Modern Surface Organometallic Chemistry

Covering everything from the basics to recent applications, this monograph represents an advanced overview of the field. Edited by internationally acclaimed experts respected throughout the community, the book is clearly divided into sections on fundamental and applied surface organometallic chemistry. Backed by numerous examples from the recent literature, this is a key reference for all chemists.

Covering everything from the basics to recent applications, this monograph represents an advanced overview of the field. Edited by internationally acclaimed experts respected throughout the community, the book is clearly divided into sections on fundamental and applied surface organometallic chemistry. Backed by numerous examples from the recent literature, this is a key reference for all chemists.

PrefaceON THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF ?SURFACE ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY?The Basic ConceptUse of Probe Molecules on Metallic Surfaces as Evidence of Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry at Metal SurfacesChemical and Structural Analogy between Molecular Clusters and Small Metallic ParticlesAnalogy between Supported Molecular Clusters and Small Supported Catalytic ParticlesFoundation of Surface Organometallic ChemistryFrom Organometallic Surface Chemistry to the Elementary Steps Occurring on Surfaces and Stabilization by the Surface of Rather Unstable Molecular SpeciesFrom Surface Organometallic Chemistry on Oxides to Surface Organometallic Chemistry on MetalsFrom Surface Organometallic Chemistry to Surface-Mediated Organometallic SynthesisSingle Metal Site Heterogeneous Catalysts and the Design of New CatalystsPREPARATION OF SINGLE SITE CATALYSTS ON OXIDES AND METALS PREPARED VIA SURFACE ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRYIntroductionSurface Organometallic Chemistry on OxidesReaction of Organometallic Compounds with Supported or Unsupported Group VIII Metals ParticlesConclusionCATALYTIC PROPERTIES OF SINGLE SITE CATALYSTS PREPARED VIA SURFACE ORGANOMETALIC CHEMISTRY ON OXIDES AND ON METALSIntroductionStoichiometric Activation of Alkane C-H BondsAlkane C-C Bond Activation by Tantalum Hydrides. Low Temperature Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of AlkanesMetathesis of Acyclic AlkanesCross-Metathesis Reactions of AlkanesHomologation of AlkanesPolystyrene Modification and Hydrogenolysis of Linear Alkanes and Polyethylene by a Supported Zirconium HydrideOlefin MetathesisOlefin EpoxidationDeperoxidation of Cyclohexyl HydroperoxideSome Applications of Supported Nanoparticles Modified by OrganometallicsConclusionBUILDING BLOCK APPROACHES TO NANOSTRUCTURED, SINGLE SITE, HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTSIntroductionCurrent Challenges in CatalysisWhat is a Nanostructured Catalyst?Benefits of Nanostructuring CatalystsCurrent Approaches to Nanostructured CatalystsBuilding Block Approaches to Nanostructured Materials and CatalysisNanostructured Catalysts via a Non-Aqueous Building Block MethodologyA Model for the Growth of Building Block Matrices and a Nanostructuring StrategyA General Procedure for Preparing Nanostructured Catalysts in Silicate MatricesAtomically Dispersed Titanium and Vanadium, Single Site CatalystsBridge between Nanostructuring and CatalysisSummaryTRANSITION METAL SINGLE SITE CATALYSTS ? FROM HOMOGENEOUS TO IMMOBILIZED SYSTEMSIntroductionCovalently Anchored Organometallic Complexes on Unmodified SilicaAnchoring of Organometallic Complexes via the Metal CenterOrganometallic Complexes Anchored via a Covalent Linkage to a LigandNoncovalently Anchored Organometallic ComplexesEncapsulated Organometallic ComplexesConclusionsCONTROLLED PREPARATION OF HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS FOR CHEMO- AND ENANTIOSELECTIVE HYDROGENATION REACTIONSIntroductionCatalyst Preparation and CharacterizationHydrogenation of Alpha,Beta-Unsaturated AldehydesHydrogenation of Aromatic KetonesEnantioselective Hydrogenation ReactionsConclusionsWELL-DEFINED SURFACE RHODIUM SILOXIDE COMPLEXES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO CATALYSISMolecular versus Immobilized Transition Metal Siloxide Complexes in CatalysisSynthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Activity of Well-Defined Surface Rhodium Siloxide ComplexesSolid-State NMR Method in Catalysis by Surface OrganometallicsMechanism of Hydrosilylation Catalyzed by Surface versus Soluble Rhodium Siloxide ComplexesCARBONYL COMPOUNDS AS METALLIC PRECURSORS OF TAILORED SUPPORTED CATALYSTSIntroductionCatalysts Prepared from Metal Carbonyls of Groups 6, 7, 10 and GoldCatalysts Prepared from Metal Carbonyls of Group 8: Iron, Ruthenium and OsmiumCatalysts Prepared from Metal Carbonyls of Group 9: Cobalt, Rhodium and IridiumConcluding RemarksEXPLOITING SURFACE CHEMISTRY TO PREPARE METAL-SUPPORTED CATALYSTS BY ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONIntroductionSurface Organometallic Chemis