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Lanthanides Chemistry And Use In Organic Synthesis Shu Kobayashi by Shu Kobayashi 9783540698012, 3540698019 instant download after payment.
With contributions by numerous expertsPreface
While the lanthanides (strictly defined as the 14 elements following lanthanum
in the periodic table, but as normally used also include lanthanum itself) have
several unique characteristics compared to other elements, their appearance in
the history of the development of organometallic chemistry is rather recent.
Since the f orbitals are filled gradually from lanthanum ([Xe]4f0) to lutetium
([Xe]4f14), they are regarded as the f-block elements, which are discriminated
from the d-block transition elements.
This book was edited as the second volume of “Topics in Organometallic
Chemistry”, aiming at an overview of recent advances of chemistry and organic
synthesis of lanthanides. Since scandium (Sc) and yttrium (Y) (which lie above
the lanthanides and have similar characteristics) are also included, this book
covers rare earth chemistry. Recently, especially in this decade, the chemistry
and organic synthesis of lanthanides have developed rapidly as one of the most
exciting areas. An international team of authors has been brought together in
order to provide a timely and concise review of current research efforts such as
lanthanide catalysis in small molecule organic synthesis especially focused on
carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions, chemistry and organic synthesis using
low-valent lanthanides such as diiodosamarium, asymmetric catalysis, lantha-
nide-catalyzed polymer synthesis, and polymer-supported lanthanide catalysts
used in organic synthesis. Principles of organolanthanide chemistry are summa-
rized in the first chapter. I am sincerely grateful to Drs. R. Anwander, E. C. Dow-
dy, H. Gröger, Z. Hou, H. Kagan, G. Molander, J. L. Namy, M. Shibasaki, Y. Waka-
tsuki, and H. Yasuda for participating in this volume. J. Richmond, J. Sterritt-
Brunner, and B. Benner (Springer) are also acknowledged for encouraging me
to organize this work.
Finally, I hope that this volume is helpful to many researchers and students
who are or will be involved in
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