The Chemistry of Metal Cluster Complexes
Published on 30. August 1990
Book
Hardback
VIII, 439 pages
978-3-527-28047-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is an up-to-date treatment of metal cluster chemistry, including organometallic clusters. The book covers synthesis of cluster complexes, structure and bonding, reactions of clusters, clusters as catalysts and catalyst precursors. The book aims to provide a ready introduction for newcomers to the field and also a general reference for all established investigators.
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Content
Introduction; structural and bonding aspects of metal cluster chemistry; systematics of the synthesis of transition metal carbonyl clusters; ligand substitution reaction; cluster-assisted ligand transformations; polyhedral rearrangements and fragmentation reactions in cluster complexes; cluster complexes as homogenous catalysts and catalyst precursors; organo-transitions metal cluster chemistry - bibliography of reviews.