Containing metal-oxygen bonds alkoxides

Many transition metal complexes contain anionic oxygen donor ligands, and many of these complexes display structures and reactivity that resemble that of more conventional organometallic compounds containing metal-carbon bonds. In some cases the alkoxo ligand is the site of reaction, and in other cases the alkoxide is an ancillary ligand. This section will focus on three main classes of compounds alkoxides (including aryloxides and the parent hydroxides), carboxylates, and p-diketonates. 

Insertion of phenyl isocyanate into the metal-oxygen bonds of dimolybdenum or ditungsten hexa-alkoxides " " affords dinnclear derivatives containing two bridging carbamate ligands, as shown in Eq. (2.294) ... 

The sol-gel process is an important method of forming extremely fine particles of uniform size. A typical sol-gel procedure begins with a metal alkoxide. An alkoxide contains organic groups bonded to a metal atom through oxygen atoms. Alkoxides are produced when the metal reacts with an alcohol, which is... 

The uninegative alkoxide ion RO contains a donor oxygen atom with three pairs of electrons available for covalent bonding to a metal ion. 

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