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Issue 1

Front cover J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FX001

Contents pages J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FP001

Thionitrosyl complexes of molybdenum, rhenium, and osmium Michael W. Bishop, Joseph Chatt and Jonathan R. Dilworth, pp 1 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000001

Preparation and characterization of some salts of the difluoro-oxobromine(V) cation Roland Bougon, Tue Bui Huy, Pierrette Charpin, Ronald J. Gillespie and Paul H. Spekkens, pp 6 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000006

A precise iron-57 Mössbauer spectroscopic study of iron(III) in the octahedral and channel sites of akaganéite (-iron hydroxide oxide) James H. Johnston and Nicholas E. Logan, pp 13 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000013

Calculation of the molecular-orbital parameters for some CuN4 chromophores Robert Sheahan and Brian Hathaway, pp 17 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000017

Reactions of [Fe2(-dienyl)2(CO)4 -n(CNR)n] with strong acids. The structure of cis-µ-carbonyl-µ-methyliminiomethylene-bis[carbonyl(-cyclopentadienyl)iron] tetrafluoroborate Sheila Willis, A. R. Manning and F. S. Stephens, pp 23 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000023

Crystal and molecular structure of deca-µ-acetato-dioxobis(pyridine)-heptazinc(II) and the electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of its copper-doped crystals Donato Attanasio, Giulia Dessy and Vincenzo Fares, pp 28 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000028

Possible mechanisms of the reaction between tetrahydroborate and hydrogen ions: a permutational analysis Rudolph Willem, pp 33 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000033

Crystal structures of thiocyanate polyamine copper(II) complexes. Part 7. (3,6-Diazaoctane-1,8-diamine)isothiocyanatocopper(II) perchlorate: a disordered structure Giaime Marongiu and Mario Cannas, pp 41 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000041

Alkyl-bridged complexes of the d- and f-block elements. Part 1. Di-µ-alkyl-bis(-cyclopentadienyl)metal(III)dialkylaluminium(III) complexes and the crystal and molecular structure of the ytterbium methyl species John Holton, Michael F. Lappert, Denis G. H. Ballard, Ronald Pearce, Jerry L. Atwood and William E. Hunter, pp 45 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000045

Alkyl-bridged complexes of the d- and f-block elements. Part 2. Bis[bis(-cyclopentadienyl)methylmetal(III)] complexes, and the crystal and molecular structure of the yttrium and ytterbium species John Holton, Michael F. Lappert, Denis G. H. Ballard, Ronald Pearce, Jerry L. Atwood and William E. Hunter, pp 54 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000054

X-Ray crystal structure of tetra-antimony(V) tridecachloride heptafluoride, (Sb2Cl6.5F3.5)2 Jack G. Ballard, Thomas Birchall and David R. Slim, pp 62 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000062

An electron spin resonance study of substituent effects in adducts of cobalt(II) Schiff-base complexes with dioxygen Robert L. Lancashire, Thomas D. Smith and John R. Pilbrow, pp 66 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000066

Syntheses, structures, and reactions of trimeric and tetrameric alkoxotricarbonylmanganese complexes Edward W. Abel, Graham Farrow and Ian D. H. Towle, pp 71 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000071

Reaction of silver(I) oxide with nitrogen monoxide Shuichi Kagawa, Hiroshi Furukawa and Masakazu Iwamoto, pp 74 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000074

d-d Spectra of titanium(II) and vanadium(II) ions doped into a sodium chloride host lattice Donald H. Brown, Alistair Hunter and W. Ewen Smith, pp 79 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000079

Crystal and molecular structure of -cyclopentadienyl(diphenylamido)iodonitrosylchromium George A. Sim, David I. Woodhouse and Graham R. Knox, pp 83 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000083

Thermolysis of some carbamatotetracarbonyl- and carbamatopentacarbonyl-rhenium(I) complexes in the solid state and in solution Masami Nakamoto, Koji Tanaka and Toshio Tanaka, pp 87 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000087

Spin-spin interactions in polynuclear nickel(II) complexes: susceptibility and low-temperature magnetisation studies of tris[bis(pentane-2,4-dionato)nickel(II)] Peter D. W. Boyd and Raymond L. Martin, pp 92 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000092

Stereochemistry, and crystal and molecular structure, of meso- and rac-1,2-bis(phenylsulphinyl)ethane, cis-[meso-1,2-bis(phenylsulphinyl)ethane]dichloroplatinum(II), and cis-[rac-1,2-bis(phenylsulphinyl)ethane]dichloroplatinum(II) Lucio Cattalini, Gianni Michelon, Giampaolo Marangoni and Giancarlo Pelizzi, pp 96 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000096

Azomethine derivatives. Part 19. Di-t-butylmethyleneamino-derivatives of beryllium Brian Hall, John B. Farmer, Harrison M. M. Shearer, J. David Sowerby and Kenneth Wade, pp 102 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000102

Electronic studies of copper complexes of nucleic acid components. Part 10. The copper (II)-guanosine 5-dihydrogenphosphate system Juan F. Villa, Frederick J. Rudd and Harold C. Nelson, pp 110 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000110

Structure-redox potential relations of metal complexes. Part 1. Organodiazenido-complexes of molybdenum: neighbouring-group influence on redox potential Graham Butler, Joseph Chatt, G. Jeffery Leigh and Christopher J. Pickett, pp 113 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000113

Cage expansion in metallopentaborane chemistry: the preparation and structure of 2-{carbonylbis(triphenylphosphine)irida}-nido-hexaborane, [(IrB5H8)(CO)(PPh3)2] Norman N. Greenwood, John D. Kennedy, Walter S. McDonald, David Reed and John Staves, pp 117 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000117

Kinetics of ligand exchange in iron(II) complexes of 2,3,9,10-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetra-azacyclotetradeca-1,3,8,10-tetraene Clive E. Holloway, Dennis V. Stynes and Carol P. J. Vuik, pp 124 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000124

An antimony-121 Mössbauer study of some complexes of antimony trifluoride with chloride, bromide, and oxalate anions Thomas Birchall and Bernard Ducourant, pp 131 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000131

Interaction of organotin compounds with trans-carbonylchlorobis(triphenylphosphine)platinum(II) perchlorate Colin Eaborn, Kevin J. Odell and Alan Pidcock, pp 134 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000134

Radical oxidation of nickel(II) complexes of tetra-azamacrocyclic ligands and the reactions of the resulting nickel(III) complexes: a pulse-radiolysis and flash-photolysis study Kevin D. Whitburn and Gerald S. Laurence, pp 139 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000139

Electron spin resonance spectra of manganese(II) ions in trigonal complexes of protonated 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane Roshun B. Birdy, Gérard Brun, David M. L. Goodgame and Margaret Goodgame, pp 149 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000149

Crystal and molecular structures of bis(-cyclopentadienyl)di-isocyanato-titanium(IV) and -zirconium(IV) Stephen J. Anderson, David S. Brown and Kenneth J. Finney, pp 152 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000152

Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic and chlorine-35 nuclear quadrupole resonance spectra of chloro(trifluoromethyl)phosphines and chloro(trifluoromethyl)phosphine oxides Pierrette Dagnac, Jean-Louis Virlichie and Gérard Jugie, pp 155 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000155

Thermochemistry of dichlorobis[N-(2-pyridyl)acetamide]-zinc(II), -cadmium(II), and -mercury(II) Afonso S. Gonçalves, Aécio P. Chagas and Claudio Airoldi, pp 159 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000159

Kinetics and mechanisms of the reactions of nickel(II) and pentane-2,4-dione Michael J. Hynes and Brigid D. O'Regan, pp 162 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000162

Acetylenes and noble-metal compounds. Part 13. Formation of cyclobutadienepalladium complexes from ,-butadienyl complexes in the PdCl2-induced dimerisation of t-butyl(methyl)acetylene(4,4-dimethylpent-2-yne) Elizabeth A. Kelley and Peter M. Maitlis, pp 167 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000167

Acetylenes and noble-metal compounds. Part 14. Insertion reactions of 6-chloro-2,2,4,5,7,7-hexamethylocta-3,5-dien-3-ylpalladium compounds; the PdCl2-catalysed carbonylation of acetylenes to cyclopentadienones Elizabeth A. Kelley, G. Albert Wright and Peter M. Maitlis, pp 178 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000178

Photochemistry of pyridine-, 3-bromopyridine-, and hydrogen sulphide-pentacarbonyltungsten in frozen gas matrices at 10 K. Infrared spectroscopic evidence for reversible detachment of bulky ligands Terence M. McHugh, Antony J. Rest and John R. Sodeau, pp 184 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000184

Equilibria in complexes of N-heterocyclic molecules. Part 18. A covalently hydrated iridium(III) complex, bis(2,2-bipyridyl)(2,2-bipyridyl-water)iridium(III) trichloride trihydrate Robert D. Gillard, Robert J. Lancashire and Peter A. Williams, pp 190 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000190

Equilibria in complexes of N-heterocyclic molecules. Part 19. Reactions of tris(2,2-bipyridyl)-, tris(1,10-phenanthroline)-, and bis(2,2-bipyridyl)dicyano-ruthenium(III) in aqueous solution J. Alejandro Arce Sagüés, Robert D. Gillard, Robert J. Lancashire and Peter A. Williams, pp 193 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000193

Copper and related metal complexes with NN-(1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo-[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-diylidene)dianiline ligands Andrew M. Brodie and Sei Otsuka, pp 199 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000199

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Issue 2

Front cover J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FX005

Contents pages J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FP005

Kinetics and mechanism of redox reactions in aqueous solution. Part 3. Oxidation of diols by aquacerium(IV) species in perchlorate solution Aditya Prakash, Raj Narain Mehrotra and Ramesh C. Kapoor, pp 205 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000205

Kinetics and mechanisms of redox reactions in aqueous solution. Part 4. Oxidation of diols by aquamanganese(III) ions in aqueous perchloric acid Mahendra Mehta, Ratan Raj Nagori and Raj Narain Mehrotra, pp 211 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000211

Kinetics and mechanisms of redox reactions in aqueous solution. Part 5. Oxidation of hypophosphorous acid by cerium(IV) in aqueous nitric acid Ratan Raj Nagori, Mahendra Mehta and Raj Narain Mehrotra, pp 216 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000216

Acid solvolysis of some low-spin tris(,-di-imine)iron(II) complexes in dimethyl sulphoxide: kinetic evidence for competitive ion-pair formation Dennis J. Farrington, John G. Jones and Martyn V. Twigg, pp 221 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000221

Organolead chemistry. Part 5. Reactions of bis(-cyclopentadienyl)lead(II) with metal halides and with unsaturated compounds A. Kenneth Holliday, Paul H. Makin and Richard J. Puddephatt, pp 228 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000228

The hydrolysis of metal ions. Part 1. Copper(II) Ronald N. Sylva and Malcolm R. Davidson, pp 232 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000232

Rates of electron transfer within outer-sphere precursor complexes in the system penta-ammine(dimethyl sulphoxide)cobalt(III) and substituted pentacyanoferrates(II) Luiz A. A. Oliveira, Ernesto Giesbrecht and Henrique E. Toma, pp 236 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000236

