Organometallic Ion Chemistry, 1996
Understanding Chemical Reactivity Series, Vol. 15

Organometallic Ion Chemistry features eight chapters, written by acknowledged authorities, covering the gas-phase chemistry of organometallic ions. Topics covered include: periodic trends in gas-phase thermochemistry of transition metal-ligand systems, ab initio calculations to determine electronic structure, geometric structure, and thermochemistry of metal-containing systems, electronic state effects on metal ion reactivity, organometallic ion photochemistry, applications of gas-phase electron transfer equilibria in organometallic redox thermochemistry. Also included are state of the art mass spectrometric instrumentation used in such studies. Finally, the book features - for the first time in one place - a comprehensive list (containing over 1500 entries) of metal ion-ligand bond energies, obtained from theory and experiment. An invaluable reference source for ion chemists, organometallic chemists and surface chemists, at both expert and graduate student levels.

1. Gas-Phase Thermochemistry of Transition Metal Ligand Systems: Reassessment of Values and Periodic Trends.- 2. Ab Initio Calculations Applied to Problems in Metal Ion Chemistry.- 3. The Electronic Structure of the Neutral, Mono and Di Positive Transition Metal Nitrides, ScN, TiN, VN and CrN.- 4. Fundamental Studies of Functionalized Hydrocarbons with Transition-Metal Ions.- 5. Electronic State Effects in Sigma Bond Activation by First Row Transition Metal Ions: The Ion Chromatography Technique.- 6. Development of a Fourier-Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FTICR) Mass Spectrometry Method for Studies of Metal Ion Excited States.- 7. Gas-Phase Organometallic Ion Photochemistry.- 8. Applications of Gas-Phase Electron-Transfer Equilibria in Organometallic Redox Thermochemistry.- Table of Bond Energies.

Gas-phase thermochemistry of transition metal ligand systems : reassessment of values and periodic trends. Ab initio calculations applied to problems in metal ion chemistry. The electronic structure of the neutral, mono and di positive transition metal nitrides, ScN, TiN, VN, and CrN. Fundamental studies of functionalized hydrocarbons with transition metal ions. Electronic state effects in sigma bond activation by first row transition metal ions : the ion chromatography technique. Development of a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR) mass spectrometry methods for studies of metal ion excited states. Gas phase organometallic ion photochemistry. Applications of gas-phase electron-transfer equilibria in organometallic redox thermochemistry.