C-H Activation

摘要

In recent years the subject of C—H bond activation has become a rapidly developing field within organometallie chemistry. The attractiveness of such methodologies is based on the ability to build up molecular complexity from rather inert C—H bonds, thus allowing the use of elegant bond disconnection strategies for assembling valuable organic structures. Although specialized reviews have recently appeared, the exponential growth of C—H activation demands a book with a more up-to-date, comprehensive, and well-balanced coverage. The current book meets this challenge, covering the most recent advances; indeed, it can be considered as the successor to Handbook of C-H Transformations: Applications in Organic Synthesis, edited by Gerald Dyker (Wiley-VCH, 2005).