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Includes bibliographical references and index , Overview of organometallic chemistry -- Fundamentals of structure and bonding -- The 18-electron rule -- The carbonyl ligand -- Pi ligands -- Other important ligands -- Organometallic reactions I : reactions that occur at the metal -- Organometallic reactions II : reactions involving modification of ligands -- Homogeneous catalysis : the use of transition metal complexes in catalytic cycles -- Transition metal-carbene and -carbyne complexes : structure, preparation, and chemistry -- Metathesis and polymerization reactions -- Applications of organometallic chemistry to organic synthesis -- Isolobal groups and cluster compounds
