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Although there is continued P e interest in synthetic and structural studies, the last decade rio has seen a growing interest in the potential of organometallic d Edited by Ian Fairlamb and Jason Lynam ic chemistry to provide answers to problems in catalysis, synthetic a l R organic chemistry and also in the development of new materials. e Organometallic Chemistry p This Specialist Periodical Report aims to refl ect these current o r interests, reviewing progress in theoretical organometallic ts J 0 54 chemistry, main group chemistry, the lanthanides and all aspects Volume 35 1 0 of transition metal chemistry. 9 B 9/ 3 0 1 20. 11 20oi: n 11 August bs.rsc.org | d VoluOrg ou a sie University 009 on http://p me 35nometa u2 l Dalhomber lic aded by 30 Septe Chem nloon i wd s oe t Dh r ublis y P Specialist Periodical Reports Specialist Periodical Reports provide systematic and detailed ISBN 978-0-85404-358-3 review coverage in major areas of chemical research. 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H 1 4 5 1 0 9 B 39/ ISBN 978-0-85404-358-3 0 20.1 ISSN 0301 0074 11 20oi: gust g | d A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library n 11 Aubs.rsc.or r The Royal Society of Chemistry 2009 ou versity http://p All rights reserved nin Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of research for non-commercial Uo sie 009 purposes or for private study, criticism or review, as permitted under the Dalhoumber 2 CRoigphytrsigRhetg,uDlaetsiiognnss2a0n0d3P, tahtiesntpsubAlcicta1ti9o8n8manadytnhoetCbeopryeprirgohdtuacendd,Rsteolraetdedor by pte transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in ded 0 Se writing of The Royal Society of Chemistry, or in the case of reproduction in nloaon 3 accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing wd AgencyintheUK,orinaccordancewiththetermsofthelicencesissuedbythe oe Dsh appropriate Reproduction Rights Organization outside the UK. Enquiries ubli concerning reproduction outside the terms stated here should be sent to P The Royal Society of Chemistry at the address printed on this page. Published by The Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham House, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WF, UK Registered Charity Number 207890 For further information see our web site at www.rsc.org Typeset by Macmillan India Ltd, Bangalore, India Printed by Henry Ling Ltd, Dorchester, Dorset, UK Preface Ian Fairlamb and Jason Lynam DOI: 10.1039/b819427k The format for this Volume follows on from the modifications made to thestructureofthisjournalseries,whichwereintroducedinVolume34.The Volumeissplitintotwosections:Comprehensivereviewsandcriticalreviews. Comprehensive reviews of the organometallic chemistry of a wide range K 7 of elements from across the periodic table are included in this Volume. 2 94 These articles cover the literature from 2006 and 2007. Contributions are 1 B8 madebyJohnG.BrennanandAndreaSella,JoannaHaywoodandAndrew 39/ E.H.Wheatley,FelipeGarcı´aandDominicS.Wright,MarkG.Humphrey 0 20.1 and Marie P. Cifuentes. One important highlight is the review of the 11 20oi: chemistry of Group 14 by Richard A. Layfield which focuses on develop- gust g | d ments of these elements in lower oxidation states such as the alkyne n 11 Aubs.rsc.or anAalosegruieess,oef.cgr.itRicMalMreRvie(wMsa=ndSpi,erGspe,ecStnivaesndwhPibch).focusonspecificaspects ou of organometallic chemistry, which interface with other fields of study, are versity http://p aolfsotrianncsliutdioend.mFeotratlhoisrgVaonloummeet,atlhliecccroitmicpaloruenvdieswisnecxaatmaliynseist.heInapppalrictiactuiolanrs, nin sie U009 o tcharteaelysoisf.tMhearrteivnieAwlsbraercehtfoacnudseKdinognsltehyeCeaffveecltlsdoisfcucsos-litghaenpdrsofpoerrtimesetoafl u2 by Dalhoptember ‘M‘AabttnhoerwmLal.’’CNla-hrkeetebroocthycelixcacmairnbeentheecoinmteprleesxteins.gKeiffnegctKsuoofklig(Manidmsi)oHnimiaetnadl aded 30 Se creavtaielwysiasr,twichleicbhyaGreeraalrigdnPe.dMwcitGhlavcakrieonuesxapslpoerecststhoeftsoypnitchaeltiacncdhdemeviesltoryp.inAg nloon area of direct metal-catalysed C–H functionalisation methodology, with a wd Dohe particular focus on palladium catalysis. s bli u P DepartmentofChemistry,UniversityofYork,Heslington,York,UKYO105DD Organomet. Chem., 2009, 35, 7–8 | 7 Thisjournalis(cid:2)c TheRoyalSocietyofChemistry2009 View Online K 7 2 4 9 1 8 B 9/ 3 0 1 20. 