Professor Ian Fairlamb's core interests are in transition metal chemistry in synthetic organic chemistry, catalyst design and mechanistic understanding. His work has strong links to biological chemistry, particularly the utilisation of transition metal chemistry in the synthesis of therapeutic agents such as CO releasing molecules and functionalised heteroaromatic compounds. Dr Lynam's main research interest is in the synthesis of transition metal complexes containing nucleobases with a view to utilising the hydrogen bonding properties of these species to direct the self assembly of supramolecular organometallic architectures.

• Front matter;Preface;Contents;Ligand electronic effects in homogeneous catalysis using transition metal complexes of phosphine ligands;Abnormal NHCs: coordination, reaction chemistry and catalytic applications;Application of phosphine ligands in organic synthesis;Recent developments in aryl–aryl bond formation by transition metal-catalysed C–H activation;Alkali/coinage metals—organolithium, organocuprate chemistry;Group 2 (Be–Ba) and Group 12 (Zn–Hg);Scandium, yttrium and the lanthanides;Developments in multiply bonded Group 14 organometallic chemistry;Organo-transition metal cluster complexes;

Professor Ian Fairlamb's core interests are in transition metal chemistry in synthetic organic chemistry, catalyst design and mechanistic understanding. His work has strong links to biological chemistry, particularly the utilisation of transition metal chemistry in the synthesis of therapeutic agents such as CO releasing molecules and functionalised heteroaromatic compounds. Dr Lynam's main research interest is in the synthesis of transition metal complexes containing nucleobases with a view to utilising the hydrogen bonding properties of these species to direct the self assembly of supramolecular organometallic architectures.

• Front matter;Preface;Contents;Ligand electronic effects in homogeneous catalysis using transition metal complexes of phosphine ligands;Abnormal NHCs: coordination, reaction chemistry and catalytic applications;Application of phosphine ligands in organic synthesis;Recent developments in aryl–aryl bond formation by transition metal-catalysed C–H activation;Alkali/coinage metals—organolithium, organocuprate chemistry;Group 2 (Be–Ba) and Group 12 (Zn–Hg);Scandium, yttrium and the lanthanides;Developments in multiply bonded Group 14 organometallic chemistry;Organo-transition metal cluster complexes;