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Methyl Complexes of the Transition Metals
Author(s) -
Campos Jesús,
LópezSerrano Joaquín,
Peloso Riccardo,
Carmona Ernesto
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201504483
Subject(s) - merge (version control) , transition metal , organometallic chemistry , reactivity (psychology) , chemistry , coordination complex , computational chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , metal , computer science , materials science , catalysis , information retrieval , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Organometallic chemistry can be considered as a wide area of knowledge that combines concepts of classic organic chemistry, that is, based essentially on carbon, with molecular inorganic chemistry, especially with coordination compounds. Transition‐metal methyl complexes probably represent the simplest and most fundamental way to view how these two major areas of chemistry combine and merge into novel species with intriguing features in terms of reactivity, structure, and bonding. Citing more than 500 bibliographic references, this review aims to offer a concise view of recent advances in the field of transition‐metal complexes containing M−CH 3 fragments. Taking into account the impressive amount of data that are continuously provided by organometallic chemists in this area, this review is mainly focused on results of the last five years. After a panoramic overview on M−CH 3 compounds of Groups 3 to 11, which includes the most recent landmark findings in this area, two further sections are dedicated to methyl‐bridged complexes and reactivity.