Garnovskii

This reference describes standard and nonstandard coordination modes of ligands in complexes, the intricacies of polyhedron-programmed and regioselective synthesis, and the controlled creation of coordination compounds such as molecular and hn-p-complexes, chelates, and homo- and hetero-nuclear compounds. It offers a clear and concise review of modern synthetic techniques of metal complexes as well as lesser known gas- and solid-phase synthesis, electrosynthesis, and microwave and ultrasonic treatment of the reaction system. The authors pay special attention to o-hydroxyazomethines and their S-, Se-containing analogues, b-diketones, and quinines, among others, and examine the immediate interaction of ligands and metal salts or carbonyls.

Alexander D. Garnovskii is Head of the Department of Coordination Compounds, Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry, Rostov State University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The author or coauthor of more than 700 professional publications, including eight books, he holds 30 patents and is a member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. Professor Garnovskii received the Ph.D. (1961) and D.Hab. (1972) degrees from Rostov State University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Boris I. Kharisov is a Professor and Researcher at the Universidad Aut6noma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico. The author or coauthor of more than 50 professional publications, including two books, he holds two patents and is a member of the Mexican Chemical Society and the Mexican Academy of Sciences. Dr. Kharisov received the Ph.D. degree (1993) from Moscow State University, Russia.