Alan Herbert Cowley FRS is a British chemist, and Robert A. Welch Chair at the University of Texas at Austin. He was a 1976 Guggenheim Fellow.

• Chapter One MAIN GROUP COMPOUNDS. 1. Volatile-² Diketonate Complexes of Calcium(II), Strontium(II), and Barium(II). 2. Bis(1,1,1,3,3,3-hexamethyldisilazanato) bis(tetrahydrofuran)-barium. 3. Ammonium and Barium Salts of the Tris- [1,2-benzenediolate(2-)-O,O']titanium(IV) Dianion. 4. N-Donor Adducts of Dimethylzinc. 5. Arene Chalcogenolato Complexes of Zinc and Cadmium. 6. Arene Thiolato, Selenolato, and Tellurolato Complexes of Mercury. 7. Electronic Grade Alkyls of Group 12 and 13 Elements. 8. Trimethylindium and Trimethylgallium. 9. (N,N-dimethylethanamine) trihydridoafuminum. 10. Tertiary Amine and Phosphine Adducts of Gallium Trihydride. 11. trans-1,1-Di-tert-butyl-2,3-dimethylsilane and 2,2-Di-tert-butyl 1,1,1-triethyldisilane. 12. Tin(II) Sulfide and Tin(II) Selenide. 13. Tin(IV) Fluoride (Tetrafluorostannane). 14. N,N,N'-Tris(trimethylsilyl) Amidines. 15. Homoleptic Bismuth Amides. 16. Cyclo-tetrasulfur(2+) Bis[hexafluoroarsenate(1-)], Cyclo-tetrasulfur(2+)Bis[undecafluorodiantimonate(1-)], Cyclo-tetraselenium(2+)Bis[hexafluroarsenate(1-)] and Cyclo-tetraselenium(2+) Bis[undecafluorodiantimonate(1-)]. 17. Fe2(S2)(CO)6, and Fe3Te2(CO)9,10. Chapter Two LIGANDS AND REAGENTS. 18. 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis (2,6-dihydroxyphenyl) -21H,23H-porphine. 19. Tribenzocycline (TBC) and Tetrabenzocyclyne (QBC). 20. (Chloromethylene)bis[trimethylsilane] [Bis(trimethylsilyl)chloromethane]. 21. S,S-Chiraphos [(S,S)-(-)-(1,2-Dimethyl-1,2-ethandiyl) bis-(diphenylphosphine)]. 22. ²-Ketophosphines: Ligands of Catalytic Relevance. 23. N,N-Diisobutyl-2-(octylphenylphosphinyl) acetamide (CMPO). 24. Aresenic(III) Chloride. 25. Tris(trimethylsilyl)arsine and Lithium Bis(trimethylsilyl)arsenide. 26. Sterically Hindered Arene Chalcogenols. 27. Tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl Lithium Tris(tetrahydrofuran), Lithium Tris(trimethylsilyl)silyltellurolate Bis(tetrahydrofuran), and Tris(trimethylsilyl)silyltellurol. 28. Metal Complexes of the Lacunary Heteropolytungstates [B-±-PW9O34]9- and [±-P2W15O56]12-. 29. Polyoxoanion-Supported, Atomically Dispersed Iridium(I) and Rhodium(I). Chapter Three ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS. 30. One-Pot Synthesis of Dicarbonyltris(phosphine)iron(0) Complexes from Pentacarbonyliron. 31. Tricarbonylbis(phosphine)iron(0) Complexes. 32. (·5-Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) (·5-cyclopentadienyl)iron [1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylferrocene]. 33. Pyrazolate-Bridged Ruthenium(I) Carbonyl Complexes. 34. Main Group-Transition Metal Carbonyl Complexes. 35. MnII4(1/44-O)[(CO)9Co3(1/43-CCO2)]6, M = Co, Zn. 36. 1,2,3,4-Tetramethyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)cyclopentadiene (Cp+ H) and Di-1/4-Chlorodichlorobis [·5-tetramethyl- (Trifluoromethyl)Cyclopentadienyl] Dirhodium(III). 37. Acetonitrile-Substituted Derivatives of Rh6(CO)16: Rh6(CO)16-x(NCMe)x(x = 1, 2). 38. Tetraphenylarsonium Carbonyltrichloroplatinate(II). Chapter Four TRANSITION METAL, LANTHANIDE, AND ACTINIDE COMPLEXES. 39. Dichlordioxobis(dimethyl sulphoxide)molybdenum(VI). 40. Metal-Catalyzed Synthesis of cis-[Re(CO)4,LI] [L = P(OMe)3, PMe2Ph, PPh3]. 41. Tris(l,2-bis(dimethylphosphino) ethane)rhenium(1) Trifluoromethanesulfonate, [Re(DMPE)3[CF3SO3]. 42. Tetrahalo Oxorhenate Anions. 43. A Rhenium(I) Dinitrogen Complex Containing a Tertiary Phosphine. 44. Bis(2,4-pentanedionato)iron(II) [Iron(II)Bis(acetylacetonate)]. 45. Synthesis of trans-Tetraammined.ichlorocobalt(III)Chloride. 46. [[3,3'-(1,3-Propanediyldiimino) bis[3-methy-2-butanone]- dioximatel(1-)-N,N',N'',N''']nickel(II), Nioyl. 47. Platinum Complexes Suitable as Precursors for Synthesis in Nonaqueous Solvents. 48. Tetrakis(propanenitrile)platinum(II)Trifluoromethanesulfonate as a Suitable Intermediate in Synthetic Pt(II) Chemistry. 49. [(1,2,5,6-·)-1,5-Cyclooctadiene]dimethylplatinum(II). 50. Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5 -heptanedionato)copper. 51. Lewis Base Adducts of 1,1,1,5,5,5 -Hexafluoro-2,4-pentadionato -Copper(I) Compounds. 52. Copper(II) Alkoxides. 53. Pyrazolato Copper(I) Complexes. 54. Tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl -3,5-heptanedionato) Yttrium. 55. Lewis Base Adducts of Uranium Triiodide and Tris[bis(trimethylsilyl)amido] uranium. Contributor Index. Subject Index. Formula Index. Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number Index.