Günter Helmchen Books

Vom 26. - 28.9.1996 fand in Heidelberg die abschließende Tagung der OSM-Reihe zum Thema der „Organischen Synthesechemie mit Hilfe von Organometallreagenzien“ statt, auf denen alle von der VW-Stiftung über 10 Jahre geförderten Arbeitsgruppen und einige geladene ausländische Wissenschaftler über ihre spannenden Forschungsergebnisse berichteten und diskutierten. Die hochkarätig besetzten Vortragsreihen finden ihre schriftliche Dokumentation in diesem Forschungsband, der in keiner Wissenschaftsbibliothek fehlen darf. Organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis with transition metal complexes are of increasing importance in organic synthesis. Methods from these areas allow the control of regio- and stereoselectivity with ever increasing efficiency. Recent progress and state of the art in the field are documented in this volume which covers the lectures delivered at the 5th symposium „Organic Synthesis via Organometallics“ held in Heidelberg. A selection of 13 plenary and 10 invited lectures present a broad survey on new avenues in organic synthesis including timely topics such as polymer synthesis via organometallics, synthesis of new organometallics, mechanism of catalytic processes, asymmetric catalysis of carbon bond forming reactions and stereoselective synthesis of biologically active compounds.

Houben-Weyl is the acclaimed reference series for preparative methods in organic chemistry, in which all methods are organized accor ding to the class of compound or functional group to be synthesized. The Houben-Weyl volumes contain 146 000 product-specific experi mental procedures, 580 000 structures, and 700 000 references. The preparative significance of the methods for all classes of compou nds is critically evaluated. The series includes data from as far back as the early 1800s to 2003.