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Methods for the Synthesis of μ‐Hydrocarbon Transition Metal Complexes without Metal–Metal Bonds
Author(s) -
Beck Wolfgang,
Niemer Burkhard,
Wieser Michael
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199309233
Subject(s) - transition metal , chemistry , organometallic chemistry , electrophile , nucleophile , acetylide , group 2 organometallic chemistry , metal , catalysis , bridging (networking) , polymer chemistry , cluster chemistry , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , molecule , stereochemistry , computer network , computer science
Transition metal complexes in which hydrocarbons serve as σ,σ‐, σ,π‐ or π,π‐bound bridging ligands are currently of great interest. This review presents efficient and directed syntheses for such compounds, which often have very aesthetic structures. These reactions are among the most important reaction types in modern organometallic chemistry. They can be a useful aid for the synthesis of tailor‐made compounds, for example, for models of catalytic processes and, specifically, for the construction of heterometallic compounds. We will discuss reactions of electrophilic complexes with nucleophilic ones, numerous transformations of (functionalized) hydrocarbons with metal complexes, the currently very topical complexes with bridging acetylide and carbide ligands, and organometallic polymers, which can be expected to have interesting and novel materials properties. Chisholm M. H. Chisholm, Polyhedron 1988 , 7, 757–1077. has described the importance of these complexes as follows: “Central to the development of polynuclear and cluster chemistry are bridging ligands and central to organometallic chemistry are metal–carbon bonds. Thus bridging ligands hold a pivotal role ins the development of Binuclear and polynuclear organometallic chemistry”.