Introduction to Organometallic Chemistry

by M. S. Balakrishna & Prasenjit Ghosh

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Organometallic chemistry is the study of organometallic compounds, chemical compounds containing at least one chemical bond between a carbon atom of an organic molecule and a metal, including alkaline, alkaline earth, and transition metals, and sometimes broadened to include metalloids like boron, silicon, and tin.

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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
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Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction
  7. 1.1: Bonding Concepts in Main Group Chemistry
  8. 1.2: VSEPR Theory and its Utility
  9. 2: Organometallic Chemistry of s- and p-block Elements
  10. 2.1: General Methods of Preparation
  11. 2.2: Organometallic Compounds of Alkali Metals (Sodium and Lithium)
  12. 2.3: Organometallic Compounds of Alkaline Earth Metals (Beryllium and Magnesium)
  13. 2.4: Structure and Bonding
  14. 3: Organometallic Chemistry of p-block Elements
  15. 3.1: Reactions of Organometallic Compounds
  16. 3.2: Organometallic Compounds of Boron and Aluminium
  17. 3.3: Organometallic Compounds of Gallium and Indium
  18. 3.4: Zeigler Natta Polymerization Catalysts
  19. 3.5: Organosilicon and Organogermanium Compounds
  20. 3.6: Organotin and Organolead Compounds
  21. 4: Organoelement Compounds of Group 15
  22. 4.1: Organometallic Compounds of As(V) and Sb(V)
  23. 4.2: Organometallic Compounds of As(III) and Sb(III)
  24. 4.3: Phosphines
  25. 5: Group 12 Elements
  26. 5.1: Organometallic Compounds of Zinc and Cadmium
  27. 5.2: Organometallic Compounds of Mercury
  28. 6: General Properties of Transition Metal Organometallic Complexes
  29. 6.1: 18 Valence Electron Rule
  30. 6.2: Synthesis and Stability
  31. 7: Metal Alkyls and Metal Hydrides
  32. 7.1: Transition Metal Alkyl Complexes
  33. 7.2: Metal Hydrides
  34. 8: Carbonyls and Phosphine Complexes
  35. 8.1: Metal Carbonyls
  36. 8.2: Metal Phosphines
  37. 9: Complexes of π−bound Ligands
  38. 9.1: Metal Alkene Complexes
  39. 9.2: Metal Allyl and Diene Complexes
  40. 9.3: Metal Cyclopentadienyl Complexes
  41. 10: Reaction Mechanisms
  42. 10.1: Oxidative Addition and Reductive Elimination
  43. 10.2: Insertion and Elimination Reactions
  44. 10.3: Nucleophilic and Electrophilic Addition and Abstraction
  45. 11: Applications
  46. 11.1: Homogeneous Catalysis - I
  47. 11.2: Homogeneous Catalysis - II
  48. 12: Physical Methods in Organometallic Chemistry
  49. 12.1: Characterization of Organometallic Complexes
  50. 13: Multiply-Bonded Ligands
  51. 13.1: Metal-Carbenes
  52. 13.2: Metal-Carbynes
  53. 14: Metathesis
  54. 14.1: Catalytic Applications of Organometallic Compounds- Alkene Metathesis
  55. 14.2: Credits
  56. Back Matter
  57. Index
  58. Glossary
  59. Detailed Licensing