The attached file contains a detailed explanation for
Reaction chemistry of organometallic Compounds
Three general forms:
1- Reactions involving the gain and loss of ligands
- Ligand Dissoc. and Assoc. (Bala)
- Oxidative Addition
- Reductive Elimination
- Nucleophillic displacement
2- Reactions involving modifications of the ligand
- Insertion
- Carbonyl insertion (alkyl migration)
- Hydride elimination (equilibrium)
- Catalytic processes by the complexes
Wilkinson, Monsanto
Carbon-carbon bond formation (Heck etc.)