_P.-Powell-auth.-Principles-of-Organometallic-Chemistry-Springer-Netherlands-1988

Preface
Some modern uses of organometallic compounds in specific organic synthesis
are indicated. Examples from natural product chemistry have mostly been
omitted, because at undergraduate level they may divert attention from the main
point.
Study problems ha ve been included at the end of chapters 3-12. A number of
these derive from the finals pa pers of various UK universities. In these cases the
name of the university is given at the end of the question, which bas been
reproduced by kind permission of that institution. A booklet containing answers
to these problems may be obtained by writing directly to the publishers.
Undergraduate students have little time to consult research papers or even
review articles. Consequently only a few references to textbooks and recent
reviews are given. Sources of further information are indicated, however, for
those who need them.
I am most grateful to Professor J.A. Connor, Professor T. Edmonds, Dr P.I.
Gardner, Dr M.L.H. Green, Dr P.G. Harrison and Dr D.M.P. Mingos for their
helpful suggestions during the preparation of the manuscript. I should like
especially to thank Professor G.E. Coates who read the complete text and made
many valuable comments. I would also like to thank the staff at Chapman and
Hali Ltd for their help and guidance during the production of the book.
P. Powell
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College,
University of London
]anuary 1988
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