1;Preface to the Series Synthetic Methods of Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry ;5 2;Preface to Volume 10;7 3;Contents;8 4;Chapter 1: Amido Ligands in Coordination Chemistry;15 4.1;1.1 Introduction;16 4.2;1.2 Amidinates;17 4.2.1;1.2.1 Ligands;17 4.2.2;1.2.2 Group 3 Metal and Lanthanide Complexes;18 4.2.3;1.2.3 Titanium and Zirconium Complexes;22 4.2.4;1.2.4 Complexes of the Vanadium Triad;26 4.2.5;1.2.5 Group 6 Metal and Later Transition Metal Complexes;28 4.3;1.3 Aminopyridinates;37 4.3.1;1.3.1 Ligands;37 4.3.2;1.3.2 Group 3 Metal and Lanthanide Complexes;39 4.3.3;1.3.3 Titanium and Zirconium Complexes;42 4.3.4;1.3.4 Complexes of the Vanadium Triad;48 4.3.5;1.3.5 Late Transition Metal Complexes;52 4.3.6;1.3.6 Heterobimetallics;54 5;Chapter 2: Hydroformylation and Hydroxycarbonylationof Alkenes; Formation of C-N and C-C Bonds;56 5.1;2.1 Introduction;57 5.1.1;2.1.1 Synthesis of Tris(2-tern-butyl-4-methylphenyl) Phosphite ;57 5.1.2;2.1.2 The Hydroformylation Process;57 5.2;2.2 Asymmetric Hydroformylation of Styrene;59 5.2.1;2.2.1 Synthesis of Chiral Diphosphite 4 and its Complex HRh(4)(CO)2 ;59 5.2.2;2.2.2 Asymmetric Hydroformylation;62 5.3;2.3 Palladium-Catalyzed Biphasic Hydroxycarbonylation of Alkenes;64 5.3.1;2.3.1 Preparation of Catalysts;64 5.3.2;2.3.2 Hydroxycarbonylation of Alkenes;65 5.4;2.4 Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydroformylation of Internal Olefins to Linear Aldehydes;67 5.4.1;2.4.1 Synthesis of Phosphine Ligands;68 5.4.2;2.4.2 Hydroformylation of Internal Alkenes;71 5.5;2.5 Application of (PP)Pd(Ar)(X) Catalysts in the Amination of Aryl Bromides;72 5.5.1;2.5.1 Preparation of Catalysts;73 5.5.2;2.5.2 Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of 2-Methoxyaniline (o-Anisidine) with Bromobenzene;74 5.6;2.6 Fast Heck Reaction using Bulky Monodentate Phosphorus Ligands;75 5.6.1;2.6.1 Synthesis of [(Phosphorus Amidite)Pd(t-Br)(p-C6H4CN)}2 ;75 5.6.2;2.6.2 Palladium -Catalyzed Coupling of Styrene with Iodobenzene;76 6;Chapter 3: Rhodium Atom-Derived Catalysts in the Hydroformylation of 1,3-Dienes and Hydrosilylation of Aromatic Nitriles;78 6.1;3.1 Introduction;79 6.2;3.2 Preparation of the Catalysts;79 6.2.1;3.2.1 Rhodium Solvated Metal Atoms: Catalyst A;79 6.2.2;3.2.2 Rhodium Dust: Catalyst B;80 6.2.3;3.2.3 Rhodium on y-Al203: Catalyst C;80 6.3;3.3 Hydroformylation of 1,3-Dienes with Rhodium Solvated Metal Atoms - Catalyst A;80 6.4;3.4 Hydrosilylation of Aromatic Nitriles with Rhodium Dust and Rhodium on . -Al203;82 7;Chapter 4: In Situ Catalysts in Enantioselective Organic Transformations;86 7.1;4.1 Introduction;87 7.2;4.2 Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Z-(a)-N-Acetamidocinnamic Acid;87 7.3;4.3 Enantioselective Hydrosilylation of Acetophenone with Diphenylsilane;89 7.4;4.4 Enantioselective Synthesis of 4-Phenyldeltacyclene;90 8;Chapter 5: Enantioselective Hydrogenations;92 8.1;5.1 Application of Solvias Josiphos Complexes for the Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Selected C=N, C=C and C=0 Functions;93 8.1.1;5.1.1 Introduction;93 8.1.2;5.1.2 Catalysts;93 8.1.3;5.1.3 Hydrogenation Procedure;94 8.1.4;5.1.4 Discussion;95 8.1.5;5.1.5 Conclusions;97 8.2;5.2 Immobilized Rh- and Ir-Diphosphine Complexes for Enantioselective Hydrogenation;97 8.2.1;5.2.1 Introduction;97 8.2.2;5.2.2 Immobilization of Functionalized Diphosphine Ligands;98 8.2.3;5.2.3 Discussion of Immobilized Catalysts;100 8.2.4;5.2.4 Catalysts Precursors;101 8.2.5;5.2.5 Hydrogenation Procedures;102 8.2.6;5.2.6 Discussion of Hydrogenation Reactions;103 8.2.7;5.3 Application of Cinchona-Modified Pt/Al203 Catalysts for the Enantioselective Hydrogenation of a -Functionalized Ketones;104 8.2.7.1;5.3.1 Introduction;104 8.2.7.2;5.3.2 Catalyst Types and Pretreatment;104 8.2.7.3;5.3.3 Modifiers;105 8.2.7.4;5.3.4 Hydrogenation Procedure;106 8.2.7.5;5.3.5 Scope of the Method;107 9;Chapter 6: Application of Cp*-Ruthenium(II) Catalysts in Stereoselective Hydrogenation of Sorbic Acid;108 9.1;6.1 Introduction;109 9.2;6.2 (Pentamethylcyclopentadienypl)ruthenium(.4-Sorbic Acid) Tr