The present issue, Volume 2 of "Boron Compounds" 4th Supplement of the Gmelin Hand book, updates the previous issues by reporting the literature on boron-oxygen systems published up to 1988. For some important recent developments literature is covered through mid-1992; this concerns, for example, the compounds -Ba3 B306h and U B305J which became of interest as materials with nonlinear optical properties. The volume directly com plements the earlier "Boron Compounds" 3rd Supplement Volume 2. In the original literature, alternative formulations are frequently used for the same com pound. This is especially true for many borates. Often, these species are neither completely heteropolar nor covalent, and an experimentally based decision has not been made. Hence, the use of brackets does not necessarily reflect a truly salt-like character. Volume 1 (systems with hydrogen and noble gases) of this particular supplement will be published subsequently, whereas Volume 3a (boron and nitrogen), Volume 3b (boron and nitrogen, boron and fluorine), and Volume 4 (boron compounds containing Cl, Br, I, S, Se, and Te, as well as a section containing carboranes) have already been published. All volumes of the 4th supplement will be augmented by a formula index. The IUPAC nomenclature is generally adhered to; thf means tetrahydrofuran; and occa sionally additional abbreviations for compounds are explained in the text. Positive signs for chemical shifts of the NMR signals indicates downfield shifts from the references, usually internal (CH3)4Si for olH and 013C with others being specified."

The present voLume finaLizes the coverage of mononucLear organocopper compounds with Ligands bonded by one carbon atom. As structuraL eLucidation has not yet received much attention in organocopper chemistry and the aggregation of most products is unknown, the term" mononucLear" has been used as expLained in .. Organocopper Compounds" 1, pp. 3/4. Compounds with aLkyL, aLkenyL, and aryL Ligands have aLready been described in VoL- umes 1 (pubLished in 1985) and 2 (pubLished in 1983). The present VoLume 3 contains aLL compounds with aLkynyL, carbonyL, isocyanide, and additionaL Ligands bonded by one carbon atom. The Largest part of this voLume deaLs with copper acetyLides which are wideLy used as reagents in organic syntheses aLthough many of them are onLy poorLy characterized. For abbreviations and dimensions used throughout this voLume, see p. X. Frankfurt, September 1986 Johannes FusseL Remarks on Abbreviations and Dimensions Most compounds and reagents in this volume are presented in tables. Unless otherwise stated, they are arranged in the tables according to the numbers of C atoms in the empirical formula. For the sake of conciseness, some abbreviations are used and some dimensions are omitted in the tables. This necessitates the following clarification. Geometrie isomers are designated according to the IUPAC rules. Structural labels are missing when authors fail to report structural details. Temperatures are given in C, otherwise K stands for Kelvin. Abbreviations used with temperatures are m.p. for melting point, b.p. for boiling point, and dec. for decomposition.

A broad coverage of boron topics is provided. Structural elucidations and convenient routes to useful hydroboration reagents are presented as well as boron compounds used for medical purposes. Special attention is devoted to theoretical studies and calculations on small boron-hydrogen and boron-noble gas species including molecules like BH, which are rather favorite subjects of theoreticians for testing various methods of calculation.

The present voLume is a continuation of Series 8 on the mononucLear organoiron com- pounds and describes 545 compounds. It covers the Literature compLeteLy to the end of 1983 and incLudes many references to the Literature up to mid-1984. This voLume continues the description of mononucLear organoiron derivatives by treating compounds of the type 4LFe(COh where 4L incLudes seven-, eight-, and nine-membered ring. systems. OnLy a few Larger rings of the 4LFe(COh type compounds are known, and they are aLso incLuded. In the symboL mL , n is the number of organic Ligands L in the n compound, and m is the number of Fe-C bonds formed from an L Ligand as aLready expLained in the prefaces to "KobaLt-Organische Verbindungen" 1, New SuppL. Ser., VoL. 5, 1973, and "NickeL-Organische Verbindungen" 1, New SuppL. Ser., VoL. 16, 1975. Se ries 8 so far comprises voLumes 81 to 812, and a survey of this series has been given in the preface to 87 (1981). Much of the data, particuLarLy in tabLes, is given in abbreviated form without dimensions; for expLanation see p. VIII. AdditionaL remarks, if necessary, are given in the heading of the tabLes. A formuLa index for voLumes 88, 89, and 810 wiLL be given in "Organoiron Compounds" 810.

"Organoiron Compounds" 8 13 (present volume) systematicaLLy covers the Literature through the end of 1986, and includes additional references up to 1988. The volume continues Series 8 (volumes 81 to 812 already pubLished) on the mononucle- ar organoiron compounds, whereas Series A (volumes A 1 to A8 already pubLished) is de- voted to the ferrocenes and Series C (volumes C1 to C5 and C7 already pubLished) treats organoiron compounds with two or more Fe atoms in the molecule. Se ries 8 so far includes mononuclear organoiron compounds as follows: "Eisen-Organische Verbindungen" 8 1 (1976), 82 (1978), 83 (1979) Sections 1 to 1.1.4.8 on cr-compounds and carbonyl compounds. "Eisen-Organische Verbindungen" 84 (1978) Sections 1.1.5 to 1.2.3.2.3 on isonitrile and carbene compounds and on compounds with Ligands bonded by two C atoms eL Ligands) to the Fe atom. "Eisen-Organische Verbindungen" 85 (1978) Sections 1.3 to 1.3.6 on compounds with Ligands bonded by three C atoms (3L Ligands) to the Fe atom. "Organoiron Compounds" 86 (1981),87 (1981),88 (1985),89 (1985),810 (1986) Sections 1.4 to 1.4.3.4 on compounds with Ligands bonded by four C atoms (4L ligands) to the Fe atom. "Organoiron Compounds" 811 (1983),812 (1984) Sections 1.5 to 1.5.2.3.16.1.5 on compounds with Ligands bonded by five C atoms (5L Ligands) to the Fe atom up to the first subsections concerning compounds of the type C5H5Fe(COhR.

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