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Henrike Ehrhorn stellt über die „Low-Oxidation-State“-Route mehrere neue Molybdän-Alkylidin-Komplexe her. Die Autorin charakterisiert und diskutiert die Katalysatoren und Zwischenstufen NMR-spektroskopisch und mittels Röntgenstrahlbeugung am Einkristall. Außerdem untersucht sie die Aktivität der Molybdän-Komplexe in katalytischen Studien gegenüber terminalen und internen Alkinen. Hierbei weist Ehrhorn nach, dass der Triisopropylbenzylidin-Komplex eine gute Aktivität gegenüber terminalen Alkinen zeigt und der Perfluoro-tert-butanolat-haltige Molybdän-Komplex eine ungewöhnliche Reaktivität gegenüber konjugierten Diinen aufweist.

This thesis gives a thorough account of the development of iron-catalysed hydrosilylation, hydroboration and hydromagnesiation reactions. With extraordinary referencing and scientific argument, Mark Greenhalgh describes the development of methodologies which require only commercially available materials and non-specialised techniques. The intention of this approach is to ensure the science can be adopted widely by the chemical community. In addition to an insight into the processes involved in methodology development, Greenhalgh discusses and determines the relevant reaction mechanisms. This thesis provides not only the most thorough review of the area, but offers a level of insight well beyond that expected from a Ph.D. student. The work in this thesis has been published at the highest level, and the results and ideas have led to 3 industry-funded Ph.D. studentships and grant income in excess of £1 million.

A comprehensive and up-to-date overview of alkyne chemistry, taking into account the progress made over the last two decades. The experienced editors are renowned world leaders in the field, while the list of contributors reads like a'Who's Who'of synthetic organic chemistry. The result is a valuable reference not only for organic chemists at universities and in the chemical industry, but also for biologists and material scientists involved in the modern synthesis of organic compounds and materials.