Organometallic Chemistry -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds of the Groups Titanium to Manganese, Including Carbenes and Carbynes -- Part I: Group 4 -- References -- Part II: Group 5 -- 1 Reviews -- 2 Alkyl Complexes -- 3 Alkylidene Complexes -- 4 Alkylidyne Complexes -- 5 Alkyne Complexes -- 6 Allyl Complexes -- 7 N-Bridged Dinuclear Complexes -- 8 Aryl Oxide Complexes -- 9 Other Complexes -- References -- Part III: Group 6 -- References -- Part IV: Group 7 -- References -- Chapter 2 Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds of the Groups Iron, Cobalt and Nickel, Including Carbenes and Carbynes -- 1 Reviews and Articles of General interest -- 2 Metal-Carbon σ-Bonds Involving Group 8, 9 or 10 Metals -- 2.1 The Iron Triad -- 2.2 The Cobalt Triad -- 2.3 The Nickel Triad -- 3 Carbene and Carbyne Compounds of Groups 8, 9 and 10 -- References -- Chapter 3 Metal Carbonyls -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reviews -- 3 Theoretical, Spectroscopic and General Studies -- 3.1 Theoretical Studies -- 3.2 Spectroscopic Studies -- 3.3 General -- 4 Chemistry of the Metal Carbonyls -- 4.1 Titanium, Zirconium and Hafnium -- 4.2 Vanadium, Niobium and Tantalum -- 4.3 Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten -- 4.4 Manganese, Technetium and Rhenium -- 4.5 Iron, Ruthenium and Osmium -- 4.6 Cobalt, Rhodium and Iridium -- 4.7 Nickel, Palladium and Platinum -- 4.8 Copper, Silver and Gold -- 4.9 Mixed Metal Carbonyls -- References -- Chapter 4 Organo-Transition Metal Cluster Compounds -- 1 Introduction -- 2 General Reviews -- 3 Spectroscopic Studies -- 3.1 IR -- 3.2 NMR -- 4 Structural Studies -- 5 Large Clusters -- 6 Group 4 -- 7 Group 5 -- 8 Group 6 -- 9 Group 7 -- 9.1 Manganese -- 9.2 Rhenium -- 10 Group 8 -- 10.1 M3(CO)12 Clusters -- 10.2 Iron -- 10.3 Ruthenium -- 10.4 Osmium -- 11 Group 9 -- 11.1 Cobalt -- 11.2 Rhodium -- 11.3 Iridium -- 12 Group 10.

12.1 Nickel -- 12.2 Palladium -- 12.3 Platinum -- 13 Group 11 -- 13.1 Copper -- 13.2 Silver -- 13.3 Gold -- 14 Mixed-metal Clusters -- 14.1 Group 6 -- 14.2 Group 7 -- 14.3 Group 8 -- 14.4 Group 9 -- 14.5 Group 11 -- 14.6 Clusters Containing Three Different Metals -- 14.7 Clusters in Catalysis -- References -- Chapter 5 Hydrocarbon Transition Metal π-Complexes Other Than η-C5H5 and η-Arene Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reviews -- 3 Complexes Containing Allyls or Monoalkenes -- 3.1 Cr, Mo, W -- 3.2 Fe, Ru, Os -- 3.3 Co, Rh, Ir -- 3.4 Ni, Pd, Pt -- 3.5 Other Metals -- 4 Complexes Containing Unconjugated Alkenes -- 5 complexes Containing Cyclic Conjugated Alkenes -- 5.1 Cr, Mo, W -- 5.2 Fe, Ru, Os -- 5.3 Other Metals -- 6 Complexes Containing Acyclic Alkenes -- 7 Complexes Containing Alkynes -- 8 Polymetallic Complexes -- 8.1 Bimetallic Complexes -- 8.2 Multimetallic Complexes -- 8.3 Ferrocenyl Containing Complexes -- References -- Chapter 6 η-C5H5 and η-Arene Substituted Transition Metal Complexes -- 1 Introduction and Main Group Cyclopentadienyl Ligands -- 2 Monocyclopentadienyls -- 2. 1 Lanthanides and Actinides -- 2.2 Titanium, Zirconium and Hafnium -- 2.3 Vanadium, Niobium and Tantalum -- 2.4 Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten -- 2.5 Manganese, Rhenium and Technetium -- 2.6 Iron, Ruthenium and Osmium -- 2.7 Cobalt, Rhodium and Iridium -- 2.8 Nickel, Palladium and Platinum -- 3 Bis-cyclopentadienyl Compounds -- 3.1 Main Group, Lanthanides and Actinides -- 3.2 Titanium, Zirconium and Hafnium -- 3.3 Vanadium, Niobium and Tantalum -- 3.4 Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten -- 3.5 Iron, Ruthenium and Osmium -- 3.6 Cobalt, Rhodium, Iridium and Platinum -- 4 Arenes -- 4.1 Main Group -- 4.2 General -- 4.3 Chromium Arenes -- 4.4 Manganese Arenes -- 4.5 Iron Arenes -- References -- Chapter 7 Organic Aspects of Organometallic Chemistry -- 1 Introduction.

