Transition metals, bonding and

It has been noted (Section II,B,1) that reactions between transition metal carbonyl anions and silicon halides often fail to produce species containing silicon-transition metal bonds, and that such failure has been ascribed to nucleophilic attack by carbonyl oxygen. It is therefore interesting that compounds containing Si—O—C—transition metal linkages have recently been isolated from such reactions [Eqs. (105) (R = Me, Ph) 183) and (106)... 

The study of molecular systems containing metal atoms, particularly transition metal atoms, is more challenging than first-row chemistry from both an experimental and theoretical point of view. Therefore, we have systematically studied (3-5) the computational requirements for obtaining accurate spectroscopic constants for diatomic and triatomic systems containing the first- and second-row transition metals. Our goal has been to understand the diversity of mechanisms by which transition metals bond and to aid in the interpretation of experimental observations. 

Iversen, B.B., Larsen, F.K., Figgis, B.N. and Reynolds, P.A. (1997) X-N study ofthe electron density distribution in tra s-tetraammine-dinitronickel(II) at 9K transition metal bonding and topological analysis, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2227-2240. 

Localized versus delocalized descriptions of transition-metal bonding and hyperbonding... 

The NBO-based VB-like description of localized transition-metal bonding and hyperbonding (as espoused throughout this chapter) differs significantly from more familiar descriptions of transition-metal complexes in delocalized MO terms. In this... 

However, there is still a lot to do. The chemistry of lanthanide carbonyl and olefin complexes, and the complexes containing a lanthanide to transition metal bond and/or a lanthanide to lanthanide bond is still underdeveloped. To fully utilize these new aspects of reductive chemistry clever approaches will be needed. The development of highly active activatorless olefin polymerization catalysts and chiral versions of these families of complexes, and the catalysts for Cl chemistry are still the challenges. So, organolanthanide chemistry will continue to be an attractive field for organometallic chemists and there are many opportunities for the future. 

A variety of catalytic bis-silylation reactions, i.e., addition of Si-Si bonds across multiple bonds, have been reported. Generally the reaction mechanism can be presented as follows (1) formation of bis(organosilyl) transition-metal complexes through activation of Si-Si bonds, (2) insertion of unsaturated organic molecules into the silicon-transition-metal bonds, and (3) reductive elimination of the silicon-element (mostly carbon) bonds giving bis-silylation products. The final step regenerates the active low-valent transition-metal complexes. Not only appropriate choice of transition metal, but also choice of suitable ligand on the transition metal is crucially important for the success of the bis-silylation reaction. In addition, substituents on the silicon atoms of disilane are also of importance. 

The lead-transitional metal bonds and sequences in these compounds are best illustrated in Fig. 12. 

Extremely efficient and convenient ways to prepare alkenyl- and alkylsilanes are transition metal-catalyzed silylation of alkynes and alkenes respectively. A general mechanistic scheme should involve oxidative addition of Si-X (X = H, B, C, Si, Sn, S, and halgen) bonds to transition metal catalysts M followed by insertion of unsaturated bonds into either Si-M or X-M (M = transition metal) bond and reductive elimination (Scheme 3-22). On the other hand, highly reactive silylmetal reagents such as silylzincates and silylcuprates effect similar transformation without the aid of transition metal catalysts. 

This chemical bond between the metal and the hydroxyl group of ahyl alcohol has an important effect on stereoselectivity. Asymmetric epoxidation is weU-known. The most stereoselective catalyst is Ti(OR) which is one of the early transition metal compounds and has no 0x0 group (28). Epoxidation of isopropylvinylcarbinol [4798-45-2] (1-isopropylaHyl alcohol) using a combined chiral catalyst of Ti(OR)4 and L-(+)-diethyl tartrate and (CH2)3COOH as the oxidant, stops at 50% conversion, and the erythro threo ratio of the product is 97 3. The reason for the reaction stopping at 50% conversion is that only one enantiomer can react and the unreacted enantiomer is recovered in optically pure form (28). 

Examples of linear addition reactions that form C-O, C-S, C-N, C-P, C-C, and C-Si bonds are reviewed. Only a few of the growing number of linear additions that form a carbon-transition metal bond are included... 

Figure 10.9 Some examples of metal sequences and metal clusters containing tin-transitional metal bonds.

The specific behavior of surface compounds, being the propagation centers of polymerization catalysts, are mainly determined by two of their features the coordinative insufficiency of the transition metal ion and the presence of the transition metal-carbon bond. 

Vibrational spectra of transition metal complexes and the nature of the metal-ligand bond. D. W. James and M. J. Nolan, Prog. Inorg. Chem., 1968,9,195-275 (198). 

Metal-metal bonds and covalent atomic radii of transition metals in their n-complexes and polynuclear carbonyls. B. P. Biryukov and Y. T. Struchkov, Russ. Chem. Rev. (Engl. Transl.), 1970, 39,... 

Chemical and stereochemical properties of compounds with silicon- or germanium-transition metal bonds. E. Colomer and R. J. P. Corriu, Top. Curr. Chem., 1981, 96, 79-107 (68). 

A similar discussion of transition-metal bond lengths has been reported for FeSi and other silicides with the 531 structure (Pauling Soldate, 1948), and Co2Al9 (Pauling, 1951). 

Formation of the Group-IA or -IIA-Transition-and -Inner Transition-Metal Bond... 

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