ization; activation of small molecules: clusters and the metal-metal hond; applications to organic synthesis; oxidation and high-oxidation-state complexes; and hioorgsnometallie chemistry. The volume is thoroughly up to date in all aspects, and in nomenclature it employs that dernier cri-the new IUPAC group designation for the elements in addition to the familiar Mendeleev group numbers. The author is to he commended for his inclusion of history, hut in doing so, he has inadvertently introduced s number of errors in dates: Werner's coordination theory was published in 1893, not 1896 (p. 3), and he received the Nohel Prize in 1913, not 1915 (p. 5); Frankland's attempt to prepare free ethyl radicals dates from 1848, not 1857 (p. 38); Grignard first prepared organomagnesium halides in 1900, not 1903; and Zeise first prepared the salt that hears his name in 1827, not 1837 (p. 89). Fischer is spelled correctlv throuehout the text hut is misspelled in the Index. These few minor errors notwithstandmg, this excellent testbwk should find wide use by students and researchen alike. George B. Kauffman California State University. Fresno Fresno. CA 93740
Although the length of the hook has increased only modestly (59 pages to give a total of 1455 pages), the heft of the hook is rapidly approaching the "pumping iron" stage (2.09 kg Fourth Edition to 2.45 kg Fifth Edition). This inconvenience, however, is trivial since once again the authors have, quite admirably, achieved the purpose of the hook: "To provide the student with the background necessary to comprehend current literature in inorganic and certain aspects of organometallic chemistry." Every student with a serious interest in inorganic chemistry should have the fifth edition. Laurence J . Boucher Arkansas Stste University State University, AR 72467
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Chemistry ol t h e ransition Metals Robert H Crabtree. Wiley: New York, NY, 1988. xv 422 pp. Figs. and tables. 15 X 22.7 cm. $39.95.
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Theo~sn~~metaUicch~miatryofthe transition metal. bas played a prominent role in the renaissance in inorganic chemistry that began in the 1950s. This intense research activity has resulted not only in the discovery of many new compounds but also in the elucidation of their structures and in the a~nlieationof their unusual nronerties to the solution of practical problems. The field is a young and vigorous one, and muchof the research described in the hook under review has been carried out during the last 15years (references as late as 1987, the year of the completion of the manuscript, are included). In an era of increasingly lengthy texthooks the appearance of this concise hut authoritative volume, intended for senior undergraduate or graduate courses in organometallic chemistry or research workers in related fields desiring a better acquaintance with the suhjeet, is most welcome. Based on a course given by the author for a numher of years at Yale University, the hook consists of 16 self-contained chaders (each provided with an extensive list df references and thought-provoking problemswith solutions (10 pp.) a t the back of the hook), a three-page List of abbreviations, and a six-page index. Replete with structural formulas, equations, renctron schemes, figures, and tables, it deals lucidly with the most important topics m the field, including general bropertiei and characterization of organometallic compounds; metal-earbon and metal-hydrogen honds; ligand suhstitution reactions; complexes of pi-bound ligands; oxidative addition and reductive elimination; insertion and elimination; nueleophilie and electrophilic addition and abstraction; homogeneous catalysis (one of the most significant applications of organometellic chemistry and an important factor in the rapid development of the field as a whole); earhenes, metathesis, and polymer-
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Management for Small Quantity Generators Russell W. PhMer and Wllllam R. McTigue, Jr. Lewis Publishers: Chelsea. MI. 1988. xv 198 pp. Figs. and tables. 15.8 X 23.5 cm. $39.95.
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Public demand for the orotection of our enwronment forced Cmgress to l e p l a t e rulesgovernmg the handlmg end drapuval of toxic wastes a t a rate which has tended to exceed the ability of generators to comply. Targets have now moved from large businesses to small quantity generators (as specifically defined). Colleges and high schools, too, may now find that their practices in waste handling are subject to control by federal or state regulations, hut there still is substantial confusion about what is covered, what to do, and where to take regulated materials. This is an essential source hook for administrations uncertain about the status of their institutions. and it will he a helpful quick ref. . erence for responsible persons in schools with operating departments at work on complisnee. It will heuseful to teachers who are training scientists and engineers for life in the real world. The applicable federal laws, lists of regulated materials, proper handling, ultimate disposal, and liabilities for noncompliance all are collected in this small book. There are addresses and telephone numbers of regional EPA offices and of state aeencies. The opening chapter has the title "Why Yuu Need This Bwk". This reviewer thinks that eduraturs willappreciate the well-organized reasons why. Malcolm M. Renfrew University of Idaho MOSCOW. ID 83843