11 20oi: gust g | d n 11 Aubs.rsc.or ou versity http://p nin Uo sie 009 u2 Dalhomber by pte ded 0 Se a3 nloon wd oe Dh s bli u P CONTENTS Cover Ballandstickrepresentationof GrubbsgenerationIIcatalyst. F 2 4 5 1 0 9 B 9/ 3 0 1 20. 11 20oi: n 11 August bs.rsc.org | d ou versity http://p nin usie U2009 o PIarnefFaaceirlamb and Jason Lynam 7 Dalhomber by pte Ligand electronic effects in homogeneous catalysis using transition 19 ded 0 Se metal complexes of phosphine ligands a3 nloon Matthew L. Clarke and Jamie J. R. Frew wd Dohe Introduction 19 s bli Measuring ligand properties 20 u P Palladium-catalysed cross-coupling 22 Electronic effects on Rh-catalysed hydroformylation 33 Hydroaminomethylation 40 AbnormalNHCs:coordination,reactionchemistryandcatalyticapplications 47 Martin Albrecht and Kingsley J. Cavell Introduction 47 The redox behaviour of the imidazolium salt/NHC couple and the 48 impactonthereactionchemistryofabnormalNHCcomplexes Catalysis with complexes of abnormal, C4-bound carbenes 51 Donor properties of C4-bound imidazolylidenes 56 Conclusions 59 Organomet. Chem., 2009, 35, 9–18 | 9 Thisjournalis(cid:2)c TheRoyalSocietyofChemistry2009 View Online Application of phosphine ligands in organic synthesis 62 Luis A. Adrio and King Kuok (Mimi) Hii Introduction 62 Asymmetric hydrogenation 62 Cross-coupling and related reactions (C–C bond formation) 75 CouplingreactionswithpronucleophilesNuc–H 80 (Nuc=C,N,O,S) Other catalytic methodologies enabled by phosphine ligands 87 2F Summary 88 4 5 1 0 9 B 39/ Recent developments in aryl–aryl bond formation by transition 93 0 20.1 metal-catalysed C–H activation 11 20oi: Gerard P. McGlacken n 11 August bs.rsc.org | d IIInnnttteerrormmdouolcleetcicuoulnlaarraarryyl–l–aaryryllbboonnddfofromrmataiotinoninvtihaeaadbisreenccteinogftaether 1990372 niversity on http://pu dIDniritrerecactmitnaogrlteyecltauhtleiaorrnaoryfln–iatrroylgebno-ncdonftoarimninatgiohnetveiraoadriyrelcCt–aHrylbaotinodns 110160 Uo usie 2009 Dotihreerctthaarynlantiitornogoefnheteroaryl C–H bonds containing heteroatoms 116 Dalhomber Aryl–aryl bond formation via coupling of two C–H bonds 119 by pte Conclusion and outlook 125 d Se de0 a3 wnlod on Alkali/coinage metals—organolithium, organocuprate chemistry 130 oe Dsh Joanna Haywood and Andrew E. H. Wheatley bli Pu The alkali metals 130 The coinage metals 140 Group 2 (Be–Ba) and Group 12 (Zn–Hg) 162 Felipe Garcı´a and Dominic S. Wright Scope and organisation of the reviews for 2006 and 2007 162 Review of 2006 162 Review of 2007 169 Scandium, yttrium and the lanthanides 183 John G. Brennan and Andrea Sella Introduction 183 Hydrocarbyls 183 Allylic chemistry 184 Cyclopentadienyl and related ligands 185 10 | Organomet. Chem., 2009, 35, 9–18 Thisjournalis(cid:2)c TheRoyalSocietyofChemistry2009 Boron ligands V1i9ew1 Online Arene complexes 192 Chemistry in new or ambiguous oxidation states 193 S and P ligands 197 Amides 199 Alkoxides 203 Chemistry with alkyl-aluminium compounds 205 Organolanthanides in organic synthesis 208 Materials synthesis 209 F Polymerization chemistry 209 2 4 5 Gas phase chemistry with an organometallic slant 213 1 0 9 Spectroscopic studies 214 B 39/ Theoretical and computational studies 215 0 1 20. 11 20oi: n 11 August bs.rsc.org | d DRiecvheaHlordepamAvey.nLtaslakiynyfnimeelsdultiply bonded Group 14 organometallic chemistry 222244 versity ohttp://pu Heavy alkenes and aromatic compounds 228 nin usie U2009 o OMragraknoG-.trHanusmitpiohnremyeatnadl cMluastreierPco.mCpifleuxenestes 234 Dalhomber Introduction 234 by pte Spectroscopic studies 234 ded 0 Se Theory 234 nloaon 3 Structural studies 235 wd High-nuclearity clusters 235 oe Dsh Group 6 237 bli u Group 7 237 P Group 8 238 Group 9 245 Group 10 246 Group 11 247 Mixed-metal clusters 248 Clusters containing three different metals 254 Organomet. Chem., 2009, 35, 9–18 | 11 Thisjournalis(cid:2)c TheRoyalSocietyofChemistry2009