Organometallic chemistry group theory

Rarely has any field in organometallic chemistry encountered the tremendously rapid recent expansion experienced by the synthesis, spectroscopy, structural chemistry, theory, and reactivity of compounds characterized by terminal carbene (methylene, A) and carbyne (methylidyne, B) functionalities. Fischer and his group pioneered the discovery of both these remarkable classes of compounds (/, 2) many other workers have successfully followed their paths, and several comprehensive reviews are eloquent witness to the amazing plethora of compounds this fascinating area of modem research has yielded (3-9). 

Bonding Energetics of Organometallic Compounds Coordination Organometallic Chemistry Principles Electronic Stmcture of Main-group Compounds Electronic Stmcture of Organometallic Compounds Electronic Stmcture of Solids Electronic Stmcture of Clusters Eigand Field Theory Spectra. 

In this chapter the theories developed previously will be used to help correlate the important facts of the chemistry of groups 1-12. Much of the chemistry of these elements, in particular the transition metals, has already been included in the chapters on coordination chemistry (Chapters 11, 12, and 13). More will be discussed in the chapters on organometallic chemistry (Chapter 15), clusters (Chapter 16), and the descriptive biological chemistry of the transition metals (Chapter 19). The present chapter will concentrate on the trends within the series (Sc to Zn, Y to Cd, Lu to Hg, La to Lu, and Ac to Lr), the differences between groups (Ti - Zr Hf Cu — Ag — Au), and the stable oxidation states of the various metals. 

Coordination Organometallic Chemistry Principles Electronic Structure of Main-group Compounds Electronic Structure of Organometallic Compounds Electronic Structure of Clusters Ligand Field Theory Spectra Molecular Orbital Theory Symmetry Point Groups. 

Development of the concept of the chemical bond from hydrogen to cluster compounds Limitations of the polyhedral skeletal electron pair theory in organometallic cluster chemistry examples in tri- and tetrametallic systems Electron-count versus structural arrangement in clusters based on a cubic transition metal core with bridging main group elements... 

Dobbs, K. D.. 8c Hehre, W. J. (1986). Molecular orbital theory of the properties of inorganic and organometallic compounds 4. Extended basis sets for third-and fourth-row, main-group elements. Journal of Computational Chemistry, 7, 359-378. 

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