Fundamentals of Organometallic Catalysis

Clearly structured and written with advanced undergraduate, graduate and PhD students in mind, this English edition of a successful German textbook not only focuses on organic reactions, but also on bio–relevant reactions. Important aspects of the catalytic mechanisms are discussed in detail while much additional information is also provided, such as industrial applications of the processes covered.
With its many questions and answers included in all chapters at different knowledge levels, this book is also ideal for self–testing before exams.

Spis treści:
Introduction
Fundamentals of Organometallic Catalysis
Elementary Reactions Steps in Organometallic Catalysis
Hydrogenation of Olefines
Hydroformulation of Olefines and the Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis
Carbonylation of Methanol and Water–Gas Shift
Metathesis
Oligomerization of Olefins
Polymerization of Olefins
C–C Coupling of Dienes
C–C Coupling Reactions
Hydrocyanation, Hydrosilylation and Hydroamination of Olefins
Oxidation of Olefins and Alkanes
Nitrogen Fixation
Answers to the Questions
Index

Nota biograficzna:
Dirk Steinborn, born in Berlin, studied Chemistry at the Humboldt–Universitat zu Berlin and obtained his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry in 1974 from the Technische Hochschule Leuna–Merseburg with an organometallic thesis under the direction of Rudolf Taube. From 1981 to 1983 he worked in chemical industry. In 1984, he received his Dr. sc. nat. degree with work on nitrogen–functionalized alkylmetal compounds and the electronic influence of organo ligands. This was followed in 1985 by a Facultas docendi, after which he was in 1987 appointed to a Hochschuldozent of the Technische Hochschule Leuna–Merseburg. In the same year he was awarded the Friedrich–Wohler–Prize. In 1992 he was appointed Full Professor for Inorganic Chemistry at the Martin–Luther 211;Universitat Halle–Wittenberg. His research intereses are in the area of organometallic chemistry, complex catalysis, and bioinorganic chemistry.