S. Murahashi, S. G. Davies, eds.
Blackwell Science, 1999 [ISBN 0-632-05126-4]
From practical, economic and environmental standpoints
transition metal catalysed reactions are set to dominate the chemical
industry in the 21st century. Therefore, it is not surprising that the
field of transition metal catalysis has been and will remain at the
forefront of both the academic and industrial arenas. This generously
illustrated and beautifully presented monograph offers a snapshot of
some of the progress that has been made to date in a few selected area
of transition metal catalysis while providing tantalising glimpses of
what is still to be achieved. The book covers several major areas within
the field of transition metal catalysis: the part that solvents play
in chemical reactions influencing the rate and selectivity of catalysts;
the impact of transition metal catalysis in the area of carbon-carbon
bond forming processes; the revolutionary effect of transition metal
catalysis on aromatic substitution involving the formation of carbon-carbon
bonds; allylation reactions in transition metal catalysis; the use of
organotransition metal complexes to promote the formation of carbon-oxygen
bonds; the formation of organoboron compounds via carbon-boron bond
formation. Transition metal catalysed reactions are already established
as an important part of the synthetic chemists arsenal. It is hoped
that this monograph will serve as a catalyst to encourage the revelation,
through the 21st Century, of their as yet untapped real potential for
synthesis.
* cutting edge chemistry described and explained by leading
researchers
* covers both progress to date and future areas for research in the
field of transition metal catalysis
* outlines the largely untapped potential for synthesis of transition
metal catalysed reactions
* generously illustrated (with well over 700 illustrations)
Contents
Organic Reactions in Supercritical Fluids; Palladium Catalyzed Reactions:
From the art of today to a common tool of tomorrow; Palladium (0) Catalyzed
Reactions in Aqueous Medium and Synthetic Applications; Palladium Catalysed
Molecular Queuing Processes: Relay Switches and the Maximisation of
Molecular Complexity; Palladium Catalysed Cross-Coupling Reactions -
A Personalized Account; The New Age of Divalent Palladium Catalysis:
An Account of Our Own Story; Chemo, Rgio and Stereocontrolled C-C Bond
Formation using Nickel Catalysts; New Aspects of Group 8 Metal Chemistry
of Carbon-Carbon Bond-forming Aromatic Substitution; Highly Efficient
Method for the Addition of Unactivated Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds to Carbon-Carbon
Multiple Bonds with the Aid of Ruthenium Complexes as Catalysts; New
Palladium Catalysts for Heack Reactions of Unreactive Aryl Halides;
Selective Allylation Reactions; Enantioselective Catalysis of Allylic
Substitutions with Palladium Comnplexes of Phosphinooxazolines; New
Approaches to the Synthesis of Heterocycles by Transition Metal Catalysis;
Catalytic Enantioselective Cyclopropanation, Carbon-Hydrogen Insertion,
and Ylide Reactions; Copper (I) Promoted Asymmetric Transformations:
A Long Standing Challenge; Cyanocuprates: Controversial yet useful Catalytic
Reagents in Organic Synthesis for Today and Tomorrow; Palladium-Catalyzed
Oxidation of Alkenes; New Strategies for H2O2 Activation; Organorhenium
(VII) Oxides in Catalysis; Ruthenium Catalsts as Innovative Architects
for Molecule Building from Alknes; Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrosilylation
of Olefins; New Organic Synthesis Based upon Palladium-Catalyzed Activation
of Silicon-Silicon o-Bonds; Catalytic Reactions in Organoboron Compounds;
Mechanisms and Synthesis in Catalytic Hydroboration
772 illustrations
512 pages
© 1999 Blackwell Science
Ltd