Shay Beck 
Organometallic Chemistry 

Organometallic Chemistry is the study of chemical compounds containing bonds between carbon and metal. The term "Metal" is defined deliberately broadly in this context and may include elements, such as silicon or boron, which are not metallic but are considered to be metalloids. Almost all branches of chemistry and material science now interface with organometallic chemistry. Organometallics find practical uses in stoichiometric and catalytic processes, especially processes involving carbon monoxide and alkene-derived polymers. Organometallic (OM) chemistry is the study of compounds containing, and reactions involving, metal-carbon bonds. The metal-carbon bond may be transient or temporary, but if one exists during a reaction or in a compound of interest, we’re squarely in the domain of organometallic chemistry. Despite the denotational importance of the M-C bond, bonds between metals and the other common elements of organic chemistry also appear in OM chemistry: metal-nitrogen, metal-oxygen, metal-halogen, and even metal-hydrogen bonds all play a role. Metals cover a vast swath of the periodic table and include the alkali metals (group 1), alkali earth metals (group 2), transition metals (groups 3-12), the main group metals (groups 13-15, "under the stairs"), and the lanthanides and actinides. The principal idea of this book is to offer a comprehensive coverage of unconventional and thought-provoking topics in organometallic chemistry. It also supplies practical information about reaction mechanisms, along with the descriptions of contemporary applications to organic synthesis, organized by mechanism and kinetic. It will serve as a valuable reference tool for students and professional of organic and post organic chemistry, who need to become better acquainted with the subject.