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More and more possible applications of organometallic compounds in organic synthesis have been uncovered and a growing number of scientists are attracted to this area of research. This book presents an state-of-the-art account of the successful application of main- and transition metal mediated syntheses. It will stimulate new ideas and initiate further research in all areas of this fascinating chemistry.

Carbon Rich Compounds are defined here as carbon skeletons with a carbon-to-hydrogen ration of 1: (less than or equal 1), which includes all-carbon compounds, i.e. carbon allotrope. The current volume complements Topics in Current Chemistry Volume 196, which focussed on polycyclic aromatic compounds, by presenting an overview of the exciting recent results that have been achieved acetylene-based carbon rich structures. Leaders in the field present timely reviews on the synthesis, properties and chemistry of cyclic and macrocyclic oligoacetylenic structures, molecular scaffolding, arylene- and...

Since the pioneering work by Sarel and co-workers on the iron carbonyl p- moted transformation of vinylcyclopropanes and related compounds 1], a - riety of transition metal complexes have been examined to achieve effective - tivation of the vinylcyclopropane-cyclopentene rearrangement which usually requires pyrolytic conditions. These reactions have been applied to natural product synthesis in some cases and have already been reviewed in several - cellent articles 2 4]. Contrary to the well-established chemistry of the vinylcyclopropanes, the corresponding reactions of alkynyl- and...