Profiles in Inorganic Chemistry: A Personal View

Werner, Helmut

Since the discovery of ferrocene and the sandwich-type complexes, the development of organometallic chemistry took its course like an avalanche and became one of the scientific success stories of the second half of the twentieth century. Based on this development, the traditional boundaries between inorganic and organic chemistry gradually disappeared and a rebirth of the nowadays highly important field of homogeneous catalysis occurred. It is fair to say that despite the fact that the key discovery, which sparked it all off, was made more than 50 years ago, organometallic chemistry remains a young and lively discipline.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2008-12-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780387098470

DOI: 10.1007/b136581

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 348