The chemistry of organomagnesium compounds

Zvi Rappoport, Ilan Marek9780470057193, 047005719X

Magnesium remains almost unique among the metals in its ability to react directly with a wide variety of compounds. This organic chemistry field has seen steady progress, and a volume on this topic is long overdue.  In the tradition of the Patai Series this title treats all aspects of functional groups, containing chapters on the theoretical and computational foundations; on analytical and spectroscopic aspects with dedicated chapters on Mass Spectrometry, NMR, IR/UV, etc.; on reaction mechanisms; on applications in syntheses. Depending on the functional group there are also chapters on industrial use, on effects in biological and/or environmental systems. Since the area of Organomagnesium Chemistry continues to grow far beyond the classical Grignard Reagents, this is an essential resource to help the reader keep abreast of the latest developments.

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Table of contents :
The chemistry ofOrganomagnesium Compounds……Page 1
Contributing authors……Page 7
Foreword……Page 18
TheChemistry of FunctionalGroupsPreface to the series……Page 19
Contents……Page 21
CHAPTER 1-Structural organomagnesiumchemistry……Page 26
CHAPTER 2-The thermochemistry oforganomagnesium compounds……Page 125
CHAPTER 3-NMR of organomagnesiumcompounds……Page 154
CHAPTER 4-Formation, chemistry and structureof organomagnesium species insolvent-free environments……Page 178
CHAPTER 5-Photochemical transformationsinvolving magnesium porphyrinsand phthalocyanines……Page 211
CHAPTER 6-Electrochemistry oforganomagnesium compounds……Page 241
CHAPTER 7-Analytical aspects oforganomagnesium compounds……Page 286
CHAPTER 8-Biochemistry of magnesium……Page 336
CHAPTER 9-Theoretical studies of the additionof RMgX to carbonyl compounds……Page 389
CHAPTER 10-Organomagnesium-group 15- andOrganomagnesium-group16-bonded complexes……Page 423
CHAPTER 11-Preparation and reactivityof magnesium enolates……Page 457
CHAPTER 12-Functionalized organomagnesiumcompounds: Synthesisand reactivity……Page 530
CHAPTER 13-Iron-Catalyzed Reactionsof Grignard Reagents……Page 613
CHAPTER 14-Carbomagnesiation reactions……Page 649
CHAPTER 15-The chemistry oforganomagnesium atecomplexes……Page 698
CHAPTER 16-The chemistry of magnesiumcarbenoids……Page 733
CHAPTER 17-Catalytic enantioselectiveconjugate addition and allylicalkylation reactions usingGrignard reagents……Page 786
Author Index……Page 818
Subject Index……Page 870