He(I) and He(II) excited photoelectron spectra and electronic structure of pseudo-octahedral dichloro- and dimethyl-bis(pentane-2,4-dionato)tin(IV) Ignazio Fragalà, Enrico Ciliberto, Paolo Finocchiaro and Antonino Recca, pp 240 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000240

Electron spin resonance study of dimers of copper(II) octaethylporphyrin, meso-nitro-octaethylporphyrin, and meso-dinitro-octaethylporphyrin in solution Makoto Chikira, Hideo Kon, Ruth A. Hawley and Kevin M. Smith, pp 245 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000245

Reactions of some tertiary phosphines with (but-3-enyl n-butyl sulphide)dichloropalladium(II) David T. Clark, Keith B. Dillon, H. Ronald Thomas and Thomas C. Waddington, pp 250 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000250

Theoretical study of the dissociation of hydrogen fluoride and the fluoronium ion in water Vicente Forero, José Ignacio Fernandez-Alonso and Juan Bertran, pp 254 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000254

Structure and stability of carboxylate complexes. Part 18. Stability constants of the copper(II) complexes of some thiodialkanoates Francis J. C. Rossotti and Richard J. Whewell, pp 257 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000257

Alkyl, olefin, and carbonyl derivatives of bis(-cyclopentadienyl)-molybdenum and -tungsten Malcolm L. H. Green and Rahina Mahtab, pp 262 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000262

Calcium, strontium, and barium complexes of pyridyl-containing macrocyclic Schiff bases Diana H. Cook and David E. Fenton, pp 266 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000266

Crystal structure and absolute configuration of (-)-tris(pentane-2,4-dionato)chromium(III) Reiko Kuroda and Stephen F. Mason, pp 273 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000273

Crystal and molecular structure of [acetone benzoylhydrazonido(1-)-NO]dichloro-oxo(triphenylphosphine)rhenium(V) Michael B. Hursthouse, S. Amarasiri A. Jayaweera and Andrew Quick, pp 279 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000279

Secondary bonding. Part 3. The crystal and molecular structure of tetramethylammonium µ-dimethylamino-bis(chloroiodate)(1-): a pseudopolyhalide Nathaniel W. Alcock and Jeffery F. Sawyer, pp 283 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000283

Side-bonded ketone complexes of platinum(0). Indan-1,2,3-trione complexes; molecular and crystal structure of [2,2,-bis(indan-1,2,3-trionato)(2-)-O2O2]bis(triphenylphosphine)platinum Martin M. Hunt, Raymond D. W. Kemmitt, David R. Russell and Paul A. Tucker, pp 287 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000287

Metallation of 2-(alkenyl)pyridines by rhodium(III) Robert J. Foot and Brian T. Heaton, pp 295 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000295

Magnetic anisotropy and electronic structure of gillespite, a mineral containing planar, four-co-ordinate, high-spin iron(II) Denis J. Mackey, Robert F. McMeeking and Michael A. Hitchman, pp 299 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000299

Organo-complexes of platinum derived from methyl vinyl ketone and bis(cyclo-octa-1,5-diene)platinum; X-ray crystal structure of (1,3-diacetylbutane-1,4-diyl)bis(triphenylphosphine)platinum Michael Green, Judith A. K. Howard, Pachanee Mitrprachachon, Michel Pfeffer, John L. Spencer, F. Gordon A. Stone and Peter Woodward, pp 306 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000306

Vibrational spectroscopy of alkaline-earth metal uranate compounds Geoffrey C. Allen and Andrew J. Griffiths, pp 315 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000315

Proton magnetic resonance study of inter- and intra-molecular site exchange on the dioxopentakis(tetramethylurea) uranium(VI) ion Geoffrey J. Honan, Stephen F. Lincoln and Evan H. Williams, pp 320 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000320

Equilibria and kinetics of copper(II) complex formation of a linear and of 13-15-membered macrocyclic dioxo-tetra-amines Mutsuo Kodama and Eiichi Kimura, pp 325 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000325

Dehydration of ammonium magnesium chloride hexahydrate (ammonium carnallite) Matthew C. Ball and Nina G. Ladner, pp 330 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000330

Oxidation of (5,7,7,12,14,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetra-azacyclotetradeca-4,11-diene)copper(II) by radicals produced by flash photolysis and reactions of the oxidized copper complex Kevin D. Whitburn and Gerald S. Laurence, pp 334 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000334

Preparation and nuclear magnetic resonance studies of the dynamic processes in , 1,2--triphenylmethyl- and monosubstituted-, 1,2--tri-phenylmethyl-palladium and -platinum complexes Brian E. Mann, Alan Keasey, Akio Sonoda and Peter M. Maitlis, pp 338 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000338

Crystal and molecular structures of pentane-2,4-dionato-(, 1,2--tri-phenylmethyl)-palladium and -platinum Akio Sonoda, Pamela M. Bailey and Peter M. Maitlis, pp 346 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000346

CNDO/2 study of the isoelectronic series of complexes dicarbonyl(dinitrogen)- and dicarbonyl--benzenechromium, --cyclopentadienyl-manganese, --cyclobutadieneiron, and -trismethylenemethane-iron obtained by the matrix-isolation technique Noel J. Fitzpatrick, Antony J. Rest and David J. Taylor, pp 351 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000351

Some chemistry of ethyltetramethylcyclopentadienylcobalt: arene, ethylene, butadiene, ammine, tertiary phosphine, and chloro-derivatives Malcolm L. H. Green and Richard B. A. Pardy, pp 355 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000355

Interaction of trirhenium(III) cluster alkyls with carboxylic acids, -diketones, and diphenyltriazene Peter G. Edwards, Franz Felix, Konstantinos Mertis and Geoffrey Wilkinson, pp 361 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000361

The synthesis and reactivity of some 2-ethyltetraphenoxydiphosphazane derivatives of rhodium Raymond J. Haines and Elsie Meintjies, pp 367 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000367

Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-rhodium and -iridium complexes. Part 19. Preparation and reactions of azido-, cyanato-, thiocyanato-, nitrito-, and nitrato-rhodium complexes William Rigby, Pamela M. Bailey, Jon A. McCleverty and Peter M. Maitlis, pp 371 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000371

Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-rhodium and -iridium complexes. Part 20. Rhodium complexes of co-ordinated hydrazines William Rigby, Jon A. McCleverty and Peter M. Maitlis, pp 382 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000382

Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-rhodium and -iridium complexes. Part 21. Neutral and cationic -diketonato-, 3-allylic, and NN-triazenido-complexes: the X-ray crystal structure of the binuclear complex [Rh2(C5Me5)2(acac)2][BF4]2 William Rigby, Hing-Biu Lee, Pamela M. Bailey, Jon A. McCleverty and Peter M. Maitlis, pp 387 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000387

Reaction of tetracarbonylferrate with activated vinyl halides to give (1-3--acryloyl)tricarbonylferrates and alkenyltetracarbonylferrates Take-aki Mitsudo, Hiroyoshi Watanabe, Yoshihisa Watanabe, Norihiko Nitani and Yoshinobu Takegami, pp 395 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000395

Intercalation of alkanols and glycols into zirconium(IV) hydrogenphosphate monohydrate Umberto Costantino, pp 402 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000402

Carbonylation of azido(thiocarbonyl) complexes of rhodium and iridium Mitsuru Kubota and Thomas G. Chappell, pp 406 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000406

Crystal and molecular structures of di-µ-acetato-OO-bis[acetato-OO)-methylrhenium(III)](4Re-Re) and di-µ-acetato-OO-bis[chloro(methyl)rhenium(III)](4Re-Re)-dimethyl sulphoxide (1/1) Michael B. Hursthouse and K. M. Abdul Malik, pp 409 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000409

Mononuclear and homobinuclear lead(II) complexes of macrocyclic Schiff bases Diana H. Cook, David E. Fenton, Michael G. B. Drew, Alex Rodgers, Malachy McCann and S. Martin Nelson, pp 414 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000414

Studies on the kinetics and mechanism of the complex formation between hexa-aquachromium(III) and phthalic acid Suresh Chand Tyagi and A. Aziz Khan, pp 420 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000420

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Issue 3

Front cover J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FX009

Contents pages J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FP011

Unstable intermediates. Part 183. An electron spin resonance study of radicals formed in irradiated sodium and potassium nitrite Martyn C. R. Symons, pp 423 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000423

The co-ordination chemistry of electron-rich poly(organosulphur) compounds. Part 1. Chromium(0), molybdenum(0), and tungsten(0) complexes having tetrakis(thioalkyl)olefins as two- or four-electron donors: the crystal and molecular structure of tetracarbonyl[tetrakis(methylthio)ethene-SS]chromium Michael F. Lappert, David B. Shaw and George M. McLaughlin, pp 427 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000427

Co-ordination chemistry of electron-rich poly(organosulphur) compounds. Part 2. Comparative data on reactions of di-µ-chloro-bis[chloro(triethylphosphine)platinum(II)], and the crystal and molecular structure of cis-µ-2,2-bis(methylthio)ethene-1,1-dithiolato-SS : SS-bis[chloro(triethylphosphine)platinum(II)] Bekir etinkaya, Peter B. Hitchcock, Michael F. Lappert, Peter L. Pye and David B. Shaw, pp 434 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000434

Rates and activation parameters for acetonitrile exchange with five- and six-co-ordinate mono- and bis-(acetonitrile)(1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,1 1-tetra-azacyclotetradecane)nickel(II) perchlorate by carbon-13 paramagnetic nuclear magnetic resonance line broadening Norman Herron and Peter Moore, pp 441 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000441

Nickel(II) complexes of quinquedentate macrocyclic ligands and the crystal and molecular structure of the ring-opened hydrolysis product [11-(6-acetyl-2-pyridyl)-3,7,10-triazadodec-10-enylamine-NNNNN]-aquanickel(II) diperchlorate Colin Cairns, Stephen G. McFall, S. Martin Nelson and Michael G. B. Drew, pp 446 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000446

Trimethylsilyl derivatives for the study of silicate structures. Part 6. Identification of fluorosilicate ions from a lead(II) oxide-lead(II) fluoride-silicon(IV) oxide (3/1/1) glass Harry P. Calhoun, W. David Jamieson and Charles R. Masson, pp 454 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000454

Crystal and molecular structure of bis(3-chloropentane-2,4-dionato)-dioxo(triphenylphosphine oxide)uranium(VI) and dioxobis(pentane-2,4-dionato)(triphenylphosphine oxide)uranium(VI)-benzene (1/1) John C. Taylor and Ashley B. McLaren, pp 460 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000460

The hydrolysis of metal ions. Part 2. Dioxouranium(VI) Ronald N. Sylva and Malcolm R. Davidson, pp 465 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000465

Synthesis of -aryl compounds of molybdenum, rhenium, ruthenium, and rhodium from the metal-metal bonded binuclear acetates of molybdenum(II), rhenium(III), ruthenium(II,III), and rhodium(II) Richard A. Jones and Geoffrey Wilkinson, pp 472 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000472

Mass-spectrometric study of the thermal pyrolysis of tetrasulphur tetranitride over quartz wool and silver wool Richard D. Smith, pp 478 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000478

