The use of secondary interactions for the activation of non-reactive substrates constitutes a new and modern approach in catalysis. This first comprehensive treatment of this important research field covers the entire field and reveals the links between the various chemical disciplines. It thus adopts an interdisciplinary approach, making it of interest to the whole chemical community.A must for organic, inorganic, catalytic and complex chemists, as well as those working with/on organometallics.

CHEMISTRY OF METALATED CONTAINER MOLECULESIntroductionMetalated Container Molecules: A Brief OverviewMetalated Container Molecules of Binucleating Supporting LigandsTHE CHEMISTRY OF SUPERBASIC GUANIDINESProperties of the Guanidine FunctionalityDesign of Superbasic Proton SpongesSome Perspectives in Proton Sponge ChemistryMultidentate Superbasic Guanidine Ligands as Receptors for Metal CationsThe Chemistry of Guanidine Copper ComplexesThe Chemistry of Guanidine Zinc ComplexesIRON COMPLEXES AND DIOXYGEN ACTIVATIONIntroductionDinuclear Iron Peroxo ComplexesTripodal Tetradentate Ligands and DerivativesMonomuclear Iron Peroxo ComplexesMononuclear Iron Oxo SpeciesWork in ProgressTUNING OF STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES OF BISPIDINE COMPLEXESIntroductionJahn-Teller Isomerism with Copper(II) BispidinesStabilization of High-Spin Ferryl ComplexesJahn-Teller-Distorted Cobalt(III) ComplexesNOVEL PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN DONOR LIGANDS BEARING SECONDARY FUNCTIONALITIES FOR APPLICATIONS IN HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSISIntroductionPhosphine LigandsNitrogen Donor Ligands Without Phosphorus SitesSQUARE-PYRAMIDAL COORDINATED PHOSPHINE IRON FRAGMENTS: A TALE OF THE UNEXPECTEDIntroductionPolyphosphine Ligands with Three and Four Coordinating ArmsC-P Bond Activation and Agostic Interactions in Iron Complexes of Polypodal Phosphine LigandsMechanistic ConsiderationsREGIOSELECTIVE CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF COMPLEXES WITH NH,NR-SUBSTIUTED HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE LIGANDSIntroductionConcept of Regioselective Substrate ActivationSynthesis of Complexes with NH,NR-Stabilized NHC LigandsPreparation of Substrates for Catalytic ExperimentsCatalysis ExperimentsFUNCTIONALIZED CYCLOHEPTATRIENYL-CYCLOPENTADIENYL SANDWICH COMPLEXES AS BUILDING BLOCKS IN METALLO-SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRYIntroductionSyntheses and Electronic Structure of Group 4 Cycloheptatrienyl-Cyclopentadienyl Sandwich ComplexesSyntheses and Reactivity of Ansa-Cycloheptatrienyl-Cyclopentadienyl ComplexesRing-Opening Reactions of Ansa-Cycloheptatrienyl-Cyclopentadienyl ComplexesPhosphine-Functionalized Cycloheptatrienyl-Cyclopentadienyl Sandwich ComplexesMONOSACCHARIDE LIGANDS IN ORGANOTITANIUM AND ORGANOZIRCONIUM CHEMISTRYIntroductionSynthesis of Organotitanium Carbohydrate CompoundsOrganotitanium Carbohydrate Compounds for Use in Catalytic Reactions: Polymerization of EthyleneIntramolecular Hydroamination of AminoalkenesOrganozirconium Carbohydrate CompoundsAmine ExchangeChiral RecognitionREACTIONS OF C-F BONDS WITH TITANOCENE AND ZIRCONOCENE: FROM SECONDARY INTERACTION VIA BOND CLEAVAGE TO CATALYSISIntroduction and BackgroundSecondary Interactions with C-F BondsFormation of M-F BondsStoichiometric Formation of Zr-H BondsCatalytic Formation of Zr-H BondsBISAZINES IN THE COORDINATION SPHERE OF EARLY TRANSITION METALSIntroductionResults and DiscussionBIFUNCTIONAL MOLECULAR SYSTEMS WITH PENDANT BIS(PENTAFLUOROPHENYL)BORYL GROUPS: FROM INTRAMOLECULAR CH-ACTIVATION TO HETEROLYTIC DIHYDROGEN SPLITTINGIntroductionBifunctional Zirconum/Boron SystemsBifunctional Group 9 Metal/Boron SystemsBifunctional Phosphorus/Boron SystemsRUTHENIUM-CONTAINING POLYOXOTUNGSTATES: STRUCTURE AND REDOX ACTIVITYIntroductionThe Organoruthenium(II)-Containing 49-Tungsto-8-Phosphate[{K(H2O)}3{Ro(p-cymene)()H2O)}4P8W49O186(H2O)2]27- The Mono-Ruthenium(III)-Substituted Keggin-Type 11-Tungstosilicate [alpha-SiW11O39Ru111(H2=)]5- and its DimerizationFROM NO TO PEROXIDE ACTIVATION BY MODEL IRON(III) COMPLEXESIntroductionNO Activation by Fe(III) ComplexesPeroxide Activation by Fe(III) ComplexesSYNTHETIC NITROGEN FIXATION WITH MOLYBDENUM AND TUNGSTEN PHOSPHINE COMPLEXES: NEW DEVELOPMENTSIntroductionMechanistic Investigation of the Chatt CycleNew Phosphine and Mixed P/N Ligands for Synthetic Nitrogen FixationDIRECTED C-H FUNCTIONALIZATIONSIntroductionResults and DiscussionDEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL RUTHENIUM AND IRON CATALYSTS FOR EPOXIDATION WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDEIntroductionDevelo