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| | Volume 1: Applications | |
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| 1 | Introduction (B. Cornils, W.A. Herrmann) | 1 |
| | Introduction | 3 |
| | Historical Glossary | 16 |
| 2 | Applied Homogeneous Catalysis | 29 |
| 2.1 | Carbon Monoxide and Synthesis Gas Chemistry | 31 |
| 2.1.1 | Hydroformylation (Oxo Synthesis, Roelen Reaction) (C.D. Frohning, C.W. Kohlpaintner, H.-W. Bohnen) | 31 |
| 2.1.1.1 | Introduction | 31 |
| 2.1.1.2 | Fundamental Principles | 34 |
| 2.1.1.3 | Kinetics, Mechanism, and Process Parameters | 45 |
| 2.1.1.4 | Commercial Applications | 61 |
| 2.1.1.5 | Recent Developments | 85 |
| 2.1.2 | Carbonylations | 104 |
| 2.1.2.1 | Synthesis of Acetic Acid and Acetic Acid Anhydride from Methanol (P. Torrence) | 104 |
| 2.1.2.2 | Synthesis of Propionic and Other Acids (A. Höhn) | 136 |
| 2.1.2.3 | Carbonylation of Benzyl--X and Aryl--X Compounds (M. Beller) | 145 |
| 2.1.2.4 | Amidocarbonylation (J.F. Knifton) | 156 |
| 2.1.2.5 | Oxidative Carbonylation (A. Klausener, J.-D. Jentsch) | 164 |
| 2.1.2.6 | Other Carbonylations (M. Beller, A.M. Tafesh) | 182 |
| 2.2 | Hydrogenation (H. Brunner) | 195 |
| 2.2.1 | Homogeneous Hydrogenation | 195 |
| 2.2.1.1 | The Hydrogen Molecule | 195 |
| 2.2.1.2 | Classical Transition Metal Hydrides | 195 |
| 2.2.1.3 | Nonclassical Dihydrogen Complexes | 196 |
| 2.2.1.4 | Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Organic Substrates | 198 |
| 2.2.1.5 | Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Prochiral Substrates | 200 |
| 2.2.1.6 | Isolated Catalysts Versus in-situ Catalysts | 203 |
| 2.2.1.7 | Transfer Hydrogenation | 204 |
| 2.2.1.8 | Hydrogenolysis | 204 |
| 2.2.1.9 | Mechanisms | 205 |
| 2.2.1.10 | Industrial Applications | 209 |
| 2.2.2 | Commercial Enantioselective Hydrogenation | 210 |
| 2.3 | Reactions of Unsaturated Compounds | 213 |
| 2.3.1 | Polymerization, Oligomerization, and Copolymerization of Olefins | 213 |
| 2.3.1.1 | Chemical Background (W. Kaminsky, M. Arndt-Rosenau) | 213 |
| 2.3.1.2 | Chemical Engineering and Applications (L. L. Böhm) | 230 |
| 2.3.1.3 | Oligomerization of Ethylene to Higher Linear -Olefins (D. Vogt) | 240 |
| 2.3.1.4 | Dimerization and Codimerization (H. Olivier-Bourbigou, L. Saussine) | 253 |
| 2.3.1.5 | Evolution of the Synthesis of Group 4 Metallocene Catalyst Components Toward Industrial Production (C. Fritze, P. Müller, L. Resconi) | 265 |
| 2.3.2 | Reactions of Other Unsaturated Compounds | 274 |
| 2.3.2.1 | Reactions of Alkynes (J. Henkelmann, J.-D. Arndt, R. Kessinger) | 274 |
| 2.3.2.2 | Stereospecific Polymerization of Butadiene or Isoprene (R. Taube, G. Sylvester) | 285 |
| 2.3.2.3 | A Clean Route to Methacrylates via Carbonylation of Alkynes (E. Drent, W.W. Jager, J.J. Keijsper, F.G.M. Niele) | 316 |
| 2.3.3 | Metathesis (J.C. Mol) | 328 |
| 2.3.3.1 | Introduction | 328 |
| 2.3.3.2 | Scope of the Reaction | 329 |
| 2.3.3.3 | Reaction Mechanism and Catalysts in General | 333 |
| 2.3.3.4 | Homogeneous Catalyst Systems | 335 |
| 2.3.3.5 | Industrial Applications | 339 |
| 2.3.3.6 | Conclusions | 341 |
| 2.3.4 | The Alternating Copolymerization of Alkenes and Carbon Monoxide (E. Drent, J.A.M. van Broekhoven, P.H.M. Budzelaar) | 344 |
| 2.3.4.1 | Introduction | 344 |
| 2.3.4.2 | History of Polyketones | 344 |
| 2.3.4.3 | Copolymerization of Ethylene and CO | 346 |
| 2.3.4.4 | Scope of Olefin/CO Copolymerization | 356 |
| 2.3.4.5 | Conclusions | 358 |
| 2.3.5 | Telomerization (Hydrodimerization) of Olefins (N. Yoshimura) | 361 |
| 2.3.5.1 | Introduction | 361 |
| 2.3.5.2 | Development of Technologies | 362 |
| 2.3.5.3 | Process for the Manufacture of 1-Octanol | 366 |
| 2.3.5.4 | Development and Scope | 366 |
| 2.3.6 | Cyclooligomerizations and Cyclo-co-oligomerizations of 1,3-Dienes (G. Wilke, A. Eckerle) | 368 |
| 2.3.6.1 | Introduction | 368 |
| 2.3.6.2 | Cyclodimerization and Cyclotrimerization of Butadiene and Substituted 1,3-Dienes | 370 |
| 2.3.6.3 | Cyclo-co-oligomerization of 1,3-Dienes with Olefins and Alkynes | 374 |
| 2.3.6.4 | Mechanistic Considerations | 377 |
| 2.3.6.5 | Summary | 379 |
| 2.3.7 | Catalyzed Polymerisation of Epoxy Resins (M. Döring) | 383 |
| 2.4 | Oxidations | 386 |
| 2.4.1 | Oxidation of Olefins to Carbonyl Compounds (Wacker Process) (R. Jira) | 386 |
| 2.4.1.1 | Historical and Economic Background | 386 |
| 2.4.1.2 | Chemical Background | 386 |
| 2.4.1.3 | Kinetics and Mechanism | 389 |
| 2.4.1.4 | Technical Applications (Wacker--Hoechst-Processes) | 397 |
| 2.4.1.5 | Application of the Olefin Oxidation to Organic Syntheses | 402 |
| 2.4.2 | Homogeneous Oxidative Acetoxylation of Alkenes (I.I. Moiseev, M.N. Vargaftik) | 406 |
| 2.4.2.1 | Introduction | 406 |
| 2.4.2.2 | Mechanistic Considerations | 407 |
| 2.4.2.3 | Giant Cluster Catalyzed Reaction | 409 |
| 2.4.3 | Synthesis of Oxiranes (R.A. Sheldon) | 412 |
| 2.4.3.1 | Historical Development | 412 |
| 2.4.3.2 | Metal-Catalyzed Epoxidation with Alkyl Hydroperoxides: Kinetics and Mechanism | 413 |
| 2.4.3.3 | Commercial Oxirane Processes | 417 |
| 2.4.3.4 | Scope and Applications in Organic Synthesis | 419 |
| 2.4.3.5 | Recent Developments and Future Prospects | 421 |
| 2.4.4 | Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids via Aliphatic Aldehydes (F. Koch) | 427 |
| 2.4.4.1 | General | 427 |
| 2.4.4.2 | Catalysts | 428 |
| 2.4.4.3 | Kinetics and Mechanism | 429 |
| 2.4.4.4 | Technical Process | 430 |
| 2.4.4.5 | Future Trends | 431 |
| 2.4.5 | Oxidation of Arenes and Alkyl-Substituted Aromatic Compounds | 433 |
| 2.4.5.1 | Oxidation of Arenes to Quinones (R.W. Fischer) | 433 |
| 2.4.5.2 | Oxidation of Alkyl-Substituted Aromatic Compounds with Air (R.W. Fischer, F. Röhrscheid) | 443 |
| 2.5 | Reactions with Hydrogen Cyanide (Hydrocyanation) (S. Krill) | 468 |
| 2.5.1 | Introduction and Scope | 468 |
| 2.5.2 | Mechanistic Aspects of Hydrocyanation | 469 |
| 2.5.3 | Hydrocyanation of Olefins | 470 |
| 2.5.3.1 | Hydrocyanation of Non-Activated Monoolefins | 470 |
| 2.5.3.2 | Hydrocyanation of Functionalized Olefins | 476 |
| 2.5.4 | Hydrocyanation of Alkynes | 479 |
| 2.5.5 | Hydrocyanation of Dienes | 481 |
| 2.5.5.1 | Adiponitrile Synthesis via Hydrocyanation of Butadiene | 481 |
| 2.5.5.2 | Hydrocyanation of Other Dienes | 484 |
| 2.5.6 | Hydrocyanation of Aldehydes/Ketones | 485 |
