Organic Synthesis via Organometallics is an interdisciplinary project sponsored by the Volkswagen Stiftung to stimulate research and discussion of advances in the field. To improve international communication , leading experts are invited to regular symposia. In this volume, 17 lectures presented at the second symposium in Würzburg, October 1988, are collected. From the topics covered it complements the previous volume, edited by A. de Meijere and H. tom Dieck.

Organic Syntheses via Organometallics

Diazadiene-Controlled C-C Coupling Reactions on Palladium and Iron
Highly Reactive ?-Arene Iron Complexes and Their Use in Stoichiometric and Catalytic Cyclic Addition Reactions
Stereochemistry of Arenetricarbonylchromium Complexes - Useful Intermediates for Stereoselective Syntheses
Ironcarbonyl Complexes of Exocyclic Polyenes. The Tricarbonyl(1,3-diene)iron Moiety as Remote Substituent
Metal-Induced Dimerisations of Cyclic Diacetylenes
Novel Catalytic Applications of Ruthenium Clusters
Selective Organic Synthesis by Diene Complexes of Early Transition Metals
Metallacyclobutanes: Synthons and Catalysts
New Properties of Reagents by Complexation of Carbanions on Transition-Metals: Which Metal is in Each Case the Most Favorable One?
Organometallic Transformations via C-H Bond Activation
Remote Functionalization of Carbon-Hydrogen and Carbon-Carbon Bonds by Bare Transition Metal Ions in the Gas Phase
Aktivierung von Mehrfachbindungssystemen auf Clustern
Directed - and Undirected - Syntheses of Novel Organic Compounds via Iron, Cobalt and Chromium Complexes
Enantioselective Synthesis of Organic Compounds with Optically Active Transition Metal Catalysts and Transition Metal Compounds
Diolefin Iron Complexes - Useful and Versatile Tools in Organic Synthesis
Donor-Acceptor-Substituted Cyclopropanes via Fischer Carbene Complexes.