Transition Metal Catalyzed Electrophilic Halogenation of C-H Bonds in Alpha-Position to Carbonyl Groups.- Late Transition Metal-Mediated Formation of Carbon-Halogen Bonds.- Organometallic Approaches to Carbon-Sulfur Bond Formation.- Recent Advances in Metal-Catalyzed C-P Bond Formation.- C-O Reductive Elimination from High Valent Pt and Pd Centers.- Recent Developments in Metal-Catalyzed Additions of Oxygen Nucleophiles to Alkenes and Alkynes.- Catalytic C-N, C-O, and C-S Bond Formation Promoted by Organoactinide Complexes.