Organomet allic Compounds of the Platinum Metals A SURVEY OF THE TYPES OF COMPOUNDS,

Although platinum provided the j r s t known exurnpie of an organorndlic complex of a transition metal, intensive studies of cornpounds of the plutinurn metals with metal to carbon bonds have come mainly during th past decade. The main chsses of srlable organocomplexes such as those having oleJilas, acetylenes, alkyl or cyclopentadienyd groups as 1iganJs are discussed. The study of such stable complexes should assist in the elucidation of the mcchonism of carious reactions which are catalysed by platiniirn metal salts or complexes.