Inorganic Syntheses, Volume 36

This volume of Inorganic Syntheses spans the preparations ofwide range of important inorganic, organometallic and solid-statecompounds. The volume is divided into 6 chapters. The firstchapter contains the syntheses of some key early transition metal halide clusters and the very usefulmononuclear molybdenum(III) synthon, MoCl3(THF)3. Chapter 2 covers thesynthesis of a number of cyclopentadienyl compounds, including anovel route to sodium and potassium cyclopentadienide, MC5H5. Chapter 3 details syntheticprocedures for a range of metal-metal bonded compounds, includingseveral with metal-metal multiple bonds. Chapter 4 containsprocedures for a range of early and late transition metal compounds, each a useful synthonfor further synthetic elaboration. Chapter 5 deals with the synthesis of a number of main group compounds and ligands, while Chapter 6 covers teaching laboratory experiments.