{"product_id":"the-organometallic-chemistry-of-the-transition-metals-hardback-9781119878513","title":"The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals (Hardback) 9781119878513","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert H. Crabtree (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119878513, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 March 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e576 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.9 x 18.5 x 3.6 cm, 0.953 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContinuing a bestselling text’s legacy of presenting our current understanding of d block organometallic compounds, their reactivity, and use in synthesis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFully updated to reflect recent advances, the 8th edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals\u003c\/i\u003e provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to the principles and general properties of organometallic compounds as well as practical information on reaction mechanisms and detailed descriptions of contemporary applications. Maintaining the style from prior editions, the author replaces older or dated citations with current ones and changes coverage of the subject to keep the material up to date. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new edition emphasizes such growing topics as organic applications, nanoclusters, electro- and photo-catalysis, computational studies, radical pathways, spin state effects, molecular electronics, proton coupled electron transfer, and alternative energy applications. It also adds new X-ray techniques and computational aspects that can help students design more detailed experiments. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSample topics covered in \u003ci\u003eThe Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWerner complexes, the trans effect, soft versus hard ligands and metals, the crystal and ligand fields, and choice of metals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 18 Electron Rule, bridging ligands, electron counting in reactions, Z ligands and the oxidation state concept and its limitations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStructure, bonding, synthesis, and reactivity of metal carbenes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDissociative, associative, and photochemical substitution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMechanisms of oxidative addition and reductive elimination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA long-time bestseller, this new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals\u003c\/i\u003e continues to be the leading textbook on the subject for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and bioinorganic chemistry and practicing chemists in related fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeriodic Table of the Elements xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Why Study Organometallic Chemistry? 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Coordination Chemistry 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Werner Complexes 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 The Trans Effect 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Soft Versus Hard Ligands and Metals 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 The Crystal Field 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 The Ligand Field 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Two-Electron Three-Center Bonding 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 Back Bonding 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10 Choice of Metals 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.11 The sd n Model and Hypervalent Bonding 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Making Sense of Organometallics 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Valence Electron Counting 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 The 18-Electron “Rule” 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Electron Counting for Common Ligands 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Bridging Ligands 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Zero-Electron Ligands 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Limitations of the 18-Electron Rule 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Electron Counting in Reactions 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 The Oxidation State Concept and its Limitations 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Coordination Number and Geometry 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Effects of Complexation on Ligands 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.11 Differences between Metals 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.12 Ligand Types 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.13 Noninnocent Ligands and Ambiguous Oxidation States 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Alkyls Aryls and Hydrides 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Stability of Alkyls and Aryls 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Making Alkyls and Aryls 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Other σ-Bonded Ligands 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Metal Hydrides 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Sigma Complexes 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Metal-Ligand Bond Strengths 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Ligands and Substitution 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Metal Carbonyls: Structure and Bonding 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Metal Carbonyls: Synthesis and Reactivity 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Bridging Carbonyls and CO Analogues 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Nitrosyls 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Phosphines and Related P-Donor Ligands 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHC) 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Dissociative Substitution 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Associative Substitution 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Redox Effects and Interchange Substitution 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.10 Photochemical Substitution 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.11 Other Factors in Substitution 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.12 Metal-Ligand Cooperativity 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Pi-Complexes 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Alkene and Alkyne Complexes 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Allyl Complexes 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Diene Complexes 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Cyclopentadienyl Complexes 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Arenes and Related Ligands 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Metallacycles 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Polyene Versus Polyenyl Complexes 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Perfluorocarbon Ligands 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Oxidative Addition and Reductive Elimination 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 General Principles 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Concerted Additions 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 S\u003csub\u003eN\u003c\/sub\u003e2 Pathways 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Radical Mechanisms 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Ionic Mechanisms 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Reductive Elimination 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Some Catalytic Applications of OA\/RE Sequences 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Sigma Bond Metathesis 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Oxidative Coupling 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Ligand-Assisted 12-Additions and Eliminations 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Insertion and Elimination 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 11-Insertion 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 12-Insertion 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Outer Sphere Insertions 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Beta Elimination and Related Processes 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Alkene Isomerization Catalysis 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Dehydrogenative Oxidation and Hydrogen Borrowing Catalysis 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Addition and Abstraction 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Types of Reaction 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Nucleophilic Addition to CO 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Nucleophilic Addition to Polyenes and Polyenyls 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 The Wacker Process 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Nucleophilic Abstraction and Deprotonation 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Electrophilic Addition and Abstraction 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Electron Transfer and Radical Pathways 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Proton-coupled Electron Transfer 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Homogeneous Catalysis 267\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Catalytic Cycles 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Catalytic Hydrogenation 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Alkene Hydroformylation 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Alkene Hydrocyanation 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Alkene Hydrosilylation 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Cross-Coupling Reactions 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Oxidation Catalysis 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Electrocatalysis 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Photoredox Catalysis 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 Catalyst Decomposition and Deactivation 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Physical Methods 307\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Mechanism 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 \u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003eHand \u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003eH NMR Spectroscopy 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 \u003csup\u003e13\u003c\/sup\u003eC NMR Spectroscopy 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 \u003csup\u003e31\u003c\/sup\u003eP NMR Spectroscopy 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Dynamic NMR 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 IR Spectroscopy 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Structure Determination 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Electrochemistry 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.10 Computation 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.11 Big Data Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.12 Other Methods 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Carbenes Carbynes and M–L Multiple Bonding 339\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Carbenes 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Carbynes 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Bridging Carbenes and Carbynes 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 N-Heterocyclic Carbenes 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Carbide and Carbone Complexes 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Multiple Bonds to Heteroatoms 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Metathesis Polymerization and Bond Activation 365\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Alkene Metathesis 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Alkene Dimerization Oligomerization and Polymerization 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Activation of CO and CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 C–H Activation and Functionalization 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Green Energy \u0026amp; Materials Applications 395\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Green Chemistry 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Organometallics for an Alternative Energy Future 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Metal–Metal Bonds and Clusters 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Nanoparticles 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Organometallic Materials 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Supported Organometallics 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Organic Applications 423\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Carbon–Carbon and Carbon-heteroatom Coupling 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 C–H Activation and Late-stage Functionalization 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Metathesis of C=C Bonds 436\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Carbenes in Cyclopropanation and C–H Insertion 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Hydrogenation 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Oxidation 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Carbonylation 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.8 Photoredox Catalysis 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.9 Alkyne and Aryne Chemistry 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.10 Radical Chemistry 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.11 Hydroboration 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.12 Electrosynthesis 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.13 Isotope Exchange 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 High Oxidation States Magnetism and the f-Block 461\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 High Oxidation States 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Magnetism and Spin States 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Cyclopentadienyl Complexes 472\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 The f-block 475\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 485\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Bioorganometallic Chemistry 487\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Coenzyme B\u003csub\u003e12\u003c\/sub\u003e 495\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Iron-sulfur Clusters 501\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Nitrogen Fixation 504\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Nickel Enzymes 511\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Applications to Chemical Biology 516\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.7 Biomedical and Biocatalytic Applications 517\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 524\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Useful Texts on Allied Topics 527\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Major Reaction Types 529\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers 531\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 549\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Chemistry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Chemistry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Chemistry%20%5BPN%5D%22\"\u003ePN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand 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