Transition metal catalysis historical background

Astruc, D. 2008. Transition-metal nanoparticles in catalysis From historical background to the state-of-the art. In Nanoparticles and Catalysis, D. Astruc (ed.), Wiley-VCH, Berhn, Germany. 

D. Astruc, Transition - metal Nanoparticles in Catalysis From Historical Background to the State - of - the Art, in Nanoparticles and Catalysis, ed. D. Astruc, Wiley, Weinheim, 2008, pp. 1-47. 

The scope of the book is largely confined to the most recent developments in carbonylation chemistry. Since this book of special focus is not intended to go into the fine details of homogeneous catalysis as well as its historical background, only the most recent achievements of carbonylation chemistry are discussed. I believe there is no need to elaborate further on the earlier findings in view of the excellent textbooks already available. During the last decade, several novel synthetic reactions involving carbon monoxide have been discovered, as well as new methods such as biphasic carbonylation or application of ionic liquids have been developed. It is our purpose to provide a perspective of this formative period through the contributions of the experts on special topics of carbon monoxide activation by transition metals. 

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