Aspects of Homogeneous Catalysis: A Series of Advances

of Volume 1.- Recent Advances in Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Carbon-Carbon Multiple Bonds.- 1. Introduction and scope.- 2. Basic reactions in homogeneous hydrogenation.- 3. Techniques for studying homogeneous hydrogenation.- 4. Cobaltous cyanide and related systems.- 5. Bi-metallic systems.- 6. Catalysts stabilised by tertiary phosphines.- 7. Hydrogenation catalysed by transition metal salts in polar media.- 8. Organometallic catalysts.- 9. Metal carbonyls.- 10. Miscellaneous hydrogenations.- 11. Recent Results.- 12. Summary.- 13. References.- Stereoselectivity in Organic Syntheses Involving Nickel-co-ordinated Intermediates.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Reactions of the triple bond.- 3. Conversion of the vinyl double bond into a trans double bond.- 4. Reactions of the allyl double bond.- 5. Stereoselective polymerisation.- 6. Utilisation of the stereoisomers.- 7. References.- Dimerization and Co-dimerization of Olefinic Compounds by Co-ordination Catalysis.- 1. General introduction.- 2. Transition metals as catalysts in dimerization of olefins.- 3. Appendix.- 4. References.- Selective Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Dienes and Polyenes to Monoenes.- 1. Introduction.- 2. General considerations.- 3. Complexes activating molecular hydrogen.- 4. First row transition metal complexes in the presence of cocatalytic agents.- 5. Non-transition metal hydrides.- 6. Summary and Conclusion.- 7. References.- Autor Index.