Organometallic Chemistry [Paperback]

Gary O. Spessard (Author), Gary L. Miessler (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0136401783 | ISBN-13: 978-0136401780 | Publication Date: August 9, 1996 | Edition: 1

Addressing the need for an introductory Organometallic Chemistry text, Spessard and Miessler have combined numerous illustrations, problems and well-referenced coverage in an overall accessible approach to the topic. The text provides an early, comprehensive introduction to qualitative chemistry to lay a foundation for the upcoming emphasis on structure and bonding, a unique way of categorizing organometallic reactions on the basis of whether actions are mainly at metal or at ligand, a thorough discussion of carbene chemistry allowing readers to focus on all aspects of metal carbenes in one chapter (Chapter 10), and numerous applications of organometallic chemistry showing students that field is relevant and growing.

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"Since it first appeared in 1997, "Organometallic Chemistry" by Spessard and Miessler has earned a reputation as a highly readable, thorough text...The book's approach is to first establish a structure-bonding foundation that is based on molecular orbital theory...This sets the stage for a methodical coverage of the full range of reactions of organo-transition metal complexes and many of the practical applications of this chemistryEL[S]ignificant improvements have been made, including the addition of many more problems at the end of the chapters. The added exercises have a widely varied level of difficulty and focus and therefore allow the instructor much more flexibility in the assigned problems. As a result, this text would be well-suited for a course in which applications to organic synthesis are to be heavily emphasized."--Craig Jensen, Organomettalics

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Addressing the need for an introductory Organometallic Chemistry text, Spessard and Miessler have combined numerous illustrations, problems and well-referenced coverage in an overall accessible approach to this subfield of Inorganic Chemistry.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 561 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (August 9, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0136401783
• ISBN-13: 978-0136401780
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,969,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for presenting trz. mets and orgn. metallics..., November 17, 2000

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Les Kismartoni (Park Ridge, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Organometallic Chemistry (Paperback)

Very well written, though some more practice problems would be useful (not to mention a solutions manual...) THe book presents 18 electorn complexes and the like very well and gives many journals as back up references... Gives a great summary of organometallic reactions (CO insertion, Associative, Dissociative, etc) and a really solid and historically grounded intro to the field of catalysis... Clearly written, for the most part, but one section on the Trans effect is a bit ambigous, in the sense that they never really talk about HOW to use it... Sure they mention the idea, but they never address the leaving group... People always confused on that section... So that is my gripe in this otherwise excellent book...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A simple guide to organometallic chemistry, July 31, 2000

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This review is from: Organometallic Chemistry (Paperback)

This book is a wonderfully simple guide to organometallic chemistry. It is very easy to read making it a quick reference for inquiries. I would highly recommend this book to any beginning organometallic student.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars decent, not the best, January 21, 2010

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This review is from: Organometallic Chemistry (Hardcover)

This book is decently written. the first several chapters provide a background introduction into molecular orbital theory with subsequent chapters introducing various ligands and their behaviors in complexes, then reactions and catalytic cycles. unlike other chemistry books i own this one sources the original journal articles of some principal reactions used as examples- which can be helpful for those interested in looking up the original data. one complaint i have is that the book does not provide many examples of types of reactions, nor does it explain the exceptions to rules and why.