Chapter 1 Inorganic and Organometallic Chemical Literature

Albrecht Salzer

Institut far Anorganische Chemie, Technische Hochschule Aachen, D-52056 Aachen, Germany

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Reference Books

1.3 The Inorganic Literature

1.3.1 General Textbooks

1.3.2 Handbooks and Review Articles on Synthetic Methods

1.3.3 Review Series - Books

1.3.4 Review Series - Journals

1.3.5 Journals

1.4 The Organometallic Literature

1.4.1 Textbooks on Main-Group and Transition-Element Organometallics

1.4.2 Textbooks on Transition-Metal Organometallics

1.4.3 Special Monographs

1.4.4 Review Series - Books

1.4.5 Journals

1.1 Introduction

Inorganic chemistry experienced a renaissance in the early 1940's, initiated by the so-called "Manhattan Project". The exponential growth of organometallic chemistry, on the other hand, has its origin in the early 1950's with the discovery of ferrocene, although of course numerous organometallic compounds had been known for more than a century.

Traditionally, organometallic chemistry is classified as belonging in the realm of inorganic chemistry, although major advances and applications in this field nowadays are often initiated by organic and technical chemists. A number of journals is now entirely devoted to organometallic chemistry, such as the Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Organometallics, and Applied Organometallic Chemistry, but organometallic research results are also published in almost every other journal of general, applied, inorganic, organic chemistry, and material sciences. For a recent handbook on the catalytic applications of organometallic compounds see: B. Cornils, W. A. Herrmann, Applied Homogeneous Catalysis by Organometallic Compounds, VCH, Weinheim, 1996.

Books on inorganic chemistry therefore generally incorporate organometallic chemistry. There is, however, also an extensive array of monographs and review series dealing exclusively with organometallic compounds. In the following sections, a survey of the inorganic and organometallic literature is given, which, while not being comprehensive, covers the more important monographs, review series, and journals available in most university and industrial libraries. Literature references are ordered in such a way as to distinguish between the general books and journals on inorganic chemistry and those dealing exclusively with organometallic chemistry. A special emphasis is placed on books dealing with preparative chemistry and synthetic methods.

The procedures published in the present handbook series can of necessity only represent a very limited choice, selected mainly in terms of overall importance and general applicability. The main criteria for inclusion in these volumes were either the exemplary character of the synthetic method or the importance of the compound as a versatile starting material. Our aim is to provide all research chemists with exact and well-tested methods for the preparation of the various families of organometallic and inorganic compounds. For those complexes not found in this series, the reference books, monographs and journals should be consulted. A general knowledge of the available reference literature is mandatory for anyone engaged in the synthesis of organometallic or inorganic compounds.

1.2 Reference Books

• J. C. Bailar, H. J. Emeléus, R. Nyholm, A. F. Trotman-Dickenson, (Eds.), Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry, 5 volumes, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1973.
• G. Wilkinson, F. G. A. Stone, E. W. Abel, (Eds.), Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry, 9 volumes, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1982.
• G. Wilkinson, F. G. A. Stone, E. W. Abel, (Eds.), Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry, 2nd edn., 14 volumes, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1995. (This second edition covers the literature from 1982 to 1994).
• G. Wilkinson, R. D. Gillard, J. E. McCleverty, (Eds.), Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry, 7 volumes, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1987.
• D. Barton, W. D. Ollis, (Eds.), Comprehensive Organic Chemistry, Vol. 3, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1979.
• R. B. King, (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry, 8 volumes, Wiley, New York, 1994.
• Gmelin, Handbook of Inorganic Chemistry, Springer Verlag, Berlin. (A very detailed treatise of inorganic and organometallic compounds ordered by elements).
• Römpps Chemie Lexikon, 8th edn., Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, 1979 - 1988; 9th edn., Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, New York, 1989 - 1992. (Inter alia technical applications and references to review articles; - 9th edn. also available on CD-ROM).
• J. Buckingham, (Ed.), Dictionary of Organometallic Chemistry, 3 volumes and 5 supplements to date, Chapman and Hall, London, 1984 -. (An excellent, constantly updated dictionary of organometallic compounds ordered by metallic elements and subordered according to elemental composition. It lists references to synthesis as well as spectroscopic properties of most known organometallic compounds; - also available on CD-ROM).

