Online resource; title from PDF title page (Wiley, viewed July 10, 2014).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Catalysis by Pincer Complexes: Synthesis of Esters, Amides, and Peptides / Chidambaram Gunanathan, David Milstein -- The Role of Redox Processes in Reactions Catalyzed by Nickel and Palladium Complexes with Anionic Pincer Ligands / Juan Cámpora, Cristóbal Melero -- Appended Functionality in Pincer Ligands / Cameron M Moore, Nathaniel K Szymczak -- C-C, C-O, and C-B Bond Formation by Pincer Complexes Including Asymmetric Catalysis / Kálmán J Szabó -- Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions / Anubendu Adhikary, Hairong Guan -- PSiP Transition-Metal Pincer Complexes: Synthesis, Bond Activation, and Catalysis / Laura Turculet -- Electronic Structures of Reduced Manganese, Iron, and Cobalt Complexes Bearing Redox-Active Bis(imino)pyridine Pincer Ligands / Paul J Chirik -- Pincer Complexes with Saturated Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications / Klara J Jonasson, Ola F Wendt -- Heavier Group 14 Elements-Based Pincer Complexes in Catalytic Synthetic Transformations of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons / Jun Takaya, Nobuharu Iwasawa -- Experimental and Theoretical Aspects of Palladium Pincer-Catalyzed C-C Cross-Coupling Reactions / Christian M Frech -- Reactions of Square-Planar d Pincer Complexes with Oxygen and Hydrogen / Wilson D Bailey, Marie V Parkes, Richard A Kemp, Karen I Goldberg.

This new book on this hot topic summarizes the key achievements for the synthesis and catalytic applications of pincer and pincer-type complexes, providing readers with the latest research highlights. The editors have assembled an international team of leaders in the field, and their contributions focus on the application of various pincer complexes in modern organic synthesis and catalysis, such as C-C and C-X bond forming reactions, C-H bond functionalization, and the activation of small molecules, as well as asymmetric catalysis. A must-have for every synthetic chemist in both acade.