2 Coupling Reactions: C-C Bond Formation -- 3 Coupling Reactions: C-X Bond Formation -- 4 Reactions Involving Carbon Monoxide -- 5 Allylic Substitution Reactions -- 6 Alkene Metathesis Reactions -- 7 Reactions Involving Carbenes -- 8 Hydrogenation and Related Reactions -- 9 Oxidation Reactions -- 10 Miscellaneous Reactions -- 10.1 Conjugate Addition Reactions -- 10.2 Ring-opening Reactions of Epoxides -- 10.3 Planar Chiral π-Complexes as Asymmetric Catalysts -- 10.4 Higher-order Cycloaddition Reactions -- 10.5 Catalytic Protonation -- 10.6 Electrochemically Driven Metal Catalysed Reactions -- 11 Fluorous Phase Organometallic Chemistry -- References -- Chapter 8 Scandium, Yttrium and the Lanthanides -- 1 Introduction -- 2 New Compounds and Complexes -- 2.1 Cp Compounds -- 2.2 Substituted Cp Ligands -- 2.3 Disubstituted Cp Ligands -- 2.4 Cp* Complexes -- 2.5 Linked Cp Ligands -- 2.6 Lanthanide Carbaboranes -- 2.7 Neutral Hydrocarbon Donors -- 2.8 Extended Aromatic Anions -- 2.9 Cyclooctatetraene -- 2.10 Nitrogen-based Supporting Ligands -- 2.11 Organolanthanides without Ancillary Ligands -- 2.12 Halide Compounds -- 3 Polymerization Catalysis -- 3.1 Ethylene and Other Simple Olefins -- 4 Lanthanide Organometallics in Organic Synthesis -- 5 Theoretical and Spectroscopic Studies -- 5.1 Hypothetical and Labile Species -- 5.2 Molecular Complexes -- References -- Chapter 9 Organometallic Chemistry of Group 15 Elements -- 1 Phosphorus -- 2 Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth -- References -- Chapter 10 Carbaboranes, Including Their Metal Complexes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical and Spectroscopic Studies -- 3 Rings and Ring Stacking -- 4 Composition C43x and C3Bx -- 5 Composition C2B3 -- 6 Composition CB4 and C2B4 -- 7 Composition C2B8 -- 8 Composition CB9, CB10 and CB11 -- 9 Composition C2B9 -- 10 Composition C2B10 -- 11 Studies Relating Specifically to BNCT.

References -- Chapter 11 Group 13: Boron, Aluminium, Gallium, Indium and Thallium -- 1 Boron -- 1.1 General -- 1.2 Compounds Containing Nitrogen, Oxygen or Phosphorus -- 1.3 Compounds Containing a Metal Atom -- 2 Aluminium -- 2.1 Compounds Containing Nitrogen -- 2.2 Compounds Containing Oxygen or Sulfur -- 2.3 Compounds Containing Another Metal Atom -- 3 Gallium -- 3.1 General -- 3.2 Compounds Containing a Group 15 Element -- 3.3 Compounds Containing a Group 16 Element -- 3.4 Compounds Containing Another Metal Atom -- 4 Indium -- 5 Thallium -- References -- Chapter 12 Group 1: The Alkali and Coinage Metals -- 1 Alkali Metals -- 1.1 Introduction: Organisation and Major Advances -- 1.2 Alkyl Derivatives -- 1.3 Alkenyl, Allyl, Vinyl, Alkynyl and Related Derivatives -- 1.4 Aryl Derivatives -- 1.5 Cyclopentadienyl and Related Derivatives -- 2 Copper, Silver and Gold -- 2.1 Introduction: Organisation and Major Advances -- 2.2 Copper Compounds -- 2.3 Silver Compounds -- 2.4 Gold Compounds -- References -- Chapter 13 Group 2 (Be-Ba) and Group 12 (Zn-Hg) -- 1 Scope of the Review -- 2 Group 2 -- 3 Group 12 -- References -- Author Index.