Over the last decade, the area of homogeneous catalysis with transition metal has grown in great scientific interest and technological promise, with research in this area earning three Nobel Prizes and filing thousands of patents relating to metallocene and non-metallocene single site catalysts, asymmetric catalysis, carbon-carbon bond forming metathesis and cross coupling reactions. This text explains these new developments in a unified, cogent, and comprehensible manner while also detailing earlier discoveries and the fundamentals of homogeneous catalysis. Serving as a self-study guide for students and all chemists seeking to gain entry into this field, it can also be used by experienced researchers from both academia and industry for referring to leading state of the art review articles and patents, and also as a quick self-study manual in an area that is outside their immediate expertise. The book features:  Topics including renewable feed stocks (biofuel, glycerol), carbon dioxide based processes (polycarbonates), fluorous solvents, ionic liquid, hydroformylation, polymerization, oxidation, asymmetric catalysis, and more  Basic principles of organometallic chemistry, homogeneous catalysis, and relevant technological issues  Problems and answers, industrial applications (case studies), and examples from proven industrial processes with clear discussions on environmental and techno-commercial issues  Extensive references to cutting edge research with application potential and leading patents  Tables and illustrations to help explain difficult concepts

Sumit Bhaduri received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and conducted post-doctoral research at Universidad di Milano, the University of Cambridge, and Northwestern University. He has over 20 years of experience in corporate R&D, covering areas as diverse as pharmaceutical intermediates, polyolefin catalysts, and cement, and he has additionally worked with Northwestern University for over 15 years as a Visiting Professor.

Doble Mukesh received B. Tech and M. Tech degrees in Chemical Engineering from IIT, Madras, India, a Ph. D. from University of Aston, Birmingham, UK, and conducted postdoctoral work at the University of Cambridge, U.K., and Texas A&M. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at IIT Madras (India) and has previously worked for 20 years in Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) and General Electric Technology centers. He has authored or coauthored 165 technical papers, five books and filed 4 patents. He is a recipient of Herdillia Award for "Excellence in Basic Research" from Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a member of the American and Indian Institute of Chemical engineers, and on the editorial board of the journal CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (McGraw Hill).

1. Chemical Industry and Homogeneous Catalysis1.1 Feed Stocks, Fuels and Catalysts1.2 Crude Oil to Gasoline and Basic Building Blocks by Heterogeneous catalysts1.3 Basic Building Blocks to Downstream Products by Homogeneous Catalysis1.4 Comparison among Different Types of Catalysis1.5 Catalyst Recovery1.6 Environmental IssuesProblemsBibliography2. Basic Chemical Concepts2.1 Ligands2.2 Metals2.3 Important Reaction TypesProblemsBibliography3. Methods of Investigation3.1 Catalytic cycle and intermediates3.2 Spectroscopic Studies3.3 Kinetic Studies3.4 Model Compounds3.5 Computational Techniques (Theoretical Calculation)3.6 Asymmetric CatalysisProblemsBibliography4. Carbonylation and Related Reactions4.1 Introduction4.2 Carbonylation and Manufacture of Acetic Acid4.3 Carbonylation of Other Alcohols4.4 Carbonylation of Methyl Acetate4.5 Carbonylation of Alkynes4.6 Other carbonylation and hydrocarboxylation reactions4.7 C1-Chemistry4.8 Engineering AspectsProblemsBibliography5. Hydrogenation and Other Hydrogen Based Catalytic Reactions5.1 Hydrogenation5.2 Hydroformylation5.3 Other Hydroformylation reactions5.4 Asymmetric Hydroformylation5.5 Hydrosilylation5.6 Hydrocyanation5.7 HydroaminationProblemsBibliography6. Polymerization and Selective Oligomerization of Alkenes6.1 Introduction6.2 Early Catalysts for Polyethylene and Polypropylene6.3 Modern Ziegler-Natta Catalyst6.4 Mechanistic Studies6.5 Single Site Catalysts6.6 Ethylene Polymerization with Polar comonomers6.7 Polymers of Other Alkenes6.8 Oligomerization of Ethylene6.9 Engineering AspectsProblemsBibliography7. Selective C-C Bond Forming Reactions With Alkenes7.1 Introduction7.2 Di-, Tri-, Tetramerization and Codimerization reactions7.3 Metathesis Reactions7.4 Pd-Catalyzed Cross Coupling Reactions7.5 Metal catalyzed Cyclopropanation and CycloadditionProblemsBibliography8. Oxidation8.1 Introduction8.2 Wacker Oxidation8.3 Metal-Catalyzed Liquid-Phase Autoxidation8.4 Polymers from Autoxidation Products8.5 Selective Oxidations8.6 Engineering and Safety ConsiderationsProblemsBibliography