The Chemistry of Metal Enolates
Patai's Chemistry of Functional Groups

1. Edition April 2009
1250 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
Metal Enolates form a class of compounds that have recently received much study because of their part in the important C-C-bond forming aldol reaction. Focusing on this important class of compounds in organic synthesis, The Chemistry of Metal Enolates features contributions on all aspects of Metal Enolate chemistry from the world?s leading experts. Delivering the exceptional quality that?s expected from the Patai Series, this text is essential reading for organic chemists.
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* Focuses on an important class of compounds in organic synthesis
* Includes all aspects of Metal Enolate chemistry
* Contributions by leading experts
* Delivers the quality expected from the "Patai Series"
Luis R. Domingo and Juan Andrés
2. Molecular structure of metal enolates
Ksenija Babi-Samard~ija, Sofija P. Sovilj and Vladislava M. Jovanovi
3. Luminescence phenomena involving metal enolates
Hermi Felinto Brito, Oscar Manoel Loureiro Malta, Maria Claudia França Cunha Felinto and Ercules Epaminondas de Sousa Teotonio
4. Thermochemical considerations of metal enolates
Joel F. Liebman and Suzanne W. Slayden
5. Synthesis of metal enolato complexes
José Vicente
6. Coordination chemistry of metal enolato complexes
José Vicente
7. Metal enolates as synthons in organic chemistry
Daniel Stolz and Uli Kazmaier
8. Acid-base properties of enols and enolates
Jason Eames
9. Redox chemistry and electrochemistry of metal enolates
Guido Pampaloni and Piero Zanello
10. Catalysis using ²-diketonato metal complexes
Stephen A. Westcott
11. Biological aspects of metal enolates
Li-June Ming
12. Analytical aspects of metal enolates
Eli Harlev, Shmuel Bittner and Jacob Zabicky
13. The chemistry of metal ynolates
Mitsuru Shindo
14. Lanthanide enolates as nuclear magnetic resonance shift reagents
Thomas J. Wenzel and Katelyn A. Provencher
15. Metal enolates in polymer science and technology
Philippe Lecomte and Robert Jérôme
16. Structure and properties of d8 metal-dithiolene complexes
Paola Deplano, M. Laura Mercuri, Angela Serpe and Luca Pilia
17. Deposition of metals and metal oxides by means of metal enolates
Heinrich Lang and Roy Buschbeck
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