Fundamentals of Molecular Catalysis

Hideo Kurosawa and Akio Yamamoto (Eds.)978-0-444-50921-5, 0444509216

Almost all contemporary organic synthesis involve transition metal complexes as catalysts or particular reagents. The aim of this book is to provide the reader with detailed accounts of elementary processes within molecular catalysis to allow its development and as an aid in designing novel catalytic systems. The book comprises authoritative reviews on elementary processes from experts working at the forefront of organometallic chemistry. ?·

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Table of contents :
Content:
Preface
Pages v-vi
Akio Yamamoto, Hideo Kurosawa

List of contributors
Pages vii-viii

Chapter 1 General introduction
Pages 1-63
Akio Yamamoto

Chapter 2 Activation of substrates with non-polar single bonds Original Research Article
Pages 65-113
Robert H. Crabtree, Dong-Heon Lee

Chapter 3 Activation of substrates with polar single bonds Original Research Article
Pages 115-186
Sanshiro Komiya, Masafumi Hirano

Chapter 4 Transition metal-carbene complexes in olefin metathesis and related reactions Original Research Article
Pages 187-231
Robert H. Grubbs, Tina M. Trnka, Melanie S. Sanford

Chapter 5 Transmetalation Original Research Article
Pages 233-291
Kohtaro Osakada

Chapter 6 1,2-Insertion and β-elimination Original Research Article
Pages 293-371
Pablo Espinet, Ana C. Albéniz

Chapter 7 1,1-Insertion into metal-carbon bond Original Research Article
Pages 373-409
Yoshihito Kayaki, Akio Yamamoto

Chapter 8 Addition to unsaturated ligands Original Research Article
Pages 411-478
Hideo Kurosawa

Chapter 9 Reductive elimination Original Research Article
Pages 479-512
Fumiyki Ozawa

Subject index
Pages 513-522