RECENT ADVANCES IN ORGANOMETALLIC ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Recent advances in electrochemistry are presented as a tool for mechan istic studies and synthesis of organometallic compounds. Special atten tion is given to the use of microelectrodes, ultrafast cyclic voltamme try, spectroelectrochemistry and digital simulation for mechanistic an d thermodynamic studies. Electrochemically initiated electron transfer chain catalysis is discussed as a synthetic method for selective subs titution in clusters and binuclear compounds. The synthesis of organom etallic compounds using sacrificial electrodes and the electrochemical generation of organometallic catalysts useful in organic synthesis ar e presented. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science S.A.