Studies in Mössbauer spectroscopy. Part 12. Characterization of complexes containing iron-silicon bonds R. V. (Dick) Parish and Brian F. Riley, pp 482 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000482

Chiral metal complexes. Part 5. Cobalt(II) and some other transition-metal complexes of chiral vic-dioximate ligands derived from D-camphor and L--pinene Akira Nakamura, Akira Konishi and Sei Otsuka, pp 488 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000488

Formation of large chelate rings from NNNN-tetramethyl-pentane-1,5-diamine, -heptane-1,7-diamine, and -decane-1,10-diamine and bis(benzonitrile)dichloropalladium(II): crystal structures of di-µ-(NNNN-tetramethylpentane-1,5-diamine-NN)- and di-µ-(NNNN-tetramethyl-heptane-1,7-diamine-NN)-bis[dichloropalladium(II)]-benzene (1/1) containing sixteen- and twenty-atom rings respectively Anthony Constable, Walter S. McDonald and Bernard L. Shaw, pp 496 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000496

Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of some N-substituted pyridine-2-carbaldimine adducts of n-butyltrichlorotin(IV) and the molecular structure of n-butyltrichloro(N-phenylpyridine-2-carbaldimine-NN)-tin(IV) Gen-etsu Matsubayashi, Toshio Tanaka, Satoshi Nishigaki and Kazumi Nakatsu, pp 501 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000501

Formation of tetra- and tri-nuclear nickel acetylene complexes; crystal and molecular structures of tris-µ3-(2-hexafluorobut-2-yne)-tetrakis-(carbonylnickel) and tricarbonyl-µ3-(-cyclo-octatetraene)-µ3-(2-hexafluorobut-2-yne)-triangulo-trinickel with evidence for a nickel-stabilised cyclo-octatetraenyl dication Jack L. Davidson, Michael Green, F. Gordon A. Stone and Alan J. Welch, pp 506 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000506

Crystal structure and properties of bis(benzimidazol-2-ylmethanol-NO)(nitrato-NO)copper(II) nitrate monohydrate Geoffrey J. Hamilton, John R. Ferraro and Ekk Sinn, pp 515 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000515

Alkali-metal complexes. Part 8. Crystal structures of potassium quinolin-8-olate-quinolin-8-ol(1/1) and -quinolin-8-ol(1/2) David L. Hughes and Mary R. Truter, pp 520 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000520

A quantitative study of the aluminium trichloride-acetonitrile system using X-ray crystallography, electrical conductivity, aluminium-27 and chlorine-35 nuclear magnetic resonance and Raman spectroscopy. The characterization of the pentakis(acetonitrile)chloroaluminium(III) ion in the solid state and in solution Ian R. Beattie, Peter J. Jones, Judith A. K. Howard, Lesley E. Smart, Christopher J. Gilmore and J. W. Akitt, pp 528 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000528

Synthesis of three-co-ordinate mono-, bis-, and tris-olefin complexes of platinum with dimethyl or diethyl fumarate, dimethyl maleate, or maleic anhydride ligands M. Teresa Chicote, Michael Green, John L. Spencer, F. Gordon A. Stone and Jose Vicente, pp 536 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000536

Schiff base complexes of rhenium(IV) and rhenium(V) A. Robert Middleton, Anthony F. Masters and Geoffrey Wilkinson, pp 542 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000542

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Issue 4

Front cover J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FX013

Contents pages J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FP015

Reactivity of cyclopalladated complexes. Part 5. Insertion reactions of diphenylacetylene, 1-phenylprop-1-yne, and hexafluorobut-2-yne with cyclopalladated compounds. Crystal and molecular structure of chloro{3-4--4-[(2-dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl]-1,4-dimethyl-2,3-diphenylbuta-1,3-dienyl-C1N}palladium(II) and bromo{3-4--4-[(2-dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl]-2,4-dimethyl-1,3-diphenylbuta-1,3-dienyl-C1N}-palladium(II) Ali Bahsoun, Jean Dehand, Michel Pfeffer, Maurice Zinsius, Salah-Eddine Bouaoud and Guy Le Borgne, pp 547 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000547

Nonacarbonyldinitrosyltriosmium: its synthesis and reactivity Sumit Bhaduri, Brian F. G. Johnson, Jack Lewis, Douglas J. Watson and Camillo Zuccaro, pp 557 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000557

Some reactions of dodecacarbonyltetrahydridotetraosmium with olefins; the molecular structure of 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,4-undecacarbonyl-1,2-µ-(1-,1-2--cyclohexenyl)-tri-µ-hydrido-tetrahedro-tetraosmium Sumit Bhaduri, Brian F. G. Johnson, John W. Kelland, Jack Lewis, Paul R. Raithby, Sharwan Rehani, George M. Sheldrick, Kenneth Wong and Mary McPartlin, pp 562 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000562

Reactions of tri(hydrido)(p-tolyl isocyanide)bis(triphenylarsine)iridium(III) with chelating ligands: spectroscopic and magnetic study Giorgio Mercati and Franca Morazzoni, pp 569 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000569

Pentagonal-pyramidal cadmium(II) and mercury(II) complexes of the quinquedentate macrocyclic ligand 2,15-dimethyl-3,7,10,14,20-penta-azabicyclo[14.3.1]eicosa-1(20),2,14,16,18-pentaene Michael G. B. Drew, Stephen G. McFall and S. Martin Nelson, pp 575 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000575

Optically active co-ordination compounds. Part 41. Bis(dipeptidato)cobalt(III) complexes Luis Vilas Boas, C. A. Evans, R. D. Gillard, P. R. Mitchell and D. A. Phipps, pp 582 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000582

Interactions of tetrakis-µ-acetato-dirhodium(II) with adenine nucleosides and nucleotides George Pneumatikakis and Nick Hadjiliadis, pp 596 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000596

Spectroscopic and redox studies of some copper(II) complexes with biomimetic donor atoms: implications for protein copper centres Ushio Sakaguchi and Anthony W. Addison, pp 600 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000600

Preparation, properties, and stereochemistry of nitrosyl derivatives of tetracarbonyl[o-phenylenebis(dimethylarsine)]-molybdenum and -tungsten Neil G. Connelly and Christopher Gardner, pp 609 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000609

X-Ray and neutron diffraction study of 1,1,1,2,2,2,3,3,3-nonacarbonyl-1,2;1,3-di-µ-hydrido-µ3-sulphido-triangulo-triosmium Brian F. G. Johnson, Jack Lewis, David Pippard, Paul R. Raithby, George M. Sheldrick and Keith D. Rouse, pp 616 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000616

Carbaborane derivatives of the late- and post-transition elements. Part 2. Dicarbaundecaboranyl compounds of copper(I), gold(I), and mercury(II); the crystal and molecular structure of 3-triphenylphosphine-3-mercura-1,2-dicarbadodecaborane(II), a pseudo--bonded metallacarbaborane Howard M. Colquhoun, Trevor J. Greenhough and Malcolm G. H. Wallbridge, pp 619 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000619

Preparation and characterization of two triphenylphosphineiron carbonyl complexes: X-ray crystallographic studies of (1-4--5-exo-benzylcyclopenta-1,3-diene)dicarbonyl(triphenylphosphine)iron(0), (1), and dicarbonyl(-cyclopentadienyl)(triphenylphosphine)iron(II) 1,1,2,3,3-pentacyanopropenide, (2) George A. Sim, David I. Woodhouse and Graham R. Knox, pp 629 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000629

Kinetics and mechanism of the base hydrolysis of the cis-chlorobis(ethylenediamine)(imidazole)cobalt(III) cation Robert W. Hay, Mahmoud Tajik and Paul R. Norman, pp 636 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000636

Complexes of potentially chelating vinylsilanes and their carbon analogues with palladium(II) halides Robert McCrindle, Elmer C. Alyea, Shelton A. Dias and Alan J. McAlees, pp 640 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000640

Charge transfer in mixed-valence solids. Part 9. Preparation, characterization, and optical spectroscopy of the mixed-valence mineral voltaite [aluminium pentairon(II) tri-iron(III) dipotassium dodecasulphate 18-hydrate] and its solid solutions with cadmium(II) David Beveridge and Peter Day, pp 648 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000648

Transition metal complexes of nitrogen-containing ligands. Part 13. Mössbauer spectra of carbonyliron complexes containing cyclic diazene ligands Max Herberhold, Konrad Leonhard, Ursel Wagner, Friedrich E. Wagner and Jaques Danon, pp 654 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000654

Quenching of excited uranyl ion by metal carbonyls in aprotic solvents Silvana Sostero, Orazio Traverso, Plinio Di Bernardo and Terence J. Kemp, pp 658 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000658

New dimeric forms of cyclo-octatetraene: crystal structures of tricarbonylruthenium and pentacarbonyldiruthenium complexes containing dimeric cyclo-octatetraene Richard Goddard and Peter Woodward, pp 661 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000661

Crystal structures of cis-dibromodioxobis(triphenylphosphine oxide)molybdenum(VI), cis-dichlorodioxobis(triphenylphosphine oxide)molybdenum(VI), and cis-bis(butane-2,3-diolato)dioxomolybdenum(VI)-butane-2,3-diol (1/2): a comparison of co-ordination spheres and the general stereochemistry of molybdenum(VI) oxo-complexes Ray J. Butcher, Bruce R. Penfold and Ekk Sinn, pp 668 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000668

Structural chemistry of phthalocyaninato-cobalt(II) and -manganese(II) Ronald Mason, Geoffrey A. Williams and Peter E. Fielding, pp 676 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000676

Preparation and spectroscopic properties of electroneutral alkoxy(organo)carbene complexes of platinum(II) and the crystal and molecular structure of cis-[benzyl(ethoxy)carbene]dichloro(dimethylphenylphosphine)platinum(II) Gordon K. Anderson, Ronald J. Cross, Ljubica Manojlovi-Muir, Kenneth W. Muir and Robin A. Wales, pp 684 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000684

Reactions of electroneutral alkoxy(organo)carbene complexes of platinum(II) Gordon K. Anderson and Ronald J. Cross, pp 690 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000690

Organosilicon chemistry. Part 23. Some silylcobalt(III) complexes and the homogeneous catalysis of deuteriation, hydrosilylation, and O-silylation reactions Nicholas J. Archer, Robert N. Haszeldine and R. V. (Dick) Parish, pp 695 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000695

Chlorine-35 quadrupole resonance in sodium tetrachloroaurate(III) dihydrate at high pressure Lyndon V. Jones, Muhammed Sabir and John A. S. Smith, pp 703 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000703

Addition of hexafluorobut-2-yne to tricarbonyl(cycloheptatriene)iron; crystal structure of a phosphite derivative of the 2: 1 adduct, [Fe(CO)2{P(OCH2)3CMe}(C7H8)(C4F6)2] Richard Goddard and Peter Woodward, pp 711 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000711

Preparation of diphenylantimony(V) tribromide and the mixed halides, diphenylantimony(V) dibromide chloride and bromide dichloride Stephen P. Bone and D. Bryan Sowerby, pp 715 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000715

