BOOK REVIEWS

摘要

The organizational principle for this collection of reviews, i.e., the use of transition metals for "reductive carbon-carbon bond formation", is atypical. This is an interesting and, in a word, "organocentric" perspective on a large class of transition metal promoted reactions traditionally organized in "metallo-centric" terms. This shift in perspective has allowed the editor of this volume to assemble a unique collection of reviews on transition metal promoted reaction pathways, one that incorporates quite a diverse range of transformations. The concept, however, works very well and makes a compelling argument for the existence of this volume.