Some recent publications in the scientific spotlight

As already mentioned in the Preface, during the writing of the book several papers relevant to the book s subject have been published. Although a time distance is usually needed for a proper appreciation of recent papers, the author discusses a few of them in this Chapter. The selection is very arbitrary, and limited by the author s own interest and judgment, and the available space. 

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Professor ASperger is to be commended for preparing an authoritative and contemporary volume in the field. Modem studies are emphasized, and the readers are led straight to the frontier after the fundamentals are presented. The final chapter. Some Recent Publications in the Scientific Spotlight, is innovative. Eleven contemporary metal systems are shown, most in terms of synthesis and stmcture. Challenges can be found here for the mechanistic chemist. 

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