Organometallic Syntheses

The volumes in the series Organometallic Syntheses present clear, safe and reliable procedures for the preparation of important types of organometallic compounds. From Volume 3, the series is being published by Elsevier, and has also undergone some major changes. In light of the burgeoning of organometallic chemistry in the twenty years since the appearance of Volume 1 the editors decided to avail themselves of the rich experience of the organometallic community in the ongoing task of offering reliable preparative procedures. Therefore, with this volume, the series has been transformed from an authored work into an edited work. The editors reviewed the research literature for the last five years and sought to identify those types of organometallic compounds of greatest current interest in research. They then contacted those chemists most experienced with the synthesis and invited them to submit procedures for their synthesis. The proposals received were evaluated by the editors and those of greatest interest were selected for this volume.