| 2.6 | Hydrosilylation and Related Reactions of Silicon Compounds (B. Marciniec) | 491 |
| 2.6.1 | Hydrosilylation | 491 |
| 2.6.1.1 | General Scope and Applications | 491 |
| 2.6.1.2 | Homogeneous Catalysts | 495 |
| 2.6.1.3 | Immobilized Metal Complexes as Catalysts | 500 |
| 2.6.1.4 | Photo- and Peroxide-Initiated Catalysis by Metal Complexes | 501 |
| 2.6.2 | Dehydrogenative Coupling Reactions | 502 |
| 2.6.2.1 | Dehydrogenative Silylation of Alkenes and Alkynes with Hydrosilanes | 502 |
| 2.6.2.2 | Silylative Coupling of Alkenes with Vinylsilanes | 504 |
| 2.6.2.3 | Dehydrocoupling of Hydrosilanes | 505 |
| 2.6.3 | Silylcarbonylation | 506 |
| 2.7 | Reaction with Nitrogen Compounds: Hydroamination (R. Taube) | 513 |
| 2.7.1 | Introduction | 513 |
| 2.7.2 | General Mechanistic Aspects | 513 |
| 2.7.3 | The Different Catalyst Systems | 516 |
| 2.7.3.1 | Catalyst Systems Containing Alkali Metals | 516 |
| 2.7.3.2 | Catalyst Systems Containing Lanthanides | 518 |
| 2.7.3.3 | Catalyst Systems Containing Iridium | 520 |
| 2.7.3.4 | Catalyst Systems Containing Iron or Ruthenium | 522 |
| 2.7.3.5 | Catalyst Systems Containing Rhodium | 522 |
| 2.7.4 | Perspectives | 524 |
| 2.8 | Reactions of Hydrocarbons and Other Saturated Compounds | 525 |
| 2.8.1 | Oxidations | 525 |
| 2.8.1.1 | Homogeneous Catalysis in the Oxidation of Hydrocarbons to Acetic Acid (C.C. Hobbs, Jr.) | 525 |
| 2.8.1.2 | Synthesis of Dimethyl Terephthalate/Terephthalic Acid and Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (D.A. Schiraldi) | 544 |
| 2.8.2 | Halogenations (W.A. Herrmann, M. Stoeckl) | 552 |
| 2.8.2.1 | Introduction | 552 |
| 2.8.2.2 | Substitution Reactions | 552 |
| 2.8.2.3 | Addition Reactions | 553 |
| 2.9 | Asymmetric Syntheses (R. Noyori, S. Hashiguchi, T. Yamano) | 557 |
| 2.9.1 | Introduction | 557 |
| 2.9.2 | Preparation of Selected Structures | 557 |
| 2.9.2.1 | Terpenes | 557 |
| 2.9.2.2 | Carboxylic Acids | 559 |
| 2.9.2.3 | Pyrethroids | 563 |
| 2.9.2.4 | Prostaglandins | 565 |
| 2.9.2.5 | Simple Secondary Alcohols | 565 |
| 2.9.2.6 | Amino Alcohols and Related Compounds | 568 |
| 2.9.2.7 | Amino Acids | 572 |
| 2.9.2.8 | Alkaloids | 574 |
| 2.9.2.9 | Carbapenem Antibiotics | 576 |
| 2.9.2.10 | Sulfoxides | 577 |
| 2.9.2.11 | 1,2-Diols and Related Compounds | 578 |
| 2.9.2.12 | Miscellaneous | 578 |
| 2.9.3 | Conclusions | 580 |
| 2.10 | Ferrocene as a Gasoline and Fuel Additive (W.A. Herrmann) | 586 |
| 2.10.1 | Introduction | 586 |
| 2.10.2 | Commercial Synthesis | 586 |
| 2.10.3 | The Gasoline and Fuel Additive | 588 |
| 2.10.4 | Related Antiknocking Additives | 589 |
| 2.11 | The Suzuki Cross-Coupling (W.A. Herrmann) | 591 |
| 2.11.1 | Introduction | 591 |
| 2.11.2 | Advantages and Drawbacks | 591 |
| 2.11.3 | Catalysts, Substrates, Conditions | 592 |
| 2.11.3.1 | Current Status | 592 |
| 2.11.3.2 | Recent Catalyst Improvements | 592 |
| 2.11.3.3 | Two-Phase Catalysis | 595 |
| 2.11.3.4 | Suzuki-Related Coupling | 595 |
| 2.11.4 | Mechanism | 596 |
| 2.11.5 | Commercial Application and Further Development | 597 |
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| | Volume 2: Developments | |
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| 3 | Recent Developments in Homogeneous Catalysis | 599 |
| 3.1 | Development of Methods | 601 |
| 3.1.1 | Homogeneous Catalysts and Their Heterogenization or Immobilization (B. Cornils, W.A. Herrmann) | 601 |
| 3.1.1.1 | Immobilization by Aqueous Catalysts (B. Cornils, W.A. Herrmann) | 603 |
| 3.1.1.2 | Immobilization by Other Liquids | 634 |
| 3.1.1.2.1 | Fluorous Phases (I. T. Horváth) | 634 |
| 3.1.1.2.2 | Non-Aqueous Ionic Liquids (V.P.W. Böhm) | 639 |
| 3.1.1.3 | Immobilization (P. Panster, S. Wieland) | 646 |
| 3.1.1.4 | Surface Organometallic Chemistry (J.-M. Basset, G.P. Niccolai) | 664 |
| 3.1.1.5 | Ligand-Stabilized Clusters and Colloids (G. Schmid) | 677 |
| 3.1.1.6 | New Generation of Re-Immobilized Catalysts (H. Bahrmann) | 684 |
| 3.1.1.7 | New Reactions (J. Herwig) | 694 |
| 3.1.2 | Molecular Modeling in Homogeneous Catalysis (R. Schmid, W. Hieringer, D. Gleich, T. Strassner) | 700 |
| 3.1.2.1 | Molecular Modeling Techniques (R. Schmid) | 700 |
| 3.1.2.2 | Applications | 712 |
| 3.1.2.2.1 | Modeling of Homogeneous Olefin Polymerization Catalysts (R. Schmid) | 712 |
| 3.1.2.2.2 | Palladium-Catalyzed C--C Couplin Reactions: The Heck Reaction (W. Hieringer) | 721 |
| 3.1.2.2.3 | Hydroformylation (D. Gleich) | 727 |
| 3.1.2.2.4 | C--H Activation (T. Strassner) | 737 |
| 3.1.3 | High-Throughput Approaches to Homogeneous Catalysis (V. Murphy, H.W. Turner, T. Weskamp) | 740 |
| 3.1.3.1 | Introduction | 740 |
| 3.1.3.2 | Principal Workflow | 741 |
| 3.1.3.3 | Analysis in High-Throughput Format | 745 |
| 3.1.3.4 | Data Management and Software | 746 |
| 3.1.3.5 | Discovery Screening Workflow for New Polyolefin Catalysts | 747 |
| 3.1.4 | Chemical Reaction Engineering Aspects of Homogeneously Catalyzed Processes (M. Baerns, P. Claus) | 748 |
| 3.1.4.1 | Kinetics in Homogeneous Catalysis | 750 |
| 3.1.4.2 | Aspects of Catalyst Recycling | 759 |
| 3.1.5 | Introduction to Selected Multicomponent and Multifunctional Catalysts (D. Hesse) | 762 |
| 3.1.5.1 | Introduction | 762 |
| 3.1.5.2 | Advantages in the Use of Multicomponent or Multifunctional Catalysts | 764 |
| 3.1.5.3 | Problems in the Use of Multifunctional or Multicomponent Catalysts | 772 |
| 3.1.5.4 | Conclusions | 773 |
| 3.1.6 | Catalytic Carbon--Carbon Coupling by Palladium Complexes: Heck Reactions (W.A. Herrmann) | 775 |
| 3.1.6.1 | Introduction | 775 |
| 3.1.6.2 | History | 775 |
| 3.1.6.3 | Definition | 776 |
| 3.1.6.4 | Catalysts and Reaction Conditions | 777 |
| 3.1.6.5 | Scope and Limitations | 778 |
| 3.1.6.6 | Mechanism | 782 |
| 3.1.6.7 | Catalyst Deactivation | 784 |
| 3.1.6.8 | Industrial Applications and Perspectives | 786 |
| 3.1.7 | Catalytic Cyclopropanation (A.F. Noels, A. Demonceau) | 793 |
| 3.1.7.1 | Introduction | 793 |
| 3.1.7.2 | Transition Metal Catalyzed Cyclopropanations | 794 |
| 3.1.7.3 | Recent Developments and Applications | 798 |
| 3.1.7.4 | Conclusion: In Search of New Catalysts | 805 |
| 3.1.8 | The Fischer--Tropsch Synthesis - Molecular Models for Homogeneous Catalysis? (W.A. Herrmann) | 808 |
| 3.1.8.1 | Introduction | 808 |
| 3.1.8.2 | Historical and Economic Background | 809 |
