Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry (3rd Edition) (COMC-III), is aimed at the specialist and non-specialist alike. It covers the major developments in the field in a carefully presented way with extensive cross-references.
Description Designed with the needs of both undergraduate and graduate students in mind, Organometallic Chemistry, Third Edition, covers the fundamentals of organometallic chemistry by presenting seminal experiments, analyzing real data, and offering the most comprehensive problem sets available. The text opens with careful explanations of the structure and bonding of organometallic compounds, providing a uniquely accessible introduction to the subject for undergraduate students. Later chapters build on this foundation with in-depth coverage of more advanced topics such as organometallic reaction mechanisms, catalysis, carbene complexes, metathesis, applications of organometallic chemistry to organic synthesis, and bioorganometallic chemistry. Reviews ' Organometallic Chemistry is a mature, comprehensive textbook. Its writing is clear, authoritative, and student-friendly, and it meets the needs of my classroom better than any of its competitors.' -Daniel Rabinovich, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 'The new material in the third edition of Organometallic Chemistry is extremely well written and useful.
It will give students a thorough understanding of the important areas of modern organometallic chemistry.' Murray, Immaculata University 'This book is an excellent, brief overview of the fundamentals of organometallic chemistry. Its strength lies in its organization around bonding, ligand-metal interactions, and mechanism.
The third edition of Spessard and Miessler's textbook provides a useful starting point for students seeking to learn the fundamentals of organometallic chemistry.' -Jon Parquette, The Ohio State University 'The new edition of Organometallic Chemistry is well tailored to a one-semester course for graduate and undergraduate students. Spessard and Miessler's new textbook includes the latest, most relevant material in organometallic chemistry while also preserving the fundamentals.' -Ferman Chavez, Oakland University. Table of Contents Preface 1. An Overview of Organometallic Chemistry 2. Fundamentals of Structure and Bonding 3.
The 18-Electron Rule 4. The Carbonyl Ligand 5. Pi Ligands 6. Other Important Ligands 7. Organometallic Reactions I: Reactions that Occur at the Metal 8. Organometallic Reactions II: Reactions Involving Modification of Ligands 9.
Homogeneous Catalysis: The Use of Transition Metal Complexes in Catalytic Cycles 10. Transition Metal-Carbene and -Carbyne Complexes: Structure, Preparation, and Chemistry 11. Metathesis and Polymerization Reactions 12.
Applications of Organometallic Chemistry to Organic Synthesis 13. Bioorganometallic Chemistry Appendix A. List of Abbreviations Appendix B. Answer to Exercises Index.
Christoph Elschenbroich Softcover, 804 Pages 3rd Edition, January 2006 ISBN: 3-527-29390-6 Wiley-VCH, Weinheim Description The original German version of this book is already a classic, and this comprehensive up-to-date English edition is THE organometallic textbook for all graduate students and lecturers of inorganic, organic, bioinorganic, coordination, and organometallic chemistry. This completely revised book has been expanded and updated to incorporate important developments in the field since the previous editions: the chapter on organometallic catalysis in synthesis and production appears for the first time in this form, bioorganometallic chemistry has considerably strengthened and a new section on the organometallic chemistry of the lanthanoids and actinoids has been added.
Editorial Review Organometallic chemistry is a wide-ranging field of endeavor that holds both organic and inorganic chemists in thrall. This broad territory encompasses the synthesis and the determination of properties of the organometallic compounds themselves as well as the use of these compounds as organyls or catalysts. The book 'Organometallics' goes into detail regarding the properties and synthesis of organometallic compounds. In addition to the treatment of fundamental subjects such as complex chemistry, it covers a multitude of different compounds, which makes it particularly appropriate for advanced students. The wealth of information contained herein makes it an excellent reference work.
One could point to its perspective as a deficiency, although the author cannot really be faulted on this count – where Manfred Schlosser describes metal organyls and catalysts in his book ' with several exemplary reactions, Elschenbroich’s orientation for 'Organometallics' is more towards inorganic chemists, with a detailed examination of the synthesis and properties of organometallic compounds. Readers who have a keener interest in the synthesis of organyls, complexes and catalysts will find a wealth of factual detail in the Elschenbroich monograph that is worth learning.
Those who seek to learn more about reactions involving catalysis or the use of organyls would do well to consult other works that have a clearer focus on synthesis. We have in 'Organometallics' a comprehensive and reasonably-priced book that illustrates the synthesis and properties of an enormous range of organyls and complex compounds, and it is highly recommended for advanced students for whom these areas hold a significant attraction. On the other hand, those who are captivated more by the applications of organyls and transition metal-catalyzed reactions should consider other monographs such as “”, and then compare them with the present work.