Crystal structures of diphenylantimony(V) tribromide, dibromide chloride, and bromide dichloride Stephen P. Bone and D. Bryan Sowerby, pp 718 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000718

Variable-temperature magnetic-susceptibility measurements of spin equilibria for iron(III) dithiocarbamates in solution Dennis F. Evans and Trevor A. James, pp 723 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000723

Crystal and molecular structure of dichloro[(-)--isospartein]cobalt(II) Reiko Kuroda and Stephen F. Mason, pp 727 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000727

A definitive physical model for chelation: ideal and non-ideal chelation, short and long chelates, and bridging David R. Rosseinsky, pp 731 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000731

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Front cover J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FX017

Contents pages J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FP019

Kinetics of oxidation of hydrogen azide (hydrazoic acid) by tris(2,2-bipyridine)nickel(III) ions in aqueous perchlorate media: comparison with oxidation by aqua-cations John K. Brown, David Fox, Malcolm P. Heyward and Cecil F. Wells, pp 735 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000735

Antimony-121 Mössbauer spectroscopic studies of antimony dithiocarbamate complexes John G. Stevens and Jan M. Trooster, pp 740 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000740

Interaction of carbon monoxide with alkali, alkaline-earth, transition, and lanthanoid metal fluorides in an argon matrix Robert H. Hauge, Susan E. Gransden and John L. Margrave, pp 745 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000745

The conductivities of some transition-metal dithiolates and other complexes, their dependences on cation properties, and the role of anion disproportionation David R. Rosseinsky and Richard E. Malpas, pp 749 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000749

Crystal structure, paramagnetic anisotropy, and zero-field splitting in intermediate-spin chlorobis(NN-di-isopropyldithiocarbamato)iron(III)-chloroform (1/1) Samaresh Mitra, Brian N. Figgis, Colin L. Raston, Brian W. Skelton and Allan H. White, pp 753 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000753

The reaction between cis-bis(trifluoroacetato)bis(trioganophosphine)platinum(II) and tetraorganotin compounds Colin Eaborn, Kevin J. Odell and Alan Pidcock, pp 758 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000758

Kinetics of base hydrolysis of cationic dichlororhodium(III) complexes containing two substituted ethylenediamine ligands Martin P. Hancock, Brian T. Heaton and D. Huw Vaughan, pp 761 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000761

Organomercury complexes of iron, cobalt, and tungsten Frank Glockling, Vinayak B. Mahale and John J. Sweeney, pp 767 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000767

Hydrophobic interactions in ternary zinc(II) and copper(II) complexes containing 1,10-phenanthroline or 2,2-bipyridyl and an alkane carboxylate or sulphonate Paul R. Mitchell, pp 771 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000771

Some metal complexes of 2,4-dichloro-1,3-di-t-butyldiazadiphosphetidine Linda S. Jenkins and Gerald R. Willey, pp 777 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000777

Synthesis, magnetic, and structural characterization of di-µ-(benzyloxo)-bis[(2,2,6,6-tetramethylheptane-3,5-dionato)copper(II)] H. Eugene LeMay jun. , Derek J. Hodgson, Pote Pruettiangkura and Leroy J. Theriot, pp 781 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000781

Stereochemically non-rigid silanes, germanes, and stannanes. Part 3. Intramolecular rearrangements in silyl-, germyl-, and trimethylstannyl-cyclononatetraenes Alan Bonny and Stephen R. Stobart, pp 786 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000786

A novel bonding mode of the diphenylureylene ligand: synthesis, properties, and structures of mono-, bi-, and tri-nuclear diphenylureylene complexes of bis(-cyclopentadienyl)titanium Giuseppe Fachinetti, Claude Biran, Carlo Floriani, Angiola Chiesi Villa and Carlo Guastini, pp 792 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000792

Nuclear magnetic resonance investigations of boron compounds. Part 15. Some derivatives of a triazaphosphadiborine and a triazaphosphaborolidine Kleomenis Barlos, Heinrich Nöth, Bernd Wrackmeyer and William McFarlane, pp 801 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000801

Kinetics and mechanism of the replacement of carbonate by sulphite in the tris(carbonato)cobaltate(III) ion in solution David R. Rosseinsky and Gaston A. Jauregui, pp 805 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000805

Alkaline-earth metal complexes of macrocyclic Schiff bases derived from furan-2,5-dicarbaldehyde Diana H. Cook and David E. Fenton, pp 810 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000810

Terminal and bridged phosphole, arsole, and stibole complexes of molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, rhenium, and iron Edward W. Abel and Christopher Towers, pp 814 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000814

Reactions of co-ordinated ligands. Part 19. Insertion reactions of acetylenes, methylenecyclopropane, and buta-1,3-diene with tricarbonyl(5-indenyl)methylmolybdenum and dicarbonyl(5-indenyl)methyliron Martin Bottrill and Michael Green, pp 820 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000820

Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of scrambling reactions in solutions of tetra-alkyl- and tetra-aryl-diphosphanes Robin K. Harris, Elizabeth M. Norval (née McVicker) and Manfred Fild, pp 826 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000826

The preparation of soluble mixed-ligand rhodium hydrogenation catalysts by reduction of dioxygenrhodium complexes Robert L. Augustine and Regis J. Pellet, pp 832 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000832

Isomers of icosaborane(26): some synthetic routes and preliminary characterisations in the bis(nido-decaboranyl) system Norman N. Greenwood, John D. Kennedy, Trevor R. Spalding and Derek Taylorson, pp 840 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000840

Reactions in mixed non-aqueous systems containing sulphur dioxide. Part 2. The dissolution of transition metals in the binary mixture dimethyl sulphoxide-sulphur dioxide, and ion-pair formation involving the sulphoxylate radical ion in mixed solvents containing sulphur dioxide W. David Harrison, J. Bernard Gill and David C. Goodall, pp 847 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000847

Secondary bonding. Part 4. The crystal and molecular structure of µ-oxo-bis[nitrato(phenyl)iodine(III)] Nathaniel W. Alcock and Rachel M. Countryman, pp 851 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000851

Secondary bonding. Part 5. The crystal and molecular structures of phenyliodine(III) diacetate and bis(dichloroacetate) Nathaniel W. Alcock, Rachel M. Countryman, Steinar Esperås and Jeffery F. Sawyer, pp 854 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000854

Synthesis and characterization of new mixed allyl-alkoxo-complexes of uranium(IV). The crystal and molecular structure of di-µ-isopropoxo-bis[di(-allyl)isopropoxouranium(IV)] Maurizio Brunelli, Giovanni Perego, Gabriele Lugli and Alessandro Mazzei, pp 861 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000861

Effects of added potassium bromide and tetra-n-butylammonium bromide on the kinetics of aquation of tris(5-nitro-1,10-phenanthroline)iron(II) in various binary aqueous mixtures Neil F. Ashford, Michael J. Blandamer, John Burgess, David Laycock, Michael Waters, Paul Wellings, Raymond Woodhead and Fikry M. Mekhail, pp 869 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000869

Kinetics of nucleophilic attack on co-ordinated organic moieties. Part 7. Mechanisms of addition of tertiary phosphines and phosphites to tricarbonyl(dienyl)iron cations Glyn R. John and Leon A. P. Kane-Maguire, pp 873 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000873

Synthesis and crystal structure of tetracarbonyl(triphenylstibine)ruthenium Eric J. Forbes, David L. Jones, Keith Paxton and Thomas A. Hamor, pp 879 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000879

Reactions of some phosphorus(III) halides with strongly acidic solvents Keith B. Dillon, Martin P. Nisbet and Thomas C. Waddington, pp 883 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000883

Localized molecular-orbital representation of the bonding in N-sulphinosulphimides Gábor Náray-Szabó and Árpád Kucsman, pp 891 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000891

Diphosphane derivatives. Part 3. The donor characteristics of tetramethyl-1,2-dithioxodi-5-phosphane (tetramethyldiphosphine disulphide) and the vibrational spectra and structures of some of its complexes Geoffrey P. McQuillan and Ian A. Oxton, pp 895 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000895

Electrochemical behaviour and X-ray structure of (-cyclopentadienyl)(4-5--2-methoxycarbonylcyclopent-4-en-1,3-ylene)cobalt Nabil El Murr, Yves Dusausoy, John E. Sheats and Marc Agnew, pp 901 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000901

Cyclopentadienyl-ruthenium and -osmium chemistry. Part 6. Reactions of alkylruthenium complexes with disubstituted acetylenes Michael I. Bruce, Richard C. F. Gardner and F. Gordon A. Stone, pp 906 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000906

Reactions of molybdenum oxo-complexes with substituted hydrazines. Part 1. The preparation of molybdenum alkyl- and aryl-imido-complexes; the crystal and molecular structure of (N-benzoyl-N-p-tolyldiazene-NO)dichloro(dimethylphenylphosphine)(p-tolylimido)molybdenum Michael W. Bishop, Joseph Chatt, Jonathan R. Dilworth, Michael B. Hursthouse, S. Amarasiri A. Jayaweera and Andrew Quick, pp 914 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000914

Reactions of molybdenum oxo-complexes with substituted hydrazines. Part 2. The reactions of molybdenum(IV) oxo-complexes with aroylhydrazines and the crystal and molecular structure of (N-benzoyldiazene-NO)[N-benzoyldiazenido(1-)-N]chlorobis(dimethylphenylphosphine)molybdenum Anthony V. Butcher, Joseph Chatt, Jonathan R. Dilworth, G. Jeffery Leigh, Michael B. Hursthouse, S. Amarasiri A. Jayaweera and Andrew Quick, pp 921 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000921

The decomposition of triethyloxonium salts in solution Frank R. Jones and Peter H. Plesch, pp 927 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000927

Preparation and reactivity of -cyclopentadienyl(thiocarbonyl)(triphenylphosphine)-rhodium(I) and -iridium(I): formation of methyl(methylthio)methylene complexes Felice Faraone, Giuseppe Tresoldi and Giuseppe Antonio Loprete, pp 933 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000933

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Front cover J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FX021

Contents pages J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FP023

-Allylmetal chemistry. Part 7. Allylic alkylation catalysed by platinum complexes. Isolation of rigid (-allyl)(pentane-2,4-dionato)platinum(II) complexes Hideo Kurosawa, pp 939 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000939

X-Ray diffraction studies on catalysis: the crystal structure of di-µ-chloro-bis[(2-3--exo-3-allylnorborn-2-yl)palladium] and comparison with related complexes relevant to the polymerization of norbornene Marcello Zocchi and Giuseppe Tieghi, pp 944 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000944

Structural studies of steric effects in phosphine complexes. Part 4. Synthesis and crystal and molecular structure of trans-di-iodobis(tri-o-tolylphosphine)platinum(II)-dichloromethane (1/1) Elmer C. Alyea, Shelton A. Dias, George Ferguson and Paul J. Roberts, pp 948 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000948

Steric effects upon chelate ring-opening and ring-closure substitution reactions of (o-dimethylaminophenyldimethylarsine)rhodium(III) complexes Arnaldo Peloso and Luciano Volponi, pp 952 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000952

Studies on cyclo-octatetraene compounds of titanium by electron spin resonance and electronic absorption spectroscopy Edmond Samuel, Gerard Labauze and Daniel Vivien, pp 956 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000956