| 3.1.8.3 | Technological Features | 811 |
| 3.1.8.4 | Mechanistic Considerations | 811 |
| 3.1.8.5 | Assessment and Perspectives | 819 |
| 3.1.9 | Arene Coupling Reactions (W.A. Herrmann) | 822 |
| 3.1.9.1 | Introduction | 822 |
| 3.1.9.2 | Aryl--Aryl Coupling | 823 |
| 3.1.9.3 | Grignard Cross-Coupling | 824 |
| 3.1.9.4 | Phenol Coupling | 826 |
| 3.1.9.5 | Perspectives | 827 |
| 3.1.10 | Tailoring of Catalysts: N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as an Example of Catalyst Design (W.A. Herrmann, K. Denk, C.W.K. Gstöttmayr) | 829 |
| 3.1.10.1 | Introduction | 829 |
| 3.1.10.2 | Ligand Design for N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHC) | 829 |
| 3.1.10.3 | Catalytic Applications | 832 |
| 3.1.11 | Micellar Catalysis (G. Oehme) | 835 |
| 3.1.11.1 | Introduction | 835 |
| 3.1.11.2 | Examples of Micellar-Promoted Reactions | 837 |
| 3.1.11.3 | Reactions in Reverse Micelles | 839 |
| 3.11.1.4 | Limits and New Developments | 840 |
| 3.1.12 | Sulfur in Homogeneous Catalysis (P. Kalck, P. Serp) | 842 |
| 3.1.12.1 | Introduction | 842 |
| 3.1.12.2 | Sulfur in Carbonylation Reactions | 843 |
| 3.1.12.3 | Sulfur in Hydrogenation, Isomerization, and Related Reactions | 845 |
| 3.1.12.4 | Sulfur in CarbonCarbon Coupling Reactions | 846 |
| 3.1.12.5 | Miscellaneous Reactions | 847 |
| 3.1.12.6 | Conclusions | 848 |
| 3.1.13 | Homogeneous Catalysis Using Supercritical Fluids (W. Leitner) | 852 |
| 3.1.13.1 | Introduction | 852 |
| 3.1.13.2 | Single-Phase Catalysis Using SCFs as Solvents | 854 |
| 3.1.13.3 | Multiphase Catalysis Using SCFs as Solvents | 862 |
| 3.1.13.4 | Conclusions and Outlook | 867 |
| 3.2 | Special Catalysts and Processes | 872 |
| 3.2.1 | Biocatalysis and Enzyme-Analogous Processes (C. Schultz, H. Gröger, C. Dinkel, K. Drauz, H. Waldmann) | 872 |
| 3.2.1.1 | Introduction | 872 |
| 3.2.1.2 | Examples of Enzymatic Conversions | 873 |
| 3.2.1.3 | Enzyme-Analogous Catalysts | 886 |
| 3.2.1.4 | Commercial Applications | 887 |
| 3.2.1.5 | Outlook | 906 |
| 3.2.2 | Template or Host/Guest Relations (F. Vögtle, R. Hoss, M. Händel) | 911 |
| 3.2.2.1 | Introduction | 912 |
| 3.2.2.2 | Metal Cations as Templates | 913 |
| 3.2.2.3 | Neutral Molecules as (Supramolecular) Templates | 914 |
| 3.2.2.4 | Covalent Molecules as Templates | 922 |
| 3.2.2.5 | Kinetic and Thermodynamic Template Effects | 926 |
| 3.2.2.6 | Positive and Negative Templates | 928 |
| 3.2.2.7 | Self-Organization | 928 |
| 3.2.2.8 | Further Developments and Applications | 935 |
| 3.2.2.9 | Conclusions and Outlook | 937 |
| 3.2.3 | Membrane Reactors in Homogeneous Catalysis (U. Kragl, C. Dreisbach) | 941 |
| 3.2.3.1 | Introduction | 941 |
| 3.2.3.2 | Classification and Examples of Membrane Reactors | 942 |
| 3.2.3.3 | Membrane Reactors for Homogeneously SolubleCatalysts | 947 |
| 3.2.3.4 | Summary and Outlook | 950 |
| 3.2.4 | Phase-Transfer Catalysis and Related Systems (Y. Goldberg, H. Alper) | 953 |
| 3.2.4.1 | Introduction | 953 |
| 3.2.4.2 | Homogeneous Transition-Metal Catalyzed Reactions Under Phase-Transfer Conditions | 954 |
| 3.2.4.3 | Transition-Metal Containing Phase-Transfer Agents and Their Use in Synthesis | 968 |
