Ferrocene—the prototypical metallocene—is a fascinating molecule. Even though it was first discovered over fifty years ago, research into ferrocene-containing compounds continues apace, largely stimulated by their successful applications in catalysis, materials science and bioorganometallic chemistry. Ferrocene derivatives are now recognised as useful starting materials for the preparation of new organometallic complexes and functional materials, efficient catalyst components, as well as redox-active modifiers to biomolecules.
Ferrocenes: Ligands, Materials and Biomolecules provides the reader with a background overview and describes recent advances in the development and application of ferrocene compounds, including:
synthesis and catalytic utilisation of chiral and non-chiral ferrocene ligands ferrocene-based sensors electrooptical materials ferrocene polymers liquid-crystalline materials crystal engineering with ferrocene compounds the bioorganometallic chemistry of ferrocene
Ferrocenes: Ligands, Materials and Biomolecules is an essential guide for anyone working in the fields of organometallic synthesis and catalysis, materials science and bioorganometallic chemistry.
Edited by:
Petr Stepnicka (Department of Inorganic Chemistry)
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 253mm,
Width: 174mm,
Spine: 42mm
Weight: 1.276kg
ISBN: 9780470035856
ISBN 10: 0470035854
Pages: 670
Publication Date: 15 February 2008
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface. Contributors. PART I: FERROCENE LIGANDS. 1 Monodentate Ferrocene Donor Ligands (Robert C.J. Atkinson and Nicholas J. Long). 2 The Coordination and Homogeneous Catalytic Chemistry of 1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene and its Chalcogenide Derivatives (Sheau W. Chien and T.S. Andy Hor). 3 Synthesis, Coordination Chemistry and Catalytic Use of dppf Analogs (Thomas J. Colacot and Sébastien Parisel). 4 Other Symmetric 1,1'-Bidentate Ferrocene Ligands (Ulrich Siemeling). 5 1-Functionalised Ferrocene Phosphines: Synthesis, Coordination Chemistry and Catalytic Applications (Petr Stepnicka). 6 Chiral 1,2-Disubstituted Ferrocene Diphosphines for Asymmetric Catalysis (Hans-Ulrich Blaser, Weiping Chen, Francesco Camponovo and Antonio Togni). 7 Synthesis and Catalytic Use of Planar Chiral and Polydentate Ferrocene Donors (Petr Stepnicka and Martin Lamac). PART II: MATERIALS, MOLECULAR DEVICES AND BIOMOLECULES. 8 Ferrocene Sensors (Simon R. Bayly, Paul D. Beer and George Z. Chen). 9 Ferrocene-Based Electro-Optical Materials (J¨urgen Heck and Markus Dede). 10 Ferrocene-Containing Polymers and Dendrimers (Nicholas J. Long and Konrad Kowalski). 11 Ferrocene-Containing Thermotropic Liquid Crystals (Robert Deschenaux). 12 Crystal Engineering with Ferrocene Compounds (Dario Braga, Marco Curzi, Stefano Luca Giaffreda, Fabrizia Grepioni, Lucia Maini, Anna Pettersen and Marco Polito). 13 The Bioorganometallic Chemistry of Ferrocene (Nils Metzler-Nolte and Mich`ele Salmain). Index.
Petr Stepnicka, Associate Professor, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Czech Republic.
Reviews for Ferrocenes: Ligands, Materials and Biomolecules
Many may find it rewarding to sample a few chapters that are relevant to their main interests or just to get an idea of what can still be done with this 'classic' organometallic molecule. (Journal of the American Chemical Society, February 4, 2009) It will be very useful as a reference source for everyone involved in research in the rapidly developing field of ferrocene chemistry. (Angewandte Chemie, September 22, 2008 )
