This tutorial volume covers the basic and advanced aspects of organometallic chemistry of all metals and related catalysis topics. In order to present a comprehensive view of the subject, it examines the historical background, as well as concepts (including structures of mono- and polymetallic complexes), molecular orbitals, reactivity, implications in biology and applications to organic synthesis and catalysis. The catalysis section includes the challenging activation and functionalization of the main classes of hydrocarbons and the industrially crucial heterogeneous catalysis. Chapter-end summaries and exercises support self- and group study, with solutions included at the end of the book. 500 selected references complement the text for further reading. Chapter-length treatment of green chemistry, plus many recent international research results, round off this highly accessible textbook.

History of Organometallic Chemistry.- History of Organometallic Chemistry.- Structures of the Transition-Metal Complexes.- Monometallic Transition-Metal Complexes.- Bimetallic Transition-Metal Complexes and Clusters.- The Stoichiometric Reactions of Transition-Metal Complexes.- Redox Reactions, Oxidative Addition and ?-Bond Metathesis.- Reactions of Nucleophiles and Electrophiles with Complexes.- Ligand Substitution Reactions.- Insertion and Extrusion Reactions.- The Main Families of Organometallic Complexes.- Metal Carbonyls and Complexes of Other Monohapto L Ligands.- Metal-Alkyl and -Hydride Complexes and Other Complexes of Monohapto X Ligands.- Metal-Carbene and -Carbyne Complexes and Multiple Bonds with Transition Metals.- ? Complexes of Mono- and Polyenes and Enyls.- Metallocenes and Sandwich Complexes.- Ionic and Polar Metal-Carbon Bonds: Alkali and Rare-Earth Complexes.- Covalent Chemistry of the Organoelements of Frontier (11, 12) and Main (13-16) Groups.- Catalysis.- to Catalysis.- Hydrogenation and Hydroelementation of Alkenes.- Transformations of Alkenes and Alkynes.- Oxidation of Olefins.- C-H Activation and Functionalization of Alkanes and Arenes.- Carbonylation and Carboxylation Reactions.- Bio-Organometallic Chemistry: Enzymatic Catalysis.- Heterogeneous Catalysis.- Applications in Organic Synthesis.- Organometallic Complexes in Organic Synthesis Examples of Applications.