1.3 The Inorganic Literature

1.3.1 General Textbooks

• K. F. Purcell, J. C. Kotz, Inorganic Chemistry, W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1977.
• N. N. Greenwood, A. Earnshaw, Chemistry of the Elements, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1984.
• W. L. Jolly, Modern Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd. edn., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1991.
• W. W. Porterfield, Inorganic Chemistry: a Unified Approach, Addison-Wesley, Massachusetts, 1984.
• A. G. Sharpe, Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd edn., Longman, London, 1986.
• G. Wulfsberg, Principles of Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, Brooks/Cole, Monterey, 1987.
• F. A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 5th edn., Wiley, New York, 1988.
• I. S. Butler, Inorganic Chemistry: Principles and Applications, Benjamin/Cummings, Redwood City, 1989.
• K. M. Mackay, Introduction to Modern Inorganic Chemistry, Blackie, Glasgow, 1989.
• J. D. Lee, Concise Inorganic Chemistry, Chapman and Hall, London, 1991.
• G. L. Miessler, Inorganic Chemistry, Prentice-Hall, London, 1991.
• J. E. Huheey, E. A. Keiter, R. L. Keiter, Inorganic Chemistry - Principles of Structure and Reactivity, 4th edn., Harper Collins, New York, 1993.
• B. Douglas, D. McDaniel, J. Alexander, Concepts and Models of Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd edn., Wiley, New York, 1994.
• D. F. Shriver, P. W. Atkins, C. H. Langford, Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd edn., Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1994.

1.3.2 Handbooks and Review Articles on Synthetic Methods

• R. E. Dodd, P. L. Robinson, Experimental Inorganic Chemistry - A Guide to Laboratory Practice, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1954.
• W. L. Jolly, Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1960.
• H. Schäfer, Chemische Transportreaktionen, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim, 1962.
• D. M. Adams, J. B. Raynor, Advanced Practical Inorganic Chemistry, Wiley, London, 1965.
• K. Hauffe, Reaktionen in und an festen Stoffen, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1966.
• F. Umland, K. Adam, Übungsbeispiele aus der anorganischen Experimentalchemie, S. Hirzel, Stuttgart, 1968.
• W. L. Jolly, The Synthesis and Characterization of Inorganic Compounds, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1970.
• H. Schmalzried, Festkörperreaktionen, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim, 1971.
• C. F. Bell, Syntheses and Physical Studies of Inorganic Compounds, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1972.
• H. Lux, Anorganisch-chemische Experimentierkunst, 3rd edn., J. A. Barth, Leipzig, 1970. (A standard textbook on general methods in preparative inorganic chemistry).
• G. Brauer, Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie, 3rd edn., 3 Volumes, Ferdinand Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 1975, 1978, 1980.
• D. F. Shriver, M. Drezdzon, The Manipulation of Air-Sensitive Compounds, Wiley, New York, 1986. (The standard textbook on laboratory technique when dealing with air-sensitive material; contains a wealth of information and many technical diagrams of glassware, apparatus, etc.).
• L. Kolditz, Anorganikum, 2 volumes, 13th edn., J. A. Barth Leipzig, 1993. (A compendium of inorganic chemistry that contains chapters on analytical methods and preparative techniques).
• J. J. Eisch, R. B. King, (Eds.), Organometallic Syntheses, Vol. 1, 1965; Vol. 2, 1981; Academic Press, New York; Vol. 3, 1986; Vol. 4, 1988; Elsevier, Amsterdam. (A classic in the field. Volume 1 was the first handbook on preparative organometallic chemistry to be published. Many of its procedures are still valid today).
• A. L. Wayda, M. Y. Darensbourg, (Eds.), Experimental Organometallic Chemistry - A Practicum in Synthesis and Characterization, ACS Symposium Series No. 357, Washington D.C., 1987. (A collection of short review articles on special preparative and spectroscopic techniques with a main emphasis on laboratory...