Organometallic Compounds, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1968 Volume Two: The Transition Elements

to thank Messrs J. R. Sanders, W. E. Lindsell and M. G. Swanwick for helping to check the text and references and prepare indexes. Finally, I should like to thank my wife for the very considerable assis­ tance she has given me in the writing and production of this book. M. L. H. G. Contents Preface to the Third Edition, Volume Two Page v INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME TWO I Oassification I The IS-electron rule 2 (i) The basis of the I8-electron rule p. 4, (ii) Exceptions to the I8-electron rule p. 5 1. TWO-ELECTRON LIGANDS 7 A. Classification 7 B. The preparation of olefin-transition metal complexes 7 (a) Displacement of solvent ligands p. 9, (b) Preparations from metal carbonyls p. 9, (c) Less common preparative routes p. 11, Reductive olefination method p. 12 C. A molecular orbital description of the bonding in orga- metallic complexes 13 (a) General comments p. 13, (b) Symmetry considerations p. 13, (c) Energies of the molecular orbitals p. 14 D. A description of the bonding of 2-electron ligands to transition metals 14 E. General comments of 2-electron ligands 19 (a) Infrared studies p. 20, (b) Effect of olefin substituents p. 21, (c) The rotation of ethylene about the ligand-metal bond p. 22, (d) Chemical properties p. 23 F. Particular complexes of metals with 2-electron ligands 25 (a) Copper, silver and gold p. 25, Complexes with benzene p. 28, (b) Nickel, palladium and platinum p.

to Volume Two.- Classification.- The 18-electron rule.- 1. Two-Electron Ligands.- A. Classification.- B. The preparation of olefin-transition metal complexes.- C. A molecular orbital description of the bonding in organo-metallic complexes.- D. A description of the bonding of 2-electron ligands to transition metals.- E. General comments of 2-electron ligands.- F. Particular complexes of metals with 2-electron ligands.- 2. Three-Electron Ligands.- A. Preparation of ?-enyl complexes.- B. The structure of ?-enyl complexes.- C. The ?-allyl metal bond.- D. Dynamic equilibria in allyl complexes.- E. The chemistry of particular ?-enyl complexes.- 3. Four-Electron Ligands.- A. Some differences between unconjugated and conjugated olefin ligands.- B. The bonding of 4-electron ligands to transition metals.- C. Particular studies.- 4. Five-Electron Ligands.- A. Cyclopentadienyl metal complexes.- B. ?-Cyclopentadienyl transition metal complexes.- C. Cyclopentadienide transition metal complexes.- D. The bonding in mono-?-cyclopentadienyl transition metal complexes.- E. ?-Cyclopentadienyl carbonyl complexes.- F. ?-Cyclopentadienyl nitrosyl complexes.- G. Brief notes on binuclear ?-cyclopentadienyl complexes containing bridging ligands.- H. ?-Cyclopentadienyl hydride complexes.- I. ?-Cyclopentadienyl halides and oxides.- J. Other 5-electron ligands.- K. The organic chemistry of ?-cyclopentadienyl transition metal complexes.- L. Some particular reactions.- 5. Six-Electron Ligands.- A. Arene transition metal complexes.- (a) Preparation.- B. Olefin 6-electron ligands.- C. Transition metal complexes containing ?-bonded heterocyclic ligands.- 6. Seven-Electron Ligands Mixed Sandwich Complexes Related Azulene Derivatives and Cyclo-Octatetraene Complexes.- A. 7-Electron ligands.-B. Mixed sandwich complexes.- C. Metal complexes formed from azulenes.- D. Cyclo-octatetraene complexes.- 7. One-Electron Ligands.- I.1. Hydrocarbon alkyl and aryl complexes.- I.2 Transition metal-acyl complexes.- I.3. ?-Cyclopentadienyl complexes.- II. Transition metal fluorocarbon complexes.- III. Transition metal acetytides and alkynyls.- 8. Organometallic Complexes Formed From Acetylenes.- A. Monoacetylene, mononuclear complexes: acetylenes as 2-elec-tron ligands.- B. Monoacetylene binuclear complexes: acetylenes as 4-electron ligands.- C. Monoacetylene trinuclear complexes.- D. Monoacetylene tetranuclear complexes.- E. Bis-acetylene mononuclear complexes.- F. Bis-acetylene trinuclear complexes.- G. Tris-acetylene mononuclear complexes.- H. Tris-acetylene binuclear complexes.- I. Miscellaneous.- 9. The Role of Organotransition Metal Complexes in Some Catalytic Reactions.- A. Some chemistry of transition metal hydride complexes.- B. Some catalytic reactions which involve hydrogen transfer: isomerization reactions.- C. Homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins and acetylenes.- D. Some dimerization oligomerization and polymerization reactions of olefins and acetylenes.- E. Hydroformylation and related carhonylation reactions.- F. Some general comments on the relationship between heterogeneous and homogeneous transition metal catalysts.- G. Miscellaneous.- Author.- Subject.- Crystal Structures>.