| 3.2.4.4 | Conclusions | 969 |
| 3.2.5 | Rare Earth Metals in Homogeneous Catalysis (R. Anwander) | 974 |
| 3.2.5.1 | Introduction | 974 |
| 3.2.5.2 | Catalytic Potential | 976 |
| 3.2.5.3 | Precatalysts | 977 |
| 3.2.5.4 | Carbon--Carbon Bond-Forming Reactions | 978 |
| 3.2.5.5 | Carbon--Heteroelement Bond-Forming Reactions | 997 |
| 3.2.5.6 | Catalyst Structure | 1005 |
| 3.2.5.7 | Perspectives | 1007 |
| 3.2.6 | Recent Progress in Special Phosphorus-Containing Auxiliaries for Homogeneous Enantioselective Catalysis (F. Agbossou-Niedercorn) | 1014 |
| 3.2.6.1 | Introduction | 1014 |
| 3.2.6.2 | Monophosphines | 1015 |
| 3.2.6.3 | Bi(di,bis)phosphines | 1020 |
| 3.2.6.4 | Heterofunctionalized Multidentate P-Containing Chiral Auxiliaries | 1024 |
| 3.2.6.5 | Immobilization and Recycling | 1025 |
| 3.2.6.6 | Conclusions | 1027 |
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| | Volume 3: Developments (continued) | |
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| 3.2.7 | Homologation (H. Bahrmann) | 1034 |
| 3.2.7.1 | Historical Background | 1034 |
| 3.2.7.2 | Chemical Basics and Applications | 1035 |
| 3.2.7.3 | Mechanism of Reaction | 1040 |
| 3.2.7.4 | Technical Applications | 1042 |
| 3.2.7.5 | Future Prospects | 1044 |
| 3.2.8 | Homogeneous Electrocatalysis (D. Astruc) | 1046 |
| 3.2.8.1 | Introduction | 1046 |
| 3.2.8.2 | Electron-Transfer-Chain (ETC) Catalyzed Reactions | 1047 |
| 3.2.8.3 | Atom-Transfer-Chain (ATC) Catalysis | 1055 |
| 3.2.8.4 | Conclusions | 1057 |
| 3.2.9 | Homogeneous Photocatalysis (A. Heumann, M. Chanon) | 1060 |
| 3.2.9.1 | Definitions | 1060 |
| 3.2.9.2 | Synthesis and Activation -- What hv Metal Catalysis Can Do Better? | 1065 |
| 3.2.9.3 | Conclusion: What Photochemical Techniques Can Provide in Mechanistic Studies of Transition Metal Catalysis | 1074 |
| 3.2.10 | Olefins from Aldehydes (W.A. Herrmann) | 1078 |
| 3.2.10.1 | Introduction | 1078 |
| 3.2.10.2 | The Catalytic Approach | 1079 |
| 3.2.10.3 | Catalysts | 1080 |
| 3.2.10.4 | Scope of Reaction, Reagents, and Side Reactions | 1081 |
| 3.2.10.5 | Mechanism | 1082 |
| 3.2.10.6 | Perspectives | 1085 |
| 3.2.11 | Water-Gas Shift Reaction (W.A. Herrmann, M. Muehlhofer) | 1086 |
| 3.2.11.1 | Introduction | 1086 |
| 3.2.11.2 | Definition | 1087 |
| 3.2.11.3 | Mechanism | 1087 |
| 3.2.11.4 | Applications | 1089 |
| 3.2.11.5 | The Arco Ethylurethane Process | 1090 |
| 3.2.11.6 | Catalytic Implications and Perspectives | 1091 |
| 3.2.12 | Catalytic McMurry Coupling: Olefins from Keto Compounds (W.A. Herrmann, H. Schneider) | 1093 |
| 3.2.12.1 | Introduction | 1093 |
| 3.2.12.2 | Stoichiometric Titanium Compounds, Other Reagents, and Mechanistic Aspects | 1094 |
| 3.2.12.3 | Catalytic Deoxygenation | 1096 |
| 3.2.12.4 | Perspectives | 1097 |
| 3.2.13 | Catalytic Hydrogenation of Heterocyclic Sulfur and Nitrogen Compounds in Raw Oils (C. Bianchini, A. Meli, F. Vizza) | 1099 |
| 3.2.13.1 | Introduction | 1099 |
| 3.2.13.2 | Hydrogenation of Sulfur Heterocycles | 1100 |
| 3.2.13.3 | Hydrogenolysis of Sulfur Heterocycles | 1106 |
| 3.2.13.4 | Hydrodesulfurization in Different Phase Variation Systems | 1109 |
| 3.2.13.5 | Hydrogenation of Nitrogen Heterocycles | 1109 |
