Biographies .................................................... xi
Preface ...................................................... xiii
1 Introduction ................................................. 1
1.1 Scope and Organisation of Subject Matter ................ 1
1.2 Developments and Perspectives ........................... 2
2 Alkali Metal Amides .......................................... 7
2.1 Introduction ............................................ 7
2.2 Lithium Amides .......................................... 8
2.3 Sodium Amides .......................................... 20
2.4 Potassium Amides ....................................... 25
2.5 Rubidium Amides ........................................ 28
2.6 Caesium Amides ......................................... 30
References .................................................. 31
3 Beryllium and the Alkaline Earth Metal Amides ............... 39
3.1 Introduction ........................................... 39
3.2 Beryllium Amides ....................................... 40
3.3 Magnesium Amides ....................................... 43
3.4 Calcium Amides ......................................... 60
3.5 Strontium Amides ....................................... 65
3.6 Barium Amides .......................................... 69
References .................................................. 72
4 Amides of the Group 3 and Lanthanide Metals ................. 79
4.1 Introduction ........................................... 79
4.2 The Pre-1996 Literature: Anwander's Review ............. 81
4.3 The Recent (Post-1995) Literature ...................... 86
References ................................................. 113
5 Amides of the Actinide Metals .............................. 121
5.1 Introduction .......................................... 121
5.2 Neutral Amidouranium(IV) and Thorium(IV) Complexes .... 122
5.3 Neutral Uni Amides .................................... 135
5.4 Neutral Mixed Valence (Uin/UIV), Un, Uv and UVI
Amides ................................................ 136
5.5 Amidouranates ......................................... 139
5.6 Amidouranium Tetraphenylborates ....................... 141
References ................................................. 144
6 Amides of the Transition Metals ............................ 149
6.1 Introduction .......................................... 149
6.2 Transition Metal Derivatives of Monodentate Amides .... 150
6.3 Transition Metal Complexes of Polydentate Amido
Ligands ............................................... 178
6.4 Other Chelating Amido Ligands ......................... 184
References ................................................. 186
7 Amides of Zinc, Cadmium and Mercury ........................ 205
7.1 Introduction .......................................... 205
7.2 Neutral Homoleptic Zinc, Cadmium and Mercury Amides ... 206
7.3 Ionic Metal Amides .................................... 208
References ................................................. 212
8 Amides of the Group 13 Metals .............................. 219
8.1 Introduction .......................................... 219
8.2 Aluminium Amides ...................................... 221
8.3 Gallium Amides ........................................ 236
8.4 Indium Amides ......................................... 242
References ................................................. 252
9 Subvalent Amidos of Silicon and the Group 14 Metals ......... 263
9.1 Introduction .......................................... 263
9.2 Subvalent Amidosilicon Compounds ...................... 263
9.3 Amidometal(II) Chemistry [Ge(II), Sn(II), РЬ(П)] ...... 279
9.4 Dimeric Metal(III) Imides: Biradicaloid Compounds ..... 312
9.5 Higher-Nuclearity Group 14 Metalloid Clusters having
Amido Ligands ......................................... 316
References ................................................. 318
10 Amides of the Group 15 Metals (As, Sb, Bi) ................. 327
10.1 Introduction .......................................... 327
10.2 Mononuclear Group 15 Metal(III) Amides ................ 329
10.3 Oligomeric Group 15 Metal Imides ...................... 338
10.4 Mononuclear Group 15 Metal(V) Amides .................. 343
10.5 Group 15 Metal(III) Macrocyclic Imides ................ 344
10.6 Miscellaneous Group 15 Metal-Nitrogen Compounds ....... 345
References ................................................. 347
Index ......................................................... 351
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