1;Preface to the Series Synthetic Methods of Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry;5 2;Preface to Volume 9;7 3;Contents;8 4;Chapter 1: Alkenyl, Allyl, and Dienyl Complexes of Main Group Elements and Transition Metals;11 4.1;1.1 Introduction;12 4.2;1.2 1-Alkenyl Compounds;13 4.2.1;1.2.1 General Syntheses of Transition Metal-Vinyl Complexes;14 4.2.2;1.2.2 Main Group Elements;17 4.2.3;1.2.3 Transition Metal Compounds;19 4.3;1.3 Allyl Compounds;23 4.3.1;1.3.1 Main Group Compounds;23 4.3.2;1.3.2 Transition Metal Compounds;29 4.4;1.4 Dienyl Compounds;53 4.5;1.5 Polyenyl Metal Complexes;60 5;Chapter 2: p -Complexes with HeterocyclicLigands;63 5.1;2.1 Introduction;64 5.2;2.2 Pentamethylpyrrole Complexes;67 5.3;2.3 (. 5-Pyrrolyl)tricarbonylmanganese (Azacymantrene) ;69 5.4;2.4 (.5-Cyclopentadienyl)(. 5-1H-pyrrol-1-y1)fron (Azaferrocene);70 5.5;2.5 2,5-Di-tert.-butyl-l-azacyclopentadienylmetal Complexes;72 5.6;2.6 . 5-Phospholy1 Complexes of Early Transition Metals;74 5.6.1;2.6.1 Synthesis of the Phospholyl Precursors;75 5.6.2;2.6.2 Synthesis of the Phospholyl Complexes;78 5.7;2.7 4,5-Diphenyl-1,3-Diphospholide Anion and (.5-4,5-Dipheny1-1,3-diphospholy1)(. 5-cyclopentadienyl)iron;82 5.8;2.8 2,21 ,5,5'-Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)-3,3',4,4'-tetramethyl-1,1'-distibaferrocen e ;86 5.9;2.9 Bis(1-tert.-butyl-2-methyl-1H-1,2-azaborolyl)iron and (Wert.-Buty1-2-methy1-1H-1,2-azaborolyl )(dicarbonyl)cobalt;90 6;Chapter 3: Complexes of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes;94 6.1;3.1 Introduction;95 6.2;3.2 High-Yielding Synthesis of Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Liquid Ammonia;95 6.3;3.3 Synthesis of NHC Complexes by a Metalla-Ugi Reaction;97 6.4;3.4 Nickel(II) Complexes;98 6.5;3.5 Nickel(0) Complexes;100 6.6;3.6 Palladium(II) Complexes;102 6.7;3.7 Immobilization of Pd(II)-NHC Complexes;107 6.8;3.8 Palladium(0) Complexes;111 6.9;3.9 Iridium(III) Complexes;114 6.10;3.10 Ruthenium(II) Complexes;116 7;Chapter 4: Oxo- and Alkoxy-Complexes;123 7.1;4.1 Alkyltrioxometal Compounds;124 7.2;4.2 Oxohalides of Molybdenum and Tungsten;127 7.2.1;4.2.1 Tetrachlorooxomolybdenum and -tungsten;127 7.2.2;4.2.2 Dichlorodioxomolybdenum and -tungsten;128 7.2.3;4.2.3 Dichlorodioxobis(triphenylphosphane oxide)molybdenum and -tungsten,Dioxotungstenacetylacetonate;129 7.3;4.3 Trichlorooxotungsten Compounds with Pyridyl Alcoholate Ligands;131 7.4;4.4 Dioxomolybdenum and -tungsten Compounds with Pyridyl Alcoholate Ligands;133 7.5;4.5 Other Complexes with Pyridyl Alcoholate Ligands;137 7.5.1;4.5.1 Rhenium(V) Complexes;137 7.5.2;4.5.2 Palladium and Copper Complexes;140 7.6;4.6 Solvent Adducts of (Dibromo)dioxomolybdenum(VI);141 7.7;4.7 Lewis Base Adducts of Dihalodioxomolybdenum(VI);144 7.7.1;4.7.1 Dihalo(1,4-di-p-toly1-1,4-diazabuta-1,3-diene)dioxomolybdenum(VI);144 7.7.2;4.7.2 (1,4-Di-tert.-buty1-1,4-diazabuta- 1,3-diene)dihalodioxomolybdenum(VI);145 7.7.3;4.8 Trigonal Bipyramidal Lewis Base Adducts of Methyltrioxorhenium(VII);147 7.7.3.1;4.8.1 Pyridine Adducts of Methyltrioxorhenium;147 7.7.3.2;4.8.2 Bipyridine Adducts of Methyltrioxorhenium;148 8;Chapter 5: Highly Reduced TantalumCarbonyls Derived from the Hexacarbonyltantalum Anion;151 8.1;5.1 Hexacarbonyltantalates(1-);152 8.2;5.2 Pentacarbonyltantalates(3-);155 8.3;5.3 Pentacarbonylhydridotantalates(2-);157 8.4;5.4 (Ammine)(pentacarbonyl)tantalates(1-);158 8.5;5.5 (tert.-Butyl Isocyanide)(pentacarbonyl)tantalates(1-);159 8.6;5.6 (Cyano)(pentacarbonyl)tantalates(2-);160 9;Chapter 6: Water-Soluble Metal Complexes of Sulfonated Triphenylphosphane (TPPTS);163 9.1;6.1 Introduction;164 9.2;6.2 General Remarks;165 9.3;6.3 Gel Permeation Chromatography;165 9.3.1;6.3.1 Apparatus;165 9.3.2;6.3.2 Column Packing;167 9.4;6.4 Sulfonated Phosphanes;168 9.5;6.5 TPPTS-Metal Complexes;170 10;Chapter 7: Miscellaneous Complexes;188 10.1;7.1 (Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)(phosphane)ruthenium Complexes;189 10.2;7.2 Ally! and Phosphane Complexes of Palladium;192 10.3;7.3 A Selection of Important Alkylidene-Metal Complexes;195 10.3.1;7