This book presents an advanced state-of-the-art report on the Fischer and Schrock type carbyne complexes and demonstrates their wide application to organic and organometallic synthesis, as well as their considerable role in metathesis. Most of the articles are written by leading researchers in this field, describing their fascinating research in their own words. This carbyne book discusses in detail the breadth and diversity of metal-carbon multiple bond chemistry of different d and f-block elements. Besides theoretical, structural, photochemical and electrochemical studies, this volume provides a fascinating introduction to heterometallic carbon-bridged compounds to conjugated complexes and polymers derived from metal-carbyne building blocks. An extensive part of this book discusses aspects of olefin metathesis, metal-induced addition, cycloaddition and carbon-carbon coupling reactions by well-characterized carbene and carbyne complexes. (abstract) This book presents an advanced state-of-the-art report on the Fischer and Schrock type carbyne complexes, discussing specific aspects of the metal carbon multiple bond chemistry of different d and f-block elements, such as synthetic, theoretical, structural, photochemical and electrochemical studies. Special chapters focus on catalysis and olefin metathesis as well as metal induced addition, cycloaddition and carbon-carbon coupling reactions.

The chemistry of transition metal carbyne complexes has become a highly attractive field during the past twenty years. In recent years its application to aspects of catalysis and metathesis has gained considerable interest from inorganic as well as organic chemists. In addition, organic synthesis by means of metal carbon multiple bond reagents offers the most sophisticated technology currently available. In consideration of these developments some of Professor E. O. Fischer's former coworkers and colleagues felt obliged to orga nize this NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Transition Metal Carbyne Complexes in the Bavarian Alps. They have been encouraged by the fact that most of the distinguished scientists in the field of metal-carbon multiple bond chemistry had finally agreed to participate and to present stimulating lectures. The organizers of the workshop are deeply grateful to the Scientific Affairs Division of the NATO for the generous financial support of the meeting in Wildbad Kreuth and for the preparation of this book. They also feel indebted to acknowledge the generous support from Wacker-Chemie, BASF, Peroxid-Chemie, Hoechst and Bayer. Finally they thank the staff of the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung in Wildbad Kreuth for providing a pleasant and stimu lating atmosphere during the meeting."