| 3.2.13.6 | Hydrogenolysis of Nitrogen Heterocycles | 1116 |
| 3.2.13.7 | Perspectives | 1116 |
| 3.2.14 | Double-Bond Isomerization of Olefins (W.A. Herrmann, M. Prinz) | 1119 |
| 3.2.14.1 | Introduction | 1119 |
| 3.2.14.2 | Catalysts, Scope, and Definition | 1120 |
| 3.2.14.3 | Mechanistic Considerations | 1121 |
| 3.2.14.4 | Applications | 1124 |
| 3.2.14.5 | Asymmetric Isomerization | 1125 |
| 3.2.14.6 | Recent Developments | 1126 |
| 3.2.14.7 | Perspectives | 1128 |
| 3.3 | Special Products | 1131 |
| 3.3.1 | Enantioselective Synthesis (H.-U. Blaser, B. Pugin, F. Spindler) | 1131 |
| 3.3.1.1 | Introduction and Background | 1131 |
| 3.3.1.2 | Critical Factors for the Technical Application of Homogeneous Enantioselective Catalysts | 1132 |
| 3.3.1.3 | State-of-the-Art and Evaluation of Catalytic Transformations | 1134 |
| 3.3.1.4 | Conclusions and Prospects | 1146 |
| 3.3.2 | Diols via Catalytic Dihydroxylation (M. Beller, K.B. Sharpless) | 1149 |
| 3.3.2.1 | Introduction | 1149 |
| 3.3.2.2 | History and General Features of Osmium-Catalyzed Dihydroxylation Reactions | 1150 |
| 3.3.2.3 | Mechanism of Osmium-Catalyzed Dihydroxylations | 1152 |
| 3.3.2.4 | Scope and Limitation of Asymmetric Dihydroxylation | 1153 |
| 3.3.2.5 | Selected Applications of Osmium-Catalyzed Dihydroxylations | 1159 |
| 3.3.3 | Hydrovinylation (P.W. Jolly, G. Wilke) | 1164 |
| 3.3.3.1 | Introduction | 1164 |
| 3.3.3.2 | The Catalyst | 1165 |
| 3.3.3.3 | The Product | 1169 |
| 3.3.3.4 | The Mechanism | 1178 |
| 3.3.3.5 | Outlook | 1184 |
| 3.3.3.6 | Postscript | 1185 |
| 3.3.4 | Carbon Dioxide as a C1 Building Block (E. Dinjus, R. Fornika, S. Pitter, T. Zevaco) | 1189 |
| 3.3.4.1 | Introduction | 1189 |
| 3.3.4.2 | Catalytic CC Bond-Forming Reactions | 1191 |
| 3.3.4.3 | Transition Metal Catalyzed Formation of Formic Acid and its Derivatives from CO2and H2 | 1196 |
| 3.3.4.4 | Catalyzed Formation of Organic Carbonates | 1205 |
| 3.3.4.5 | Summary and Outlook | 1208 |
| 3.3.5 | Reductive Carbonylation of Nitro Compounds (M. Dugal, D. Koch, G. Naberfeld, C. Six) | 1214 |
| 3.3.5.1 | Introductory Remarks | 1214 |
| 3.3.5.2 | Synthesis of Isocyanates | 1214 |
| 3.3.5.3 | Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Mechanism | 1218 |
| 3.3.5.4 | Outlook | 1223 |
| 3.3.6 | New Approaches in CH Activation of Alkanes (A. Sen) | 1226 |
| 3.3.6.1 | Introduction | 1226 |
| 3.3.6.2 | Radical Pathways | 1227 |
| 3.3.6.3 | Oxidative Addition Pathways | 1229 |
| 3.3.6.4 | Electrophilic Pathways | 1231 |
| 3.3.6.5 | Conclusions | 1238 |
| 3.3.7 | PausonKhand Reaction (W.A. Herrmann) | 1241 |
| 3.3.7.1 | Introduction | 1241 |
| 3.3.7.2 | The Catalytic Option | 1242 |
| 3.3.7.3 | Related Reactions | 1244 |
| 3.3.7.4 | Stereoselective PKRs and Hetero-Reactions | 1245 |
| 3.3.7.5 | Degenerate (Intermittent) and Domino PK Reactions | 1246 |
| 3.3.7.6 | Substitution Effects, Selectivity, and Mechanism | 1247 |
| 3.3.7.7 | Commercial Perspectives | 1249 |
| 3.3.7.8 | Outlook | 1250 |
| 3.3.8 | Cyclooligomerization of Alkynes (H. Bönnemann, W. Brijoux) | 1252 |
| 3.3.8.1 | Introduction | 1252 |
| 3.3.8.2 | Survey of the Catalysts | 1253 |