Crystal and molecular structure of diaquahydrogen(I)µ-oxo-[bis(diethyldithiocarbamato)oxomolybdate(IV)][bis(diethyldithiocarbamato)oxomolybdenum(V)] bis{µ-oxo-bis[bis(diethyldithiocarbamato)oxomolybdenum(V)]}(1), and µ-oxo-bis[bis(diethyldithiocarbamato)oxomolybdenum(V)](2), and the single-crystal electron spin resonance spectrum of (1) C. David Garner, Nepal C. Howlader, Frank E. Mabbs, Andrew T. McPhail and Kay D. Onan, pp 962 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000962

Spectroscopic properties of alkenylferrocenes; crystal and molecular structure of (Z)-(1,2-diphenylethenyl)ferrocene Christine J. Cardin, William Crawford, William E. Watts and Brian J. Hathaway, pp 970 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000970

Structure and properties of some lanthanoid(III) perchlorates with the cryptand 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane Mario Ciampolini, Paolo Dapporto and Nicoletta Nardi, pp 974 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000974

High nuclearity carbonyl clusters of rhodium. Part 1. Crystallographic characterization of dodeca-µ-carbonyl-dodecacarbonyldihydrido-polyhedro-tridecarhodate(3-) in its benzyltriphenylphosphonium salt Vincenzo G. Albano, Gianfranco Ciani, Secondo Martinengo and Angelo Sironi, pp 978 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000978

Exchange interactions in di-µ-hydroxo-bis[bis(1,2-diaminoethane)-chromium(III)] salts. Structural, magnetochemical, and optical spectroscopic investigations Adrian Beutler, Hans U. Güdel, Timothy R. Snellgrove, Gervais Chapuis and Kurt J. Schenk, pp 983 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000983

Structure of the rhenium X-ray LIII absorption edge in caesium hexachlororhenate(IV) P. R. Sarode, pp 993 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000993

Synthesis of cationic pentacarbonyl, fac- and mer-tricarbonyl, and cis-and trans-dicarbonyl complexes of manganese(I) Rafael Usón, Victor Riera, José Gimeno, Mariano Laguna and M. Pilar Gamasa, pp 996 DOI:10.1039/DT9790000996

Chemistry of low-valent metal isocyanide complexes. Part 1. Synthesis of zerovalent iron and ruthenium complexes. Crystal and molecular structures of tetrakis(t-butyl isocyanide)(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium and pentakis(t-butyl isocyanide)iron Jean-Marie Bassett, David E. Berry, Geoffrey K. Barker, Michael Green, Judith A. K. Howard and F. Gordon A. Stone, pp 1003 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001003

Studies in cyclophosphazenes. Part 5. Influence of the steric requirements of the amines on the rate of amination of 2,2,4,4,6,6-hoxachlorocyclotri(5-phosphazene) Jacob M. E. Goldschmidt and Eliahu Licht, pp 1012 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001012

Studies in cyclophosphazenes. Part 6. Configurations of the non-geminal tetrachlorobis(dialkylamino)cyclotri(5-phosphazenes) Zvi Biran and Jacob M. E. Goldschmidt, pp 1017 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001017

A reinvestigation of the fluxionality of tricarbonyl(6-cyclo-octa-tetraene)-chromium and -tungsten using the carbon-13 Forsén-Hoffman spin-saturation method J. Andrew Gibson and Brian E. Mann, pp 1021 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001021

Kinetics and mechanism of formation of nickel(II) complexes of nitrogen-oxygen donor macrocyclic ligands in methanol, and the X-ray structure determination of one of the products, dichloro(6,7,8,9,10,11,17,18-octahydro-5H-dibenzo[e,n][1,4]dioxa[8,12]diazacyclopentadecine)-nickel(II) Alfred Ekstrom, Leonard F. Lindoy, Hyacinth C. Lip, Roland J. Smith, Hilary J. Goodwin, Mary McPartlin and Peter A. Tasker, pp 1027 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001027

The reaction of cyclopentadiene with dodecacarbonyltriruthenium: the isolation and crystal structure of tetracarbonylbis[dicarbonyl(-cyclopentadienyl)ruthenio]ruthenium, [{Ru(-C5H5)(CO)2}2Ru(CO)4] Neil Cook, Lesley E. Smart, Peter Woodward and John D. Cotton, pp 1032 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001032

Esterification of partially trimethylsilylated derivatives of hemimorphite Kazuyuki Kuroda and Chuzo Kato, pp 1036 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001036

The chemistry of the trivalent actinoids. Part 5. Uranium(III) complexes with bidentate organic amides Joseph I. Bullock, Anthony E. Storey and Peter Thompson, pp 1040 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001040

Ruthenium complexes containing Group 5B donor ligands. Part 8. Reactions of binuclear carbonyl- and thiocarbonyl-ruthenium(II) triphenylphosphine complexes with alkoxy(phenyl)phosphines and of mononuclear ruthenium(II) alkoxy(phenyl)phosphine complexes with carbon monoxide Wilma J. Sime and T. Anthony Stephenson, pp 1045 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001045

Equilibria of aminoethanols with protons and metal(II) ions. Part 3. L-(+)-threo-2-Amino-1-phenylpropane-1,3-diol with protons and copper-(II) in aqueous solution Antonio Braibanti, Giovanni Mori and Francesco Dallavalle, pp 1050 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001050

Preparation and some reactions of (-aryl)(thiocarbonyl)bis(triphenylphosphine)-rhodium(I) and -iridium(I): a comparative study with the analogous carbonyl derivatives Giuseppe Tresoldi, Felice Faraone and Pasquale Piraino, pp 1053 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001053

A comparison of the electronic structure of some Group 6A dimetal tetracarboxylates using photoelectron spectroscopy Anthony W. Coleman, Jennifer C. Green, Andrew J. Hayes, Elaine A. Seddon, D. Robert Lloyd and Yoshio Niwa, pp 1057 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001057

Preparation and chemical and spectroscopic properties of (disilylamino)difluorophosphine and bis(difluorophosphino)silylamine E. A. V. Ebsworth, David W. H. Rankin and John G. Wright, pp 1065 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001065

Preparation and properties of difluorophosphino(tetrafluorophosphoranyl)amine David W. H. Rankin and John G. Wright, pp 1070 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001070

Molecular structure of hexakis(trifluoromethylthio)ethane Heinz Oberhammer, A. Haas and K. Schlosser, pp 1075 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001075

Isomerisation of 2-(alkenyl)pyridines by Group 6 metals Brian T. Heaton and David J. A. McCaffrey, pp 1078 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001078

Reactions of osmium tetraoxide with protein side chains and unsaturated lipids Alastair J. Nielson and William P. Griffith, pp 1084 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001084

Synthesis and spectroscopic and structural properties of mercury(II) tetramethylthiourea complexes. Crystal structure of di-µ-bromo-bis-[bis(tetramethylthiourea-S)mercury(II)] tetrafluoroborate Luigi Pietro Battaglia, Anna Bonamartini Corradi, Giuseppe Marcotrigiano and Gian Carlo Pellacani, pp 1089 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001089

A convenient synthesis of tetrakis[thiolato-µ3-sulphido-iron](2-)clusters George Christou and C. David Garner, pp 1093 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001093

Single-crystal, vacuum-ultraviolet, and lon-association circular-dichroism spectra of the bis[(2R)-2-methyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane]cobalt(III) lon Alex F. Drake, Reiko Kuroda and Stephen F. Mason, pp 1095 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001095

Crystal and molecular structure of bromotricarbonyl(NNNN-tetramethylethane-1,2-diamine)rhenium(I) M. Claire Couldwell and Jim Simpson, pp 1101 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001101

Electron spin resonance investigations of the photo-oxidation of decacarbonyldimanganese and related complexes W. Edward Lindsell and Peter N. Preston, pp 1105 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001105

Preparation and crystal structure of the sixteen-atom ring complex di-µ-[glutaraldehyde bis(dimethylhydrazone)]-bis[dichloropalladium(II)] Anthony G. Constable, Walter S. McDonald and Bernard L. Shaw, pp 1109 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001109

Structure and bonding in gold(I) compounds. Part 4. A phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic study of the structure of some gold(I) phosphine complexes in solution Martin J. Mays and Pauline A. Vergnano, pp 1112 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001112

-Cyclopentadienylcobalt chemistry: allylic, alkyl, and hydrido-derivatives Teresa Aviles and Macolm L. H. Green, pp 1116 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001116

Evidence for a reversible 1,2-hydrogen shift ( elimination) in some bis(-cyclopentadienyl)tungsten compounds N. John Cooper and Malcolm L. H. Green, pp 1121 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001121

A comparative dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance study of degenerate enantiomerization and dionate site exchange in octahedral diolatobis(pentane-2,4-dionato)titanium(IV) complexes Neil Baggett, David S. P. Poolton and W. Brian Jennings, pp 1128 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001128

An X-ray structural and thermodynamic investigation of the blue and red forms of (C-meso-5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetra-azacyclotetradecane)copper(II) perchlorate Robert Clay, Judith Murray-Rust and Peter Murray-Rust, pp 1135 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001135

Effect of chain length of aliphatic diamines on the structure and reactivity of dichloro(diamine)(-ethylene)platinum(II) complexes Luciana Maresca, Giovanni Natile and Lucio Cattalini, pp 1140 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001140

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Front cover J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FX025

Contents pages J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FP027

Thermochemistry of alkali-metal hexachloro- and hexabromo-tungstates(IV) and -rhenates(IV) John Burgess, S. James Cartwright, Ian Haigh, Raymond D. Peacock, Paul Taylor, H. Donald B. Jenkins and Kenneth F. Pratt, pp 1143 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001143

Electronic structure and g-factor anisotropy of d1 systems in a trigonal environment Luc G. Vanquickenborne, Christiane Görller-Walrand and René Debuyst, pp 1150 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001150

Synthesis, crystal structure, and stereochemical non-rigidity of µ-[1-:1-2--2-carboxylato-1-ethylbut-1-enyl-O(2Fe)]-bis(tricarbonyl-iron)(Fe-Fe), a new complex obtained from iron carbonyls under apolar conditions Silvio Aime, Luciano Milone, Enrico Sappa, Antonio Tiripicchio and Marisa Tiripicchio Camellini, pp 1155 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001155

Reversible non-complementary redox reactions involving platinum complexes Arnaldo Peloso, pp 1160 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001160

Reaction mechanisms of metal-metal-bonded carbonyls. Part 21. Reactions of bromine with some substituted binuclear carbonyls Gary Kramer, John Patterson and Anthony Poë, pp 1165 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001165

Crystal structure of trichloroacetatotrivinyltin and Mössbauer spectroscopic characterization of trivinyl- and divinyl-n-butyltin carboxylates Sandro Calogero, Dore Augusto Clemente, Valerio Peruzzo and Giuseppe Tagliavini, pp 1172 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001172

Mechanism of some alkylammonium-ion exchanges by -zirconium bis-(monohydrogenorthophosphate) monohydrate Jai P. Gupta and Derek V. Nowell, pp 1178 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001178

