIS(2-PICOLINYL)METHANE AND ITS COPPER(I) COMPLEX -- A. BIS(2-PICOLINYL)METHANE -- B. TRIS(2-PICOLINYL)METHANE -- C. COPPER(I) (TRIS(2-PICOLINYL)METHANE)ACETONITRILE HEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATE -- Chapter Four CARBENE LIGANDS AND COMPLEXES -- 21. 1,3-DIALKYL-IMIDAZOLE-2-YLIDENES -- A. 1,3-DI-n-PROPYL-IMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDE (nPr2ImHCl) and 1,3-DIISOPROPYL-IMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDE (iPr2ImHCl) -- B. 1,3-DIMETHYL-IMIDAZOLIUM IODIDE (Me2ImHI) AND 1-METHYL-3-ISOPROPYL-IMIDAZOLIUM IODIDE (MeiPrImHI) -- C. 1,3-DI-n-PROPYL-IMIDAZOL-2-YLIDENE (nPr2Im) AND 1,3-DIISOPROPYL-IMIDAZOL-2-YLIDENE (iPr2Im) -- D. 1,3-DIMETHYL-IMIDAZOL-2-YLIDENE (Me2Im) AND 1-METHYL-3-ISOPROPYL-IMIDAZOL-2-YLIDENE (MeiPrIm) -- 22. A CHELATING RHODIUM N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE COMPLEX BY TRANSMETALLATION FROM A SILVER-NHC INTERMEDIATE -- A. METHYLENEBIS(N-(t-BUTYL)IMIDAZOLIUM) BROMIDE -- B. {METHYLENEBIS(N-(t-BUTYL)IMIDAZOL-2-YLIDENE)} (1,5-CYCLOOCTADIENE)RHODIUM(I) HEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATE -- 23. RHODIUM AND IRIDIUM N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE COMPLEXES FROM IMIDAZOLIUM CARBOXYLATES -- A. N,N'-DIMETHYLIMIDAZOLIUM-2-CARBOXYLATE -- B. CHLORO(1,5-CYCLOOCTADIENE)(1,3- DIMETHYLIMIDAZOLIUM-2-YLIDENE) RHODIUM(I) -- C. (η4-1,5-CYCLOOCTADIENE)(BIS-1,3-DIMETHYLIMIDAZOLE- 2-YLIDENE)IRIDIUM(I) HEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATE -- Chapter Five FUNCTIONAL LIGANDS AND COMPLEXES -- 24. N-tert-BUTYL ortho-AMINOPHENOL, ortho-IMINOQUINONE, AND A ZIRCONIUM(IV) BIS(AMINOPHENOLATE) COMPLEX -- A. 2,4-DI-tert-BUTYL-6-(tert-BUTYLAMINO)PHENOL -- B. 2,4-DI-tert-BUTYL-6-(tert-BUTYLIMINO)QUINONE.

C. ZrIV(ap)2(THF)2 -- 25. SYNTHESIS OF THE WATER-SOLUBLE BIDENTATE (P, N) LIGAND PTN(Me) (PTN(Me) = 7-PHOSPHA-3-METHYL- 1,3,5-TRIAZABICYCLO[3.3.1]NONANE) -- A. DEHYDRATION OF TETRAKIS(HYDROXYMETHYL) PHOSPHONIUM CHLORIDE, THPC, [P(CH2OH)4]Cl -- B. TRIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINE, P(CH2OH)3 -- C. TRIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)METHYL PHOSPHONIUM IODIDE, [PCH3(CH2OH)3]I -- D. 7-METHYL-1,3,5-TRIAZA-7-PHOSPHONIAADAMANTANE IODIDE -- E. 7-PHOSPHA-3-METHYL-1,3,5-TRIAZABICYCLO[3.3.1]NONANE, PTN(Me) -- 26. SYNTHESIS OF METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS: MOF-5 AND MOF-177 -- A. MOF-5: Zn4O(TEREPHTHALATE)3 (Solvothermal) -- B. MOF-5: Zn4O(TEREPHTHALATE)3 (Room Temperature) -- C. MOF-177: Zn4O(1,3,5-BENZENETRIBENZOATE)2 (Room Temperature) -- Chapter Six ORGANOMETALLIC REAGENTS -- 27. TRICARBONYL 1,3,5-TRIMETHYL-1,3,5- TRIAZACYCLOHEXANE COMPLEXES OF CHROMIUM(0), MOLYBDENUM(0), AND TUNGSTEN(0) [M(CO)3(Me3TACH) (M = Cr, Mo, W)] -- A. TRICARBONYL(1,3,5-TRIMETHYL-1,3,5- TRIAZACYCLOHEXANE)CHROMIUM(0), fac-Cr(CO)3(Me3TACH) -- B. TRICARBONYL(1,3,5-TRIMETHYL-1,3,5-TRIAZACYCLOHEXANE) MOLYBDENUM(0), fac-Mo(CO)3(Me3TACH) -- C. TRICARBONYL(1,3,5-TRIMETHYL-1,3,5- TRIAZACYCLOHEXANE)TUNGSTEN(0), fac-W(CO)3(Me3TACH) -- 28. MANGANESE TRICARBONYL TRANSFER (MTT) AGENTS -- A. ACENAPHTHENE(TRICARBONYL)MANGANESE(I) -- B. NAPHTHALENE(TRICARBONYL)MANGANESE(I) -- C. SYNTHESIS OF η6-N,N-DIMETHYLANILINE (TRICARBONYL)-MANGANESE(I) TETRAFLUOROBORATE, [Mn(η6-C6H5NMe2)(CO)3]BF4 -- 29. BIS(1,5-CYCLOOCTADIENE)NICKEL(0) -- A. HEXAKIS(ACETYLACETONATO)TRINICKEL(II) -- B. DI(n-BUTYL)MAGNESIUM -- C. BIS(1,5-CYCLOOCTADIENE)NICKEL(0) -- 30. SODIUM (η5-CYCLOPENTADIENYL)TRIS (DIMETHYLPHOSPHITO-P)COBALTATE(III), Na[(C5H5)Co{P(O)(OMe)2}3] -- A. [Co((C5H5)Co{P(O)(OMe)2}3)2], Co(LOMe)2 -- B. Na[(C5H5)Co{P(O)(OMe)2}3], NaLOMe -- Chapter Seven BIO-INSPIRED IRON AND NICKEL COMPLEXES.

