The aim of this Compilation has been to provide a comprehensive non critical source of
information concerning organometallic compounds. The scope is limited to the compounds
containing at least one carbon-metal bond. The information includes methods of preparation
properties chemical reactions and applications. The First Edition comprised the literature
from 1937 to 1958. The Second Edition is completely revised and extended through 1964. The
literature prior to 1937 was thoroughly covered by E. Krause and A. von Grosse in 11 11 Die
Chemie der metall-organischen Verbindungen Verlag von Gebrueder Borntraeger Berlin 1937. Our
work consists of three volumes. Volume I contains derivatives of the transition metals of
Groups III through VIII of the Periodic Table. Volume II contains derivatives of germanium tin
and lead. Volume Ill contains derivatives of arsenic antimony and bismuth. The Compilation is
based on searches through Chemical Abstracts. The collection of references for 1964 was
completed before the Subject Indexes to Volumes 60 and 61 of the Abstracts were available thus
some omissions in the coverage of that year are possible. We have attempted to make the
coverage of the literature complete in order that the Compilation may have best utility to the
chemist chemical engineer patent attorney and editor. In the interest of brevity certain
numerical data are omitted but references to the original literature are given. Yield data are
rounded to two significant figures. Wherever possible tables have been used. The entries in
the Bibliography section include references to Chemical Abstracts.