Magnetism and structure of copper(II) co-ordination compounds. X-Ray structure determination of trans-dichlorobis(N-methylimidazole)copper(II) Johannes A. C. van Ooijen, Jan Reedijk and Anthony L. Spek, pp 1183 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001183

Emission-titration studies of the adduct formation between achiral europium(III)-diketonates and substrates Harry G. Brittain, pp 1187 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001187

Crystal and molecular structure of bis(difluorophosphino)amine at -110 °C Michael J. Barrow, E. A. V. Ebsworth, Marjorie M. Harding and Stephen G. D. Henderson, pp 1192 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001192

Kinetics of nucleophilic attack on co-ordinated organic moieties. Part 8. Addition of NN-dimethylaniline to the tricarbonyl(dienyl)-iron, -ruthenium, and -osmium cations and related complexes Glyn R. John and Leon A. P. Kane-Maguire, pp 1196 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001196

Preparation and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of bis(3-allyl ylide)-, (3-allyl)(3-allyl ylide)-, (3-allyl ylide)(5-cyclopentadienyl ylide)-, and (3-allyl)(5-cyclopentadienyl ylide)-palladium(II) complexes Mitsuyo-Fukui Hirai, Mitsunobu Miyasaka, Kenji Itoh and Yoshio Ishii, pp 1200 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001200

Complexes of organoaluminium compounds. Part 10. Crystal and molecular structures of the cage compounds bis-µ-methylamido-hexa-µ3-methylimido-bis(dimethylaluminium)-hexakis(methylaluminium) and bis-µ-methylamido-hexa-µ3-methylimido-bis(dimethylgallium)-hexakis-(methylgallium) Saeid Amirkhalili, Peter B. Hitchcock and J. David Smith, pp 1206 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001206

Preparation and properties of potassium µ-thio-bis[hexacyanomolybdate(IV)], K6[Mo2(CN)12S], the crystal structure of its double salt with potassium tetraoxomolybdate(VI), and a discussion of molybdenum-sulphur bond lengths and bond orders Michael G. B. Drew, Philip C. H. Mitchell and Christopher F. Pygall, pp 1213 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001213

Proton nuclear magnetic resonance study of ligand exchange on the pentakis(N-methylacetamide)dioxouranium(VI) ion Geoffrey J. Honan, Stephen F. Lincoln, Evan H. Williams and Thomas M. Spotswood, pp 1220 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001220

Synthesis and properties of 2,4-dialkoxy-1,3-di-t-butylcyclodiphosph(III)-azanes Rodney Keat, David S. Rycroft and David G. Thompson, pp 1224 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001224

Reaction of cis-bis[1,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane]dicarbonyl-chromium and -molybdenum complexes with silver(I) salts. Reduction of nitrite ion to dinitrogen oxide Joseph A. Connor and Paul I. Riley, pp 1231 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001231

Unsubstituted phenoxo-derivatives of copper(II) and p-benzoquinone adducts of copper(I) chloride and bromide Fausto Calderazzo and Giancarlo Dell'Amico, pp 1238 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001238

Cyclopentadienylactinoid(IV) poly(pyrazol-1-yl)borates Kenneth W. Bagnall, Azizolla Beheshti, John Edwards, Frank Heatley and Andrew C. Tempest, pp 1241 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001241

The effects of stereochemistry at platinum and the nature of the organic group on carbonyl insertion at [PtCl(R)(CO)(PMePh2)] Gordon K. Anderson and Ronald J. Cross, pp 1246 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001246

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Front cover J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FX029

Contents pages J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FP031

Preparation and characterization of tetrafluorophosphonium(V) hexadecafluorotriantimonate(V), [PF4][Sb3F16], the adduct arsenic pentafluoride-trifluorophosphine (1/1), and the redox reactions of trifluorophosphine with arsenic, antimony, and bismuth pentafluoride Grace S. H. Chen and Jack Passmore, pp 1251 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001251

Identification by Raman spectroscopy of various weak oxygen-bridged donor-acceptor adducts of arsenic and antimony pentafluorides; a reversal of the usual Lewis acidities of these pentafluorides towards sulphuryl fluoride Grace S. H. Chen and Jack Passmore, pp 1257 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001257

The behaviour of trans-dihalogenobis(hydrazone)palladium(II) complexes: rotational isomerism or non-equivalence of the two ligands within the same molecule? Giovanni Natile, Lucio Cattalini, Francesco Gasparrini, Luciano Caglioti, Beatrice Galli and Domenico Misiti, pp 1262 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001262

Crystal and molecular structure of (N-picolinylidene-N-salicyloylhydrazinato)(N-picolinylidene-N-salicyloylhydrazine)copper(II) perchlorate-ethanol (1/1) Paolo Domiano, Amos Musatti, Mario Nardelli, Corrado Pelizzi and Giovanni Predieri, pp 1266 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001266

Spectroscopic characterization of copper(II) thermolysin Ivano Bertini, Giorgio Canti, Henryk Kozowski and Andrea Scozzafava, pp 1270 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001270

Voltammetric investigations on mercury(II) and silver(I) polyamine complexes in dimethyl sulphoxide solution Renato Seeber, Piero Zanello, Arnaldo Cinquantini and Gian Antonio Mazzocchin, pp 1274 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001274

Molecular structure of tetrakis-µ-trifluoroacetato-dimolybdenum(II), [Mo2(O2CCF3)4]; a gas-phase electron-diffraction study C. David Garner, Ian H. Hillier, Ian B. Walton and Brian Beagley, pp 1279 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001279

Reduction of dichlorotris(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium(II) in the presence of acetonitrile, pyridine, 2,2-bipyridyl, and styrene David J. Cole-Hamilton and Geoffrey Wilkinson, pp 1283 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001283

Determination of the molecular structure of tris(difluorophosphino)-amine by electron diffraction in the gas phase David E. J. Arnold, David W. H. Rankin, Michael R. Todd and Ragnhild Seip, pp 1290 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001290

Reactions of triorganosilanes with tris-µ-(t-butyl isocyanide)-tris(t-butyl isocyanide)-triangulo-triplatinum: crystal structure of the complex [{Pt(CH:NBut)(SiMePh2)(CNBut)}2] Miguel Ciriano, Michael Green, David Gregson, Judith A. K. Howard, John L. Spencer, F. Gordon A. Stone and Peter Woodward, pp 1294 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001294

The isomers of -amino-acids with copper(II). Part 5. The cis and trans isomers of bis(glycinato)copper(II), and their novel thermal isomerization B. W. Delf, R. D. Gillard and P. O'Brien, pp 1301 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001301

Synthesis of niobium(V) porphyrinates. Crystal structures of tri-µ-oxo-bis[5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrinatoniobium(V)] and acetato-oxo-(5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrinato)niobium(V)-acetic acid (1/1) Claude Lecomte, Jean Protas, Roger Guilard, Bernard Fliniaux and Pierre Fournari, pp 1306 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001306

Effect of N-aryl substituents on the reactivity of electron-rich olefins as precursors of transition-metal-carbene complexes. The crystal and molecular structure of NNNN-tetraphenylbis(1,3-imidazolidin-2-ylidene), and its -electron distribution Peter B. Hitchcock, pp 1314 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001314

Reaction of cis-bis[1,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane]dicarbonylmetal complexes of chromium and molybdenum with alkyl halides. Studies of a mechanism for oxidative addition to d6 metal complexes Joseph A. Connor and Paul I. Riley, pp 1318 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001318

Heterogeneous catalysis in solution. Part 16. Racemisation of (+)589-tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) by a carbon black in alkaline and ethylenediamine solutions Peter D. Totterdell and Michael Spiro, pp 1324 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001324

Interconversion of methyl and acetyl complexes and isomerization of acetyl complexes of ruthenium(II) Christopher F. J. Barnard, J. Anthony Daniels and Roger J. Mawby, pp 1331 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001331

Reactions of decaborane derivatives with bis(diphosphine) complexes of iridium, and the crystal structure of cis-bis[1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane]dihydroiridium(III) tetradecahydrononaborate(1-), [Ir-(dppe)2H2][B9H14] Norman N. Greenwood, Walter S. McDonald, David Reed and John Staves, pp 1339 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001339

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Front cover J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FX033

Contents pages J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FP035

Kinetics and mechanism of the acid-catalysed decarboxylation of the cis-carbonato(5,12-dimethyl-1,4,8,11-tetra-azacyclotetradeca-4,11-diene)cobalt(III) ion Robert W. Hay and Bakir Jeragh, pp 1343 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001343

Nuclear spin-spin coupling to 89Y. A model to investigate the question of covalent bonding in lanthanoid dithiophosphinate complexes A. Alan Pinkerton and William L. Earl, pp 1347 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001347

Thermodynamic parameters for the conformational equilibrium of [Eu(tmhd)3(3Me-py)2] from slow-exchange nuclear magnetic resonance spectra Roger E. Cramer, Richard B. Maynard and Ronald Dubois, pp 1350 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001350

The triruthenium cluster anion [Ru3H(CO)11]-: preparation, structure, and fluxionality Brian F. G. Johnson, Jack Lewis, Paul R. Raithby and Georg Süss, pp 1356 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001356

Molybdenum-nitrogen multiple bonds: the crystal and molecular structures of tris(NN-diethyldithiocarbamato)nitridomolybdenum and tris(NN-dimethyldithiocarbamato)thionitrosylmolybdenum Michael B. Hursthouse and Majid Motevalli, pp 1362 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001362

Mono(cyclopentadienyl)molybdenum chemistry: hydrido-, halogeno-, allylic, and butadiene derivatives of [1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane](-cyclopentadienyl)molybdenum and related compounds Teresa Aviles, Malcolm L. H. Green, Alberto R. Dias and Carlos Romao, pp 1367 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001367

Determination and comparison of stability constants of vanadium(V), molybdenum(VI), and tungsten(VI) aminocarboxylate complexes Karim Zare, Philippe Lagrange and Janine Lagrange, pp 1372 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001372

Kinetic and spectroscopic studies with a rapid-scanning spectrometer. Part 1. Transient intermediates in the dissociation of nickel(II) polyamine complexes Terence J. Kemp, Peter Moore and Geoffrey R. Quick, pp 1377 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001377

Affinity of lanthanoid(III) ions for nitrogen-donor ligands in aqueous solution Robert D. Hancock, Graham Jackson and Ann Evers, pp 1384 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001384

Peroxo-complexes of vanadium(V); a vanadium-51 nuclear magnetic resonance study Oliver W. Howarth and John R. Hunt, pp 1388 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001388

Interconversion of boron hydrides. Part 1. Thermolysis of individual boranes Terence C. Gibb, Norman N. Greenwood, Trevor R. Spalding and Derek Taylorson, pp 1392 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001392

Interconversion of boron hydrides. Part 2. Cothermolysis of tetraborane(10), B4H10, with other boranes at 75 °C Terence C. Gibb, Norman N. Greenwood, Trevor R. Spalding and Derek Taylorson, pp 1398 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001398

Crystal structure of 4,4,6,6-tetrachloro-2,2-di-t-butylaminocyclotriphosphazene Michael J. Begley, D. Bryan Sowerby and T. Tunde Bamgboye, pp 1401 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001401

