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Organometallic compounds
large in absolute terms, puts these volumes quite definitely “up the market”
on a
page basis. Surveying the concept behind these books, one is left with the idea of a “Festschrift” honouring, not an individual, as is the European way, but “Soviet Science”. This indeed is the stated aim of the books. However worthy this concept, the net ’ result is something of a “potpourri” with articles interesting the theoretical chemist, the preparative organic chemist, the industrialist and the metal finisher. Each of
these specialists will be interested to see how much, in his own field, is new to him. It is unlikely he will be greatly interested in the other chapters. For the man starting in one of the fields, these volumes would serve very well as an introduction. One can therefore assign to them, this definite though somewhat of usefulness.
restricted
range
A. T. K. Organometallic Compounds, by G. E. COATES,M. L. H. GREENAND K. WADE, 3rd Ed., Vol. 2: ZXe TransitionElements, by M. L. H. GREEN, Methuen, London, Barnes and Noble, New York, 1968, pp. xii+376,
price A5.00.
Seven years only have elapsed since the appearance of the second edition. The necessity for the writing of a third edition arranged in two volumes is evidence enough of the tremendous upsurge in interest in this field. The splitting off of the transition elements for treatment on their own and the new classification based on the nature of the liquid are both logical and welcome. In the second edition 127 pages were devoted to the transition metal compounds. Greatly increased coverage is possible therefore in the present volume in which the ligands are dealt with separately extending from two-electron ligands like ethelyne to those occurring in cycle-heptatrienyl complexes providing seven. These are followed by chapters on alkyl and aryl complexes, acetylenic complexes and a last chapter on the role of metal complexes in catalytic reactions. The book is well produced in keeping with the excellent account written by the author who deserves the thanks of all chemists interested in this vital field. W. J. O-T. Structure of Macromolecules in Solution, by V. N. TSVFTKOV,V. E. ESKINAND
S. YA. FRENKJX,Vols. 1, 2 and 3, (English translation of Russian book) National. Lending Library for Science and Technology, Boston Spa, England, 1971, pp_
vi+762,
price &3 per set.
The origmal Russian version of this treatise appeared some eight years ago but, because it was then so up-to-date, the repercussions of the time lag are less J. Mol. Structure, 12
(1972)
319
on a
page basis. Surveying the concept behind these books, one is left with the idea of a “Festschrift” honouring, not an individual, as is the European way, but “Soviet Science”. This indeed is the stated aim of the books. However worthy this concept, the net ’ result is something of a “potpourri” with articles interesting the theoretical chemist, the preparative organic chemist, the industrialist and the metal finisher. Each of
these specialists will be interested to see how much, in his own field, is new to him. It is unlikely he will be greatly interested in the other chapters. For the man starting in one of the fields, these volumes would serve very well as an introduction. One can therefore assign to them, this definite though somewhat of usefulness.
restricted
range
A. T. K. Organometallic Compounds, by G. E. COATES,M. L. H. GREENAND K. WADE, 3rd Ed., Vol. 2: ZXe TransitionElements, by M. L. H. GREEN, Methuen, London, Barnes and Noble, New York, 1968, pp. xii+376,
price A5.00.
Seven years only have elapsed since the appearance of the second edition. The necessity for the writing of a third edition arranged in two volumes is evidence enough of the tremendous upsurge in interest in this field. The splitting off of the transition elements for treatment on their own and the new classification based on the nature of the liquid are both logical and welcome. In the second edition 127 pages were devoted to the transition metal compounds. Greatly increased coverage is possible therefore in the present volume in which the ligands are dealt with separately extending from two-electron ligands like ethelyne to those occurring in cycle-heptatrienyl complexes providing seven. These are followed by chapters on alkyl and aryl complexes, acetylenic complexes and a last chapter on the role of metal complexes in catalytic reactions. The book is well produced in keeping with the excellent account written by the author who deserves the thanks of all chemists interested in this vital field. W. J. O-T. Structure of Macromolecules in Solution, by V. N. TSVFTKOV,V. E. ESKINAND
S. YA. FRENKJX,Vols. 1, 2 and 3, (English translation of Russian book) National. Lending Library for Science and Technology, Boston Spa, England, 1971, pp_
vi+762,
price &3 per set.
The origmal Russian version of this treatise appeared some eight years ago but, because it was then so up-to-date, the repercussions of the time lag are less J. Mol. Structure, 12
(1972)
319