31. IRON-CYANOCARBONYL COMPLEXES [PPN][Fe(CO)4(CN)] AND [PPN][FeBr(CO)3(CN)2] -- A. BIS(TRIPHENYLPHOSPHORANYLIDENE)AMMONIUM TETRACARBONYLCYANOFERRATE(0), [PPN][Fe(CO)4(CN)] -- B. BIS(TRIPHENYLPHOSPHORANYLIDENE)AMMONIUM BROMOTRICARBONYLCYANOFERRATE(II), [PPN][FeIIBr(CO)3(CN)2] -- 32. NICKEL COMPLEXES OF BIS (DIETHYLPHOSPHINOMETHYL)METHYLAMINE -- A. BIS(DIETHYLPHOSPHINOMETHYL)METHYLAMINE -- B. BIS(BIS(DIETHYLPHOSPHINOMETHYL)METHYLAMINE) NICKEL(0), Ni(PNP)2 -- C. HYDRIDOBIS(PNP)NICKEL(II) HEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATE -- D. BIS(PNP)NICKEL(II) TETRAFLUOROBORATE -- 33. MONOMERIC IRON(II) COMPLEXES HAVING TWO STERICALLY HINDERED ARYLTHIOLATES -- A. BIS[BIS(TRIMETHYLSILYL)AMIDO]IRON(II) -- B. 2,6-DI(MESITYL)BENZENETHIOL -- C. Fe[SC6H3-2,6-(MESITYL)2]2 (MESITYL = C6H2-2,4,6-Me3) -- 34. (1,3-PROPANEDITHIOLATO)-HEXACARBONYLDIIRON AND CYANIDE DERIVATIVES -- A. (1,3-PROPANEDITHIOLATO)HEXACARBONYLDIIRON -- B. TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM (1,3-PROPANEDITHIOLATO) TETRACARBONYLDIIRON DICYANIDE -- C. TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM (1,3-PROPANEDITHIOLATO) PENTACARBONYLDIIRON CYANIDE -- Chapter Eight RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES -- 35. RUTHENIUM(II)-CHLORIDO COMPLEXES OF DIMETHYLSULFOXIDE -- A. cis-DICHLORIDOTETRAKIS(DIMETHYLSULFOXIDE) RUTHENIUM(II) -- B. trans-DICHLORIDOTETRAKIS(DIMETHYLSULFOXIDE) RUTHENIUM(II) -- 36. SYNTHESIS OF CHLORIDE-FREE RUTHENIUM(II) HEXAAQUA TOSYLATE, [Ru(H2O)6]tos2 -- 37. BASIC RUTHENIUM ACETATE AND MIXED VALENCE DERIVATIVES -- A. TRI(AQUO)-μ3-OXO-HEXAKIS(μ-ACETATE)TRIRUTHENIUM ACETATE, [Ru3(μ3-O)(μ-OAc)6(H2O)3]OAc -- B. TRI(PYRIDINE)-μ3-OXO-HEXAKIS(μ-ACETATE) TRIRUTHENIUM, Ru3(μ3-O)(μ-OAc)6(py)3 -- C. DI(AQUO)-μ3-OXO-HEXAKIS(μ-ACETATE)CARBONYLTRIRUTHENIUM( II, III, III), Ru3(μ3-O)(μ-OAc)6(CO)(H2O)2 -- 38. DI-μ-CHLORO(ETHYLBENZOATE)DIRUTHENIUM(II), [(η6-etb)RuCl2]2 -- A. ETHYL-1,4-CYCLOHEXADIENE-3-CARBOXYLATE -- B. CHLORO(ETHYLBENZOATE)DIRUTHENIUM(II), [(η6-etb) RuCl2]2.

Chapter Nine IRIDIUM COMPLEXES.