Organotransition Metal Chemistry: From Bonding to Catalysis Hardcover – November 30, 2009

Dr. Hartwig, as one of the leaders in organometallic research, has written the best reference on the subject. Any entering graduate student in the field or allied fields will do well to have this tome on their shelf. Many groups use this as the reference for their own research and a cursory glance will tell you why. Filled to the brim with seminal references and on just about every topic imaginable. This book is the organometallic equivalent to organic's Carey and Sundberg's Advanced Organic Chemistry. Great text to bring anyone up to speed in the field while pulling double duty as the first stop for researchers.

This book is perfect for anyone interested in organometallic chemistry; It touches every theme important in the field in a order ideal for a better comprehension.Its introduction to the field of catalysis make it one of the most complete books in the field.I really recommend it to every student of the field, and for anyone who wants to actualize his/her knowledge.

I liked it because it was a book that was difficult to read, yet it did a decent job explaining old theories and explaining why they are not longer followed and introducing the updated theories. It was a book for my organometallics class!

If you're looking for a reference text in the field of organometallic chemistry, this book is an excellent option. It has a lot of references that may help if you want to get deeper in some topics. It would be great if some problems were included, but despite that, it's a good book (heavy, big, but a good book).

This book arrived quickly, and was in excellent condition.I used this book a lot for my graduate course. It does contain some mistakes, but it is a first edition.I know I will be using this book in the future. It contains not only theory and background, but uses research as examples.Very well written, highly recommended.

Exellent reading material for those wishing to go into organometallic research as an intermediate reference. The problem sets introduce concepts clearly and has excellent, up-to-date pictures and graphics of complexes, theoretical knowledge, and mathematical explanations.

10/10

The book was on the suggested reading for my second semester of inorganic chemistry offered at my university. The book flows well unlike some of the books in chemistry and hard sciences in general (it almost read like a novel). The book focuses on reactions to illustrate various concepts (some of my classmates liked this approach, some didn't). Also, the book is extensive: it reserves 10 chapters for reactions that other books treat in a 1-3 chapters. A great majority of the concepts necessary for understanding the reactions and other concepts in the book are included as a form of short reviews. The downside of the book is that it has no problems. Nevertheless, it makes it up by an extensive number of examples and references (references are included at the end of each chapter and can range anywhere from 30 to 500). Although it would be possible to read the book with two semesters of organic chemistry and some knowledge of M.O. theory, I wouldn't recommend this book as a starting point for inorganic chemistry. I recommend reading Huheey's "Inorganic Chemistry" (Chapters 11-15) and DeKock and Gray's "Chemical Structure and Bonding" before reading this book. Although there are some instances where group theory is used in the book, I don't think it necessary to understand group theory extensively to read this text. However, if you want to learn about group theory I suggest Robert L. Carter's "Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory."