Homogeneous Catalysis in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry

Homogeneous Catalysis in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry

c34 Book rev&w eHomogeneous Catalysis in Organic and Imxganic ChemistryA, aHosogeneous Hydrogenation in Orgmic D. Reidel Publishing Dfl. $ 19.50...

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c34 Book rev&w

eHomogeneous Catalysis in Organic and Imxganic ChemistryA, aHosogeneous

Hydrogenation in Orgmic

D. Reidel

Publishing

Dfl.

$ 19.50.

50.-;

The principal

Company,

Chembtry~,

Dordrecht/Boston,

Volume 1,

F. J. McQuillfn.

1976,

viii -t 133 pages,

aim of this small volume is to improve the access of

the practicing chemfst to information on hydrogenation reactions that are homogeneously catalysed by transition metal complexes. succeeds in admirable principles

fashion.

and mechanisms,

Two introductory

chapters

deuteriation

outline the basic

and these are followed by chapters giving a more

detailed treatment for five classes of substrate. isation,

In this aim it

and asymmetric

The related topics of isomer-

hydrogenation

are also

included,

and

two chapters are devoted to the effects of ligands and solvents and other

practical aspects (including the preparation

of the principal

cataiytic

_

com-

p&xes) . The advantages and disadvantages of homogeneous systems are clearly presented and throughout sufficient information is provided to permit the reader to assess

the utility

of the homogeneous

well as being a very rezdable and well-produced

systems

available.

As

book, rapid access to infor-

mation is available through the combined use of the index and a summary table at the end of the test.

A.

FWcock

School of Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, BXI 3QJ U.K.

.