The series Topics in Organometallic Chemistry presents critical overviews of research results in organometallic chemistry. As our understanding of organometallic structure, properties and mechanisms increases, new ways are opened for the design of organometallic compounds and reactions tailored to the needs of such diverse areas as organic synthesis, medical research, biology and materials science. Thus the scope of coverage includes a broad range of topics of pure and applied organometallic chemistry, where new breakthroughs are being achieved that are of significance to a larger scientific audience.

The individual volumes of Topics in Organometallic Chemistry are thematic. Review articles are generally invited by the volume editors.

Written by experts and pioneers in the field, the volume addresses state-of-the-art theoretical and experimental methodologies applicable to fundamental problems of structure and reactivity of organometallic compounds. The principles of ab initio and density functional theory, as well as integrated force field/quantum chemistry approaches are outlined, with particular emphasis on their applicability to transition metal organometallic molecules and their reactions. Specific case studies, spanning a range from static structural aspects to molecular structure dynamics, reaction mechanisms and catalytic cycles illustrate the power of modern quantum chemistry for organometallics. Experimental properties of organometallic systems, derived from gas phase organometallic chemistry as well as solid state structural chemistry provide deep and complementary insights into the fundamentals of the chemistry of the metal-carbon bond.