| 3.3.8.3 | Five- and Six-Membered Heterocycles | 1254 |
| 3.3.8.4 | Six- and Eight-Membered Carbocycles | 1261 |
| 3.3.9 | Chemicals from Renewable Resources (J.P. Zoller) | 1268 |
| 3.3.9.1 | Introduction and General Developments | 1268 |
| 3.3.9.2 | "Oleo Chemistry" | 1268 |
| 3.3.9.3 | The Chemistry of Carbohydrates | 1271 |
| 3.3.9.4 | The Chemistry of Starch | 1271 |
| 3.3.10 | Special Reactions in Homogeneous Aqueous Systems | 1274 |
| 3.3.10.1 | Synthesis of Polymers (B.M. Novak) | 1274 |
| 3.3.10.2 | Homogeneous Catalysis in Living Cells (L. Vígh, F. Jo) | 1283 |
| 3.3.11 | Cyclic Hydrocarbons from Diazoalkanes (W.A. Herrmann, Horst Schneider) | 1290 |
| 3.3.11.1 | Introduction | 1290 |
| 3.3.11.2 | Scope and Definition | 1290 |
| 3.3.11.3 | Mechanistic Considerations | 1291 |
| 3.3.11.4 | Catalytic Cyclization | 1292 |
| 3.3.11.5 | Enantioselective Cyclization | 1295 |
| 3.3.11.6 | Perspectives | 1295 |
| 3.3.12 | Acrolein and Acrylonitrile from Propene (W.A. Herrmann) | 1297 |
| 3.3.12.1 | Introduction | 1297 |
| 3.3.12.2 | Scope and Technological Features | 1297 |
| 3.3.12.3 | Catalyst Principles and Mechanism | 1298 |
| 3.3.12.4 | Organometallic Models | 1300 |
| 3.3.12.5 | The "Amm(on)dehydrogenation" | 1301 |
| 3.3.12.6 | Perspectives | 1303 |
| 3.3.13 | Chemistry of Methyltrioxorhenium (MTO) | 1304 |
| 3.3.13.1 | Fine Chemicals via Methyltrioxorhenium as Catalyst (F.E. Kühn, M. Groarke) | 1304 |
| 3.3.13.2 | Pilot-Plant Synthesis of MTO (W.A. Herrmann) | 1319 |
| 3.3.14 | Acetoxylations and Other Palladium-Promoted or Palladium-Catalyzed Reactions (R. Jira) | 1323 |
| 3.3.14.1 | Historical and Economic Background | 1323 |
| 3.3.14.2 | Chemical Background | 1323 |
| 3.3.14.3 | Kinetics and Mechanism | 1325 |
| 3.3.14.4 | Commercial Processes | 1329 |
| 3.3.14.5 | Transvinylation | 1331 |
| 3.3.14.6 | Acetoxylation in Organic Synthesis | 1332 |
| 3.3.14.7 | Other Palladium-Promoted or Palladium-Catalyzed Reactions | 1333 |
| 3.3.14.8 | Conclusions | 1336 |
| 4 | Epilogue | 1341 |
| 4.1 | Homogeneous Catalysis -- Quo vadis? (W. A. Herrmann, B. Cornils) | 1343 |
| 4.1.1 | Immobilization of Homogeneous Catalysts | 1345 |
| 4.1.2 | Colloidal Organometallic Catalysts | 1347 |
| 4.1.3 | Multicomponent and Multifunctional Catalysis | 1347 |
| 4.1.4 | Stereoselective Catalysis | 1348 |
| 4.1.5 | Metals from Stoichiometric Reactivity to Catalytic Efficiency | 1351 |
| 4.1.6 | Mechanistic Knowledge and Theory -- Keys to Catalyst Design | 1352 |
| 4.1.7 | Catalyst Performance/New Techniques to Generate and Activate Catalysts | 1353 |
| 4.1.8 | Organometallic Electrocatalysis and Biomimetic Catalysis | 1354 |
| 4.1.9 | New Chemical Feedstocks for Homogeneous Catalysis and Renewable Resources | 1356 |
| 4.1.10 | Catalysis under Supercritical Conditions and Supported by Ionic Liquids | 1362 |
| 4.1.11 | New Reactions, Improved Catalysts | 1365 |
| 4.1.12 | A New Generation of Catalyst Ligands | 1368 |
| 4.1.13 | Rare Earth Catalysts | 1369 |
| 4.1.14 | Organometallic Catalysts for Polymers | 1371 |
| 4.1.15 | Catalyst Reactivation, Process, and Reactor Technology | 1375 |
| 4.1.16 | Final Closure | 1375 |
| | Index | 1383 |