Formation of 1-phosphapropyne, CH3CP, by pyrolysis of dichloro-(ethyl)phosphine: a He(I) photoelectron spectroscopic study Nicholas P. C. Westwood, Harold W. Kroto, John F. Nixon and Nigel P. C. Simmons, pp 1405 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001405

Static-dynamic distortions of the tris(1,2-diaminoethane)copper(II) cation [Cu(en)3]2+. Crystal structures of the salts [Cu(en)3][SO4] at 120 K and of [Cu(en)3]Cl2·0.75 en at 298 K Ivano Bertini, Paolo Dapporto, Dante Gatteschi and Andrea Scozzafava, pp 1409 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001409

The hydrolysis of iridium(III) Heinz Gamsjäger and Peter Beutler, pp 1415 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001415

Amino-acid complexes of cobalt(III). Preparation and hydrolysis reactions of trans-bis(1,2-diaminoethane)(amino-carboxylato)halogeno-cobalt(III) complexes containing the carboxylato-bonded amino-acids glycine, DL-alanine, and DL-aminobutyric acid Kevin B. Nolan and Ali A. Soudi, pp 1419 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001419

The chemistry of cyclopentadienyl nitrosyl complexes of molybdenum. Part 11. Monohapto-allylic species and their reactions with electrophiles Jon A. McCleverty and Alan J. Murray, pp 1424 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001424

Diphenylantimony(III) fluoride: preparation and crystal structure Stephen P. Bone and D. Bryan Sowerby, pp 1430 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001430

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Front cover J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FX037

Contents pages J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FP039

Spectroscopic and structural studies on cobalt complexes of the methyl esters of dithiocarbazic and 2-methyldithiocarbazic acids. Crystal structure of [Co{NH2NHC(S)SMe}{NH2NC(S)SMe}2]Cl·H2O Anna Monaci, Franco Tarli, Anna Maria Manotti Lanfredi, Antonio Tiripicchio and Marisa Tiripicchio Camellini, pp 1435 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001435

Kinetics of base hydrolysis of the cis-dichloro(1,4,7,10-tetra-azacyclododecane)rhodium(III) and cis-dichloro(1,4,8,11-tetra-azacyclotetradecane)rhodium(III) cations Robert W. Hay and Paul R. Norman, pp 1441 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001441

Solvent-interchange reactions of the penta-amminecobalt(III) ions [Co(NH3)5(OH2)]3+ and [Co(NH3)5(dmf)]3+ in dimethylformamide (dmf)-water media Mira Glava and Warren L. Reynolds, pp 1446 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001446

Carbonyliron-induced coupling of olefins via ferracyclopentane complexes: the photochemical and thermal reactions of dimethyl cyclobut-3-ene-cis-1,2-dicarboxylate with carbonyliron reagents Brian E. Foulger, Friedrich-Wilhelm Grevels, Dieter Hess, (the late) Ernst A. Koerner von Gustorf and Johannes Leitich, pp 1451 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001451

The use of 18O enrichment to determine the mode of co-ordination in MXO3 species via infrared frequency and intensity patterns: the shape of matrix-isolated KNO3 Ian R. Beattie, J. Steven Ogden and David D. Price, pp 1460 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001460

Matrix-isolation studies on alkali-metal phosphates. Part 1. The characterisation of molecular NaPO3 Simon N. Jenny and J. Steven Ogden, pp 1465 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001465

Electron spin resonance studies of radicals derived from dithionate, tetrathionate, and thiosulphate anions Martyn C. R. Symons, pp 1468 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001468

A nuclear magnetic resonance study of trimethyl phosphate exchange on the hexakis(trimethyl phosphate)scandium(III) ion Dino L. Pisaniello, Stephen F. Lincoln and Evan H. Williams, pp 1473 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001473

Mononuclear iron, cobalt, and nickel complexes of a 30-membered macrocyclic ligand S. Martin Nelson, Malachy McCann, Clarke Stevenson and Michael G. B. Drew, pp 1477 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001477

The crystal structure of triphenylarsine sulphide P. Michael Boorman, Penelope W. Codding and K. Ann Kerr, pp 1482 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001482

Structural and dynamic behaviour of complexes of lead(II) with two tetra-aza macrocyclic ligands as studied by X-ray crystallography and natural-abundance carbon-13 and nitrogen-15 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy Nathaniel W. Alcock, Norman Herron and Peter Moore, pp 1486 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001486

Synthesis, properties, and crystal and molecular structure of [Re2Br2(CO)6(Se2Ph2)], a binuclear rhenium(I) complex containing a diphenyl diselenide bridge James Korp, Ivan Bernal, Jerry L. Atwood, Fausto Calderazzo and Dario Vitali, pp 1492 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001492

Sterically hindered co-ordination sites in metal complexes. Part 1. The synthesis and properties of capped four-co-ordinate metal Schiff-base complexes Alan R. Hendrickson, Janet M. Hope and Raymond L. Martin, pp 1497 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001497

Sterically hindered co-ordination sites in metal complexes. Part 2. Structural characterisation of two ligand conformations in the nickel(II) complex of the fly-over ligand 2,2-tetramethylenedioxydi(8-N-salicylideneiminonaphthalene) Anthony T. Baker, Raymond L. Martin and Donald Taylor, pp 1503 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001503

Syntheses and crystal structures of tetramethylammonium diaquatetrafluoromanganate(III) and rubidium aquatetrafluoromanganate(III) Veneslav Kaui and Peter Bukovec, pp 1512 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001512

Cation radicals of phenothiazines. Part 2. Electron transfer between aquacobalt(III) and N-alkylphenothiazines Ezio Pelizzetti and Roberto Giordano, pp 1516 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001516

The crystal structures of MoMe2(6-C6H6)(PPhMe2)2 and MoMe2(6-C6H5Me)(PPhMe2)2 Jerry L. Atwood, William E. Hunter, Robin D. Rogers, Ernesto Carmona-Guzman and Geoffrey Wilkinson, pp 1519 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001519

Syntheses of pentamethylcyclopentadienylcobalt(III) compounds and reactions of [Co(C5Me5)(solvent)3]X2(solvent = acetonitrile or acetone, X = BF4or PF6) Geoffrey Fairhurst and Colin White, pp 1524 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001524

Cyclopentadienyl- or pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-(arene)cobalt(III) complexes: arene = indole, benzene, mesitylene, hexamethylbenzene, 1,4-dihydroxy- and 1-hydroxy-4-methoxytetramethylbenzene Geoffrey Fairhurst and Colin White, pp 1531 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001531

Initial-state and transition-state contributions to solvent effects on reactivity for the reaction of cis-dichlorobis(4-cyanopyridine)platinum(II) with thiourea in binary aqueous solvent mixtures Michael J. Blandamer, John Burgess and Stephen J. Hamshere, pp 1539 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001539

Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-rhodium and -iridium complexes. Part 22. Blue five-co-ordinate rhodium(III) complexes derived from catechol and related compounds Pablo Espinet, Pamela M. Bailey and Peter M. Maitlis, pp 1542 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001542

The Mössbauer effect and chemistry. Part 8. The spectra of some bis(NN-dialkyldithiocarbamato)halogeno(nitrosyl)iron complexes Brian W. Fitzsimmons and Allan R. Hume, pp 1548 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001548

-Tetraphenylphospholyl and -tetraphenylarsolyl derivatives of manganese, rhenium, and iron Edward W. Abel, Neil Clark and Christopher Towers, pp 1552 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001552

Activation of sp2 and sp3 carbon-hydrogen bonds via thermolysis of bis(-cyclopentadienyl)hydridomethyltungsten N. John Cooper, Malcolm L. H. Green and Rahina Mahtab, pp 1557 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001557

Kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation of iron(II) by molecular oxygen catalysed by aquapalladium(II) John S. Coe and Paul L. Rispoli, pp 1563 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001563

Organometallic intercalates of some lamellar metal phosphorus trisulphides René Clement and Malcolm L. H. Green, pp 1566 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001566

The interaction between anionic and cationic rhodium(I) complexes in solution and in the solid state Philip N. A. Seth, Allan E. Underhill and David M. Watkins, pp 1569 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001569

Ferromagnetic coupling in di-µ-chloro-tetrakis(ethane-1,2-diamine)dinickel(II) dichloride, diperchlorate, and bis(tetraphenylborate) Yves Journaux and Olivier Kahn, pp 1575 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001575

Chelate-ring sequence and enthalpy of formation of copper(II) complexes with tetra-aza macrocycles Luigi Fabbrizzi, Mauro Micheloni and Piero Paoletti, pp 1581 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001581

Hydrido-complexes of molybdenum and tungsten with isonitrile and carbyne-type ligands Joseph Chatt, Armando J. L. Pombeiro and Raymond L. Richards, pp 1585 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001585

Reactions of some phosphorus(III) halides with halogens in strongly acidic solvents Keith B. Dillon, Martin P. Nisbet and Thomas C. Waddington, pp 1591 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001591

Preparation and crystal and molecular structure of [MoO(SCH2CH2PPh2)2] Joseph Chatt, Jonathan R. Dilworth, James A. Schmutz and Jon A. Zubieta, pp 1595 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001595

Reactions of molybdenum oxo-complexes with substituted hydrazines. Part 3. The preparation and crystal and molecular structure of an oxo-[dimethylhydrazido(2-)]-complex Michael W. Bishop, Joseph Chatt, Jonathan R. Dilworth, Michael B. Hursthouse and Majid Motevalli, pp 1600 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001600

Reactions of molybdenum oxo-complexes with substituted hydrazines. Part 4. The preparation and structure of an anionic molybdenum oxo(diazene) complex Michael W. Bishop, Joseph Chatt, Jonathan R. Dilworth, Michael B. Hursthouse and Majid Motevalli, pp 1603 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001603

Studies of transition-metal oxo- and nitrido-complexes. Part 5. Oxo-osmium ester complexes with quinuclidine and related amines Martin Schröder, Alastair J. Nielson and William P. Griffith, pp 1607 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001607

Carbon disuiphide activation. A CS-bonded derivative of vanadocene derived from a carbon disuiphide complex: synthesis and structure of [V(-C5H5)2(CS2)] and [V(-C5H5)2(SCSMe)][I3] Giuseppe Fachinetti, Carlo Floriani, A. Chiesi-Villa and Carlo Guastini, pp 1612 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001612

Reactions of dihydridotetrakis(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium(II) with N, O, and S ligands Ricardo Obeso Rosete, David J. Cole-Hamilton and Geoffrey Wilkinson, pp 1618 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001618

Zerovalent platinum chemistry. Part 11. A peroxo-bridged binuclear platinum complex obtained by protonation of [Pt(O2)(PPh3)2]; the crystal structure of [Pt2(O2)(OH)(PPh3)4][ClO4]·2C6H6 Suniit Bhaduri, Luigi Casella, Renato Ugo, Paul R. Raithby, Camillo Zuccaro and Michael B. Hursthouse, pp 1624 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001624

Synthesis and crystal structure of [{Mn(-C5H4Me)(CO)2}2{µ-(2-3-:4-5-)-MeCCCCMe}], a manganese-conjugated diacetylene complex Gordon G. Cash and Roger C. Pettersen, pp 1630 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001630

