“Handbook of Metathesis” 2nd Edition

摘要

Published more than ten years after the first edition of “Handbook of Metathesis” (1) which enjoyed tremendous success, the new edition is a milestone in the development of metathesis chemistry. The three volumes are edited by the Nobel laureate Professor Robert H. Grubbs (California Institute of Technology, USA) in collaboration with an impressive panel of co-editors, all famous experts in the field. 41 comprehensive chapters, superbly written by 86 internationally well-recognised contributors, cover to date the most significant advances in metathesis chemistry and its industrial applications based on more than 2200 literature references. Since the first edition several books, thematic issues and extensive reviews on metathesis reactions have appeared (2–8) and this new edition enormously adds to the present knowledge, representing the most important compendium of the state-of-the-art of alkene, alkane and alkyne metathesis and metathesis polymerisation, with a strong focus on the present research in this fascinating field of chemistry. Metathesis has real potential for large scale valorisation in many industrial areas in the near future.