Organometallic Chemistry

Daniel Rabinovich, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Organometallic Chemistry is a mature, comprehensive textbook. Its writing is clear, authoritative, and student-friendly, and it meets the needs of my classroom better than any of its competitors.

James K. Murray, Immaculata University The new material in the third edition of Organometallic Chemistry is extremely well written and useful. It will give students a thorough understanding of the important areas of modern organometallic chemistry.

Jon Parquette, The Ohio State University This book is an excellent, brief overview of the fundamentals of organometallic chemistry. Its strength lies in its organization around bonding, ligand-metal interactions, and mechanism. The third edition of Spessard and Miessler's textbook provides a useful starting point for students seeking to learn the fundamentals of organometallic chemistry.

Ferman Chavez, Oakland University The new edition of Organometallic Chemistry is well tailored to a one-semester course for graduate and undergraduate students. Spessard and Miessler's new textbook includes the latest, most relevant material in organometallic chemistry while also preserving the fundamentals.

Gary O. Spessard is Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at St. Olaf College. His areas of expertise include organic chemistry, green chemistry, and the synthesis and biosynthesis of natural products. Gary L. Miessler is Professor of Chemistry at St. Olaf College. His areas of expertise include inorganic chemistry, organometallic synthesis, and the photochemistry of transition metal complexes.

Preface: 1. An Overview of Organometallic Chemistry 2. Fundamentals of Structure and Bonding 3. The 18-Electron Rule 4. The Carbonyl Ligand 5. Pi Ligands 6. Other Important Ligands 7. Organometallic Reactions I: Reactions that Occur at the Metal 8. Organometallic Reactions II: Reactions Involving Modification of Ligands 9. Homogeneous Catalysis: The Use of Transition Metal Complexes in Catalytic Cycles 10. Transition Metal-Carbene and -Carbyne Complexes: Structure, Preparation, and Chemistry 11. Metathesis and Polymerization Reactions 12. Applications of Organometallic Chemistry to Organic Synthesis 13. Bioorganometallic Chemistry Appendix A. List of Abbreviations Appendix B. Answer to Exercises Index: