Surface and Interfacial Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis

A. Zecchina, E. Groppo, A. Damin and C. Prestino: Anatomy of Catalytic Centres in Phillips Ethylene Polymerization Catalyst.- S. Bordiga, A. Damin, F. Bonino and C. Lamberti: Single Site Catalyst for Partial Oxidation Reaction: TS-1 Case Study.- T. Don Tilley, K. Fujdala and R. Brutchey: Tailored Oxide Materials via Thermolytic Molecular Precursor (TMP) Methods.- T. Risse, H.-J. Freund: Spectroscopic Characterization of Organometallic Centers on Insulator Single Crystal Surfaces.- J. P. Candy, C. Copéret and J.-M. Basset: Analogy between Surface and Molecular Organometallic Chemistry.- B. C. Gates: Oxide- and Zeolite-Supported 'Molecular' Metal Clusters: Synthesis, Structure, Bonding, and Catalytic Properties.- B. Chaudret: Synthesis and Surface Reactivity of Organometallic Nanoparticles.- A. Roucoux: Stabilized Noble Metal Nanoparticles: An Unavoidable Family of Catalysts for Arene Derivatives Hydrogenation.

From the reviews:



"The stated goal of this book ... is 'to show that molecular chemistry is also a tool for studying much larger systems, such as those involved in heterogeneous catalysis'.

Overall, the book fully accomplishes the editors' goal and
as a whole makes a cogent argument in support of the
importance of detailed model studies for understanding complex
organometallic processes at heterogeneous interfaces. The book
could have used a comprehensive introductory chapter or preface
that more clearly emphasized the motivation behind the solicited
contributions and presented a cohesive overview. Previous
volumes of this series have been clearly aided by such a section
(i.e., Volumes 2-4, 7, and 9). Chapter 5 could easily have been
adapted for this purpose because it reiterates the thesis statement
of the volume. I would suggest that the novice or educational
reader begin here.
Scientists, upper-level graduate students, and post docs
working in this field would greatly benefit by reading some or
all of the excellent contributions that have been assembled in
this volume. Although reasonably expensive for individual
purchase, this 291-page book is highly recommended for
purchase by academic and industrial libraries, especially as a
component of the Topics in Organometallic Chemistry series.
Additionally, the text is available on-line to subscribers."

(Bradley J. Holliday, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 129 (12), 2007)