Fundamental Research in Homogeneous Catalysis: Volume 3

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Basic Concepts of Homogeneous Catalysis with Metal Complexes....Pages 1-24
Free Radical Mechanisms in Homogeneous Catalysis....Pages 25-40
Selectivity Control in Homogeneous Catalysis....Pages 41-54
Molecular Orbital Approach to σ-π Rearrangements of Organotransition Metal Complexes in Catalysis....Pages 55-72
Molecular Orbital Calculations of Carbonyl Compounds of Ni and Cu....Pages 73-82
Hydrogen Gas Catalysis of Free Radical Decay Reactions in Organic Solids....Pages 83-94
Activation of Aliphatic C-H and C-C Bonds....Pages 95-105
Coordination Polymerization of Olefins and Diolefins....Pages 107-117
Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Revisited....Pages 119-139
Mechanistic Studies Related to the Olefin Metathesis Reaction....Pages 141-150
Reactions of Metallacycles of Nickel, Metallacyclopentanes, Hexanes and Butanes....Pages 151-163
Homogeneous Catalysis of Carbon Monoxide Hydrogenation....Pages 165-177
Novel Interpretations of Carbon Oxide Reductions....Pages 179-197
Linear Carboxylic Acids from Syngas....Pages 199-219
Carbonylation and Homologation of Methanol, Methyl Ethers and Esters in the Presence of Ruthenium Catalysts....Pages 221-238
Oxidative Carbonylation Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes....Pages 239-256
Reactivity of Iron-Carbonyl Complexes Introduced into a Zeolite Matrix. Catalytic Precursors in the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis....Pages 257-270
Reaction-Modes of Unsaturated Three-Membered Carbocycles at Transition-Metal-Catalysts....Pages 271-284
Stereoselectivity of Metathesis of Various Acyclic Olefins with Various Group VI Transition Metal Catalysts....Pages 285-304
C-H Activation by Low Valent Iron Complexes....Pages 305-315
Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Activation by d 8 -Metal Complexes; Studies of Electronic and Steric Influences....Pages 317-326
New Ways in the Catalytic Epoxidation of Olefins by Hydrogen Peroxide....Pages 327-343
Formation of Heterocycles from Aniline and Olefins Catalyzed by Group VIII Metal Complexes....Pages 345-358
Silicon Subgroup Organoelement Peroxides in Processes of Transformation of Olefins....Pages 359-372
Kinetics and Mechanism of Silver Ion Catalysed Oxidation of Diols with Terminal Hydroxyl Groups by Peroxydisulphate Ion(l)....Pages 373-396
Stereochemistry of the Carbometallation of Alkynylsilanes by Alkyl (Chloro)Bis-η 5 -Cyclopentadienyltitanium and the Initiation of Ethylene Polymerization by Homogeneous Ziegler-Natta Catalysts....Pages 397-408
Catalysis of Alkyne Oligomerization by Rhenium Carbonyl Halides....Pages 409-419
Novel Aspects of Transition Metal Catalysed Reactions of Carbenes....Pages 421-432
Mechanistic Aspects of the Vanadium (V) Catalysed Oxidation by Hydrogen Peroxide....Pages 433-443
The Synthesis of Substituted Benzaldehydes by the Autoxidation of Substituted Toluenes Catalyzed by Cobalt and Manganese Complexes....Pages 445-460
Alkene Hydrogenation on Rhodium Complexes Attached to Chemically Modified Silica Supports....Pages 461-474
Iridium Compounds in Homogeneous Hydrogenation....Pages 475-485
Metal Clusters 22 The Polynuclear Rhodium Hydride Set {HRhL 2 } n ....Pages 487-497
Rhodium Carbonyl Clusters with Encapsulated Main-Group Atom(s). Structures and Reactivity....Pages 499-518
Homogeneous Asymmetric Catalysis by Transition Metal Complexes....Pages 519-536
Use of X-ray Crystal Structure in the Study of Asymmetric Catalysis....Pages 537-548
Chiral Pyrrolidinephosphine Ligands: Application to the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Tetrasubstituted Olefins....Pages 549-564
Asymmetric Synthesis: Synthesis of (S) 2,3,5,6-Tetrahydro-6-Phenylimidazo[2,1-b]Thiazole (Levamisole)....Pages 565-577
Supported Metal Carbonyl Clusters: Decomposition to Metals and Reactivity....Pages 579-601
Photogeneration of Polymer-Anchored Catalytic Species from Iron Carbonyls....Pages 603-619
Phosphine Substituted Rhodium Cluster Carbonyls in the Homogeneous and Supported Phases — Characterisation and Catalytic Activity....Pages 621-635
Preparation and Characterization of Polymer-Bound Tetrairidium Cluster Catalysts for Ethylene Hydrogenation....Pages 637-649
Polymeric Organometallics as Precursors of Polymer Supported Catalysts....Pages 651-657
Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of Rh(I) Phosphine Complexes Attached to Polymethylsiloxanes....Pages 659-669
Catalysis of Polymer-Bound Palladium Complexes....Pages 671-690
Facile Catalytic Hydrogenation with Nitrogen-Anchored Ligands....Pages 691-706
The Use of γ-Radiation for the Preparation of Supported Metal Complex Catalysts I. The Grafting of 4-Vinylpyridine to Polypropylene....Pages 707-717
The Biological and Chemical Fixation of Nitrogen....Pages 719-728
The Chemistry of Cytochrome P-450 Catalyzed Oxidation Reactions....Pages 729-750
Progress in Dioxygen Complexes of Metalloporphyrins....Pages 751-772
Free Radical Mechanism of Hydroperoxide-Dependent N-Demethylation Reactions Catalyzed by Hemeproteins....Pages 773-791
Catalytic Effects of Micelles on the Reactions of Carbonium Ions with Nucleophiles: Alkaline Fading of Setoglaucine....Pages 793-807
Amino Acid Ester Hydrolysis as Promoted by “Naked” Copper(II) Ion and “Free” Water in Reversed Micelles....Pages 809-818
Mechanistic Aspects of Solar Energy Storage Reactions Involving Polynuclear Rhodium Isocyanide Complexes. Preparation of New Binuclear Isocyanide Complexes of Iridium, Cobalt, Nickel, and Ruthenium....Pages 819-834
Photochemical Reactions with Metal Carbonyl Trifluorophosphine Complexes....Pages 835-845
Solution Photochemistry and Kinetics of Palladium(II) Complexes....Pages 847-857
Photolysis of Alcohol: Fluorescence and Photochemistry of the Charge-Transfer Band in Alcoholic Vanadium Trichloride Solution....Pages 859-863
Catalytic Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions via Metallocycle Intermediates....Pages 865-891
Some Cooperative Effects in Catalysis of Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation by Transition Metal Complexes....Pages 893-908
Catalytic Decarbonylation of Aldehydes Using Cationic Complexes of Rhodium(I) with Chelating Diphosphine Ligands....Pages 909-919
Catalytic Addition of Electrophiles to β-Dicarbonyls....Pages 921-939
Organometallic Chemistry of the Lanthanides under Reductive Conditions....Pages 941-952
Dynamics of 3c−2e Bonded Aryl Groups in Arylcopper, -Silver and -Gold Cluster Derivatives....Pages 953-968
Bidentate P(III)−N(III) — Rh(I) Complexes : Synthesis from Bicyclophosphoranes and Applications in Homogeneous Catalysis....Pages 969-982
 31 P N.M.R. Studies of Catalytic Systems Containing Rhodium Complexes of Chelating Diphosphines....Pages 983-995
The Nature of Naked Metal Clusters in Solution....Pages 997-1005
Electrochemical Contributions to the Synthesis and Characterization of Active Species in Homogeneous Catalysis....Pages 1007-1020
Transition Metal Activation of Aldehydes: Models for the Homogeneously Catalyzed Reactions....Pages 1021-1032
Catalytic Hydrolysis of Polyphosphates in the Presence of V(IV)/(V) and Mn(II)/(III) Redox Couples....Pages 1033-1043
Back Matter....Pages 1045-1052