Preface
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C O N T E M P O R A R Y O R G A N O M E T A L L I C CHEMISTRY HAS G R O W N
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sophistication and as we have learned more about reactivity, reaction mechanisms, molecular architecture, and electronic structure, it is only natural that we should inquire more deeply about the strengths of the bonds holding organometallic molecules together and how these are altered in various chemical transformations. At present, the acquisition and understanding of metal-ligand bond energy information for organometallic molecules is an active and important area of chemical research. It impacts directly upon central issues in contemporary organometallic, inorganic, organic, physical, enzymatic, and catalytic chemistry. This volume and the symposium that served as its basis represent an effort to bring together leading experimental and theoretical researchers concerned with organometallic bonding energetics in the gas phase, in solution, and on well-defined surfaces. There has traditionally been minimal interaction between these diverse communities of activity, and the present volume attempts to convey the essence of the oral presentations and active dialogue that took place at the symposium. In addition, an overview chapter has been added to introduce basic concepts and experimental methodologies, as well as to provide a bibliography of relevant review articles, textbooks, compilations of thermodynamic data, and other source materials. This book is intended for all chemical researchers who are interested in a broad, in-depth survey of bonding energetics in organometallic molecules. I am grateful to the Division of Inorganic Chemistry for generous financial support of this symposium and to the participants for their enthusiastic dedication. I also thank the A C S Books Department staff for their diligence and excellent advice. T O B I N J. M A R K S
Department of Chemistry Northwestern University Evanston, IL 60208 March 14, 1990 xi Marks; Bonding Energetics in Organometallic Compounds ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1990.
