Electronic structures, of organometallic

The DuPont ADN process involves hydrocyana-tion of butadiene (equations 5-8), catalyzed by air-and moisture-sensitive triarylphosphite-nickel(O) complexes [Ni(P(OAr)3)4]. The nickel is zero valent (see Oxidation Number) because it has its full complement of 10 electrons beyond the preceding inert gas (Ar) configuration, and the catalysts can actually be made directly from nickel metal and the phosphite ligands (see P-donor Ligands). The four phosphorus atoms each contribute an electron pair to give a total of 18 electrons, corresponding to the next inert gas (Kr), (see Effective Atomic Number Rule and Electronic Structure of Organometallic Compounds). 

Carbene Complexes Carbonyl Complexes ofthe Transition Metals Cyanide Complexes of the Transition Metals Dinuclear Organometallic Cluster Complexes Electron Transfer in Coordination Compounds Electron Transfer Reactions Theory Electronic Structure of Organometallic Compounds Luminescence Nucleic Acid-Metal Ion Interactions Photochemistry of Transition Metal Complexes Photochemistry of Transition Metal Complexes Theory Polynuclear Organometallic Cluster Complexes. 

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