General survey. Methods of formation of metal carbon bonds of the main group elements. Organometallic compounds of elements of the first three periodic groups. Organometallic compounds of elements of main groups IV and V. Some transition metal chemistry relevant to organometallic chemistry. Organometallic compounds of the transition elements. Classification of ligands and theories of bonding. Organotransition metal chemistry. Alkyl and alkylidene derivatives. Complexes of alkenes and alkynes. Allyl and diene complexes of the transition elements. Five electron ligands. Complexes of arenes. Cluster compounds. Mechanisms of industrial processes clarified by studies of homogeneous catalysis by complexes of transition elements. Some complexes of lanthanides and actinides.
