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Advances in
ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY VOLUME I I
ADVISORY BOARD
H. J. EMELEUS
HENRY GILMAN
CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS VOLUME
Herbert C. Brown M. I. Bruce
P. J. Craig C. S. Cundy B. M. Kingston M. F. Lappert Alexander McKiIlop J. M. Pratt Edward C. Taylor Paul M. Treichel D. R. Wiles Andrew Wojcicki
Advances in
ORGANOME TALLIC CHEMISTRY EDITED BY
ROBERT WEST
F. G. A. STONE DEPARTMENT OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY THE UNIVERSITY BRISTOL, ENGLAND
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON, WISCONSIN
VOLUME I I
I973 ACADEMIC PRESS
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Contents LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ERRATUM.
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Boranes in Organic Chemistry HERBERT C. BROWN Introduction . Diborane as a Reducing Agent . Volatile Compounds of Uranium . . The Alkali Metal Hydride Approach to Diborane . Alkali Metal Borohydrides . Molecular Addition Compounds and Steric Strains VII. Steric Assistance in Solvolysis . VIII. The Nonclassical Ion Problem . . IX. Selective Reductions . X. Hydroboration . . XI. T h e Versatile Organoboranes . XII. Conclusion References . I. 11. 111. IV. V. VI.
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Transition Metal-lsocyanide Complexes PAUL M. TREICHEL Introduction . Structure and Bonding . Current Topics. . Isocyanide Complexes of Various Metals References .
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Insertion Reactions of Transition Metal-Carbon u-Bonded Compounds I :Carbon Monoxide Insertion ANDREW W O JCICKI I. 11. 111. IV. V. VI.
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Introduction to and Scope of Insertion Reactions . Carbon Monoxide Insertion. General Considerations and Background Kinetics and Mechanism of Carbon Monoxide Insertion . . Kinetics and Mechanism of Decarbonylation . . Stereochemistry of Carbonylation and Decarbonylation . Survey of Reactions . References . V
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Recent Advances in Organothallium Chemistry ALEXANDER McKlLLOP and EDWARD C. TAYLOR I. Introduction . 11. Organothallium(1) Compounds 111. Organothallium(II1) Compounds References .
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The Radiochemistry of Organometallic Compounds D. R. WILES I. Introduction . 11. Chemical Effects of Nuclear Transformations 111. Survey of Experimental Results . IV. Discussion . References
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Organometallic Complexes with Silicon-Transition Metal or Silicon-Carbon-Transition Metal Bonds C. S. CUNDY, B. M. KINGSTON, and M. F. LAPPERT I. Introduction . . 11. Organometallic Complexes with Silicon-Transition Metal Bonds . . 111. Transition Metal-Catalyzed Homogeneous Hydrosilylation . , IV. Organometallic Complexes with Silicon-Carbon-Transition Metal Bonds . References . . References Added in Proof . .
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