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.