Complexes of palladium and platinum with substituted benzo-[15-crown-5] ethers containing nitrogen-donor ligand atoms Bernard L. Shaw and Ian Shepherd, pp 1634 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001634

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Front cover J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FX041

Contents pages J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FP043

Kinetic and spectroscopic studies of the carbonylation of methanol with an iodide-promoted iridium catalyst Denis Forster, pp 1639 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001639

Single-crystal structure and electronic properties of bis[hydrotris-(pyrazol-1-yl)borato]copper(II) Angela Murphy, Brian J. Hathaway and Trevor J. King, pp 1646 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001646

Nucleophilic attack on olefins co-ordinated to platinum. Part 2. Stabilities of 2-ammonioethanide adducts and of five-co-ordinate complexes Ibrahim M. Al-Najjar and Michael Green, pp 1651 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001651

Kinetics, mechanism, and stoicheiometry of the oxidation of hydroxylamine by nitric acid John R. Pembridge and Geoffrey Stedman, pp 1657 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001657

CO activation in the reactions of iron carbonyls and alkynes. Syntheses, crystal structures, and nuclear magnetic resonance studies on hydroxyferrole and maleoyliron derivatives Silvio Aime, Luciano Milone, Enrico Sappa, Antonio Tiripicchio and Anna Maria Manotti Lanfredi, pp 1664 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001664

Reactions of co-ordinated ligands. Part 20. Insertion and ring-forming reactions of fluorinated olefins with 3-allylcobalt species; molecular and crystal structure of dicarbonyl[4-5--1,2-difluoro-1,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)pent-4-enyl](trimethyl phosphite)cobalt Martin Bottrill, Richard Goddard, Michael Green and Peter Woodward, pp 1671 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001671

Metallaborane chemistry. Part 9. Oxidative-insertion reactions of zerovalent nickel and platinum complexes with 1,7-dicarba-closo-octaborane, 4,5-dicarba-closo-nonaborane, 1,6-dicarba-closo-decaborane, and their C- methyl derivatives Michael Green, John L. Spencer and F. Gordon A. Stone, pp 1679 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001679

Metallaborane chemistry. Part 10. Insertion of zerovalent platinum species into bridging boron-hydrogen-boron bonds of 2,3-dicarba-nido-hexaborane(8), 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-dicarba-nido-hexaborane(8), and monocarba-nido-hexaborane(9); molecular and crystal structure of [nido-µ4,5-{trans-(Et3P)2Pt(H)}-µ5,6-H-2,3-C2B4H6] Geoffrey K. Barker, Michael Green, F. Gordon A. Stone, Alan J. Welch, Thomas P. Onak and Gowit Siwapanyoyos, pp 1687 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001687

Hypophosphite solutions in carboxylic acids James H. Clark, John Emsley and Trevor B. Middleton, pp 1693 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001693

Hexamethyldisiloxane and hexamethyldisilathiane: reactions with co-valent metal halides Linda S. Jenkins and Gerald R. Willey, pp 1697 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001697

Sulphur-containing metal complexes. Part 4. Preparation of fac-tri-substituted carbonyl complexes of chromium(0) and tungsten(0) containing a phosphine, phosphite, or isocyanide ligand in addition to a chelate ring with carbene carbon and sulphur donor atoms Helgard G. Raubenheimer, Simon Lotz, Hester E. Swanepoel, Hendrik W. Viljoen and Johanna C. Rautenbach, pp 1701 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001701

Hard ligands as donors to soft metals. Part 1. Formation of oxygen-bonded dimethyl sulphoxide complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II) promoted by steric crowding Julian A. Davies, Frank R. Hartley and Stephen G. Murray, pp 1705 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001705

Preparation and properties of halogeno-, oxyhalogeno-, and ethoxyhalogeno-complexes of uranium(V) David Brown and Christian Hurtgen, pp 1709 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001709

Standard enthalpies of formation of the tetra-µ-acetato-derivatives of dimolybdenum(II), chromium(II)-molybdenum(II), dichromium(II), and dichromium(II) dihydrate, and di-µ-acetato-bis(pentane-2,4-dionato)dimolybdenum(II), and their metal-metal bond enthalpy contributions Kingsley J. Cavell, C. David Garner, Geoffrey Pilcher and Stephen Parkes, pp 1714 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001714

Synthesis and properties of Group 5B ligand analogues of o-phenylenebis(dimethylarsine), o-C6H4(EMe2)(EMe2) where E, E= P, N, As, or Sb William Levason, Kenneth G. Smith, Charles A. McAuliffe, Francis P. McCullough, R. Donald Sedgwick and Stephen G. Murray, pp 1718 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001718

Two-dimensional antiferromagnetism and weak ferromagnetism in some anilinium salts of the types A2MnCl4 and A2FeCl4 Antony B. Blake and William E. Hatfield, pp 1725 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001725

Gold(I) complexes of unidentate and bidentate phosphorus-, arsenic-, antimony-, and sulphur-donor ligands Charles A. McAuliffe, R. V. (Dick) Parish and P. David Randall, pp 1730 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001730

A conversion electron Mössbauer investigation of the phosphating of iron surfaces Frank J. Berry, pp 1736 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001736

Paramagnetic transition-metal carbonyls. Part 6. Derivatives of dicarbonyl(5-cyclopentadienyl)cobalt(I) Martyn C. R. Symons and Stephen W. Bratt, pp 1739 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001739

Oxidation and reduction of tetracyanonickelate(II) ions induced by ionizing radiation : an electron spin resonance study of the [Ni(CN)4]3-, [Ni(CN)4]-, and [HNi(CN)4]2- complexes Martyn C. R. Symons, Mohamed M. Aly and Douglas X. West, pp 1744 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001744

Reactions of bis(ethylene)(tertiary phosphine)platinum complexes with phenylethynyl derivatives of titanium and silicon; crystal structure of (µ-dimethylsilanediyl)(-phenylethynyl)[µ-(1-:1-2--phenylethynyl)]-bis(tricyclohexylphosphine)diplatinum (Pt-Pt) Miguel Ciriano, Judith A. K. Howard, John L. Spencer, F. Gordon A. Stone and Hubert Wadepohl, pp 1749 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001749

Metal-hydroxide-promoted hydrolysis of 1-acetylimidazole and its relevance to carbonic anhydrase activity David A. Buckingham and Charles R. Clark, pp 1757 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001757

Chemistry of methinyl tricobalt enneacarbonyls. Part13. Preparation and structure of phosphite derivatives, and the crystal and molecular structure of [Co3(CMe)(CO)6{P(OMe)3}3] Peter A. Dawson, Brian H. Robinson and Jim Simpson, pp 1762 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001762

Equilibria in complexes of N-heterocyclic molecules. Part 25. Kinetics of pseudo-base formation in metal complexes and quaternized organic molecules derived from 5-nitro-1,10-phenanthroline Robert D. Gillard, Cledwyn T. Hughes, W. Stephen Walters and Peter A. Williams, pp 1769 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001769

An electron spin resonance study of some copper(II) complexes of unsaturated carboxylic acids William J. Newton and Brian J. Tabner, pp 1776 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001776

Studies on the origin of asymmetry. Part 1. Optically active crystals as selective adsorbents R. D. Gillard and Julio Domingos Pedrosa da Luz de Jesus, pp 1779 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001779

Kinetics of ligand-displacement reactions of copper(II) complexes of deprotonated linear and macrocyclic dioxotetra-amines. Comparative studies with glycylglycylglycine and glycylglycylhistidine Mutsuo Kodama, Takashi Yatsunami and Eiichi Kimura, pp 1783 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001783

The photolysis and subsequent reactions of bis(triaryl phosphite) complexes of iron(0), trans-[Fe(CO)3{P(OAr)3}2] Seamus M. Grant and A. R. Manning, pp 1789 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001789

Group 3 tetrahydroborates. Part 2. The molecular structures of dimethylaluminium tetrahydroborate and dimethylgallium tetrahydroborate in the gas phase as determined by electron diffraction Michael T. Barlow, Anthony J. Downs, Patrick D. P. Thomas and David W. H. Rankin, pp 1793 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001793

Hydrocarbon complexes of iron, ruthenium, and osmium. Part 12. Triruthenium complexes of pentalene derived from cyclo-octatetraenes and cyclo-octatrienes Selby A. R. Knox, Ronald J. McKinney, Victor Riera, F. Gordon A. Stone and Anne C. Szary, pp 1801 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001801

Pentalene complexes of ruthenium: two isomeric forms of triruthenium carbonyl clusters with face- and edge-bridging pentalene ligands: crystal structures of two isomers of [Ru3(CO)8{C8H3(SiMe3)3-1,3,5}] Judith A. K. Howard, Robert F. D. Stansfield and Peter Woodward, pp 1812 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001812

The chemistry of cyclopentadienyl nitrosyl compounds of molybdenum. Part 13. Hydrazine, hydrazido(1-)-, and hydrazido(2-)-complexes P. Douglas Frisch, Martin M. Hunt, W. George Kita, Jon A. McCleverty, A. Elizabeth Rae, Duncan Seddon, David Swann and John Williams, pp 1819 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001819

Crystal structures of complexes between alkali-metal salts and cyclic polyethers. Part 10. Complex formed between 6,7,9,10,12,13,15,16,23,24,26,27,29,30,32,33-hexadecahydrodibenzo[b,q][1,4,7,10,13,16,19,22,25,28]decaoxacyclotriacontin (dibenzo-30-crown-10) and two molecules of sodium isothiocyanate John D. Owen and Mary R. Truter, pp 1831 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001831

Phosphine -acceptor properties in dihalogenobis(triphenylphosphine)-nickel(II) and -cobalt(II) John E. Davies, Malcolm Gerloch and David J. Phillips, pp 1836 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001836

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Front cover J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FX045

Contents pages J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. DOI:10.1039/DT97900FP047

The reactions of molybdenum oxo-complexes with substituted hydrazines. Part 5. The preparation of some organodiazenido-complexes of molybdenum Michael W. Bishop, Graham Butler, Joseph Chatt, Jonathan R. Dilworth and G. Jeffery Leigh, pp 1843 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001843

Metal derivatives of azoles. Part 4. Platinum(II) and palladium(II) complexes Giovanni Minghetti, Guido Banditelli and Flavio Bonati, pp 1851 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001851

Selectivity of tetra-aza macrocycles towards metal spin states. The high-spin-low-spin equilibrium for nickel(II) complexes with 13- and 14-membered ligands Luigi Fabbrizzi, pp 1857 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001857

Molecular and crystal structure of trans-cyanomethylhydridobis(triphenylphosphine)platinum(II), [PtH(CH2CN)(PPh3)2] Antonio Del Pra, Eleonora Forsellini, Gabriella Bombieri, Rino A. Michelin and Renzo Ros, pp 1862 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001862

Formation of a new ligand by addition of 3,5-dimethylpyrazole to the cyanate group in a copper(II) complex: crystal and molecular structure of -bis(1-carbamoyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazolato)copper(II) and the physical properties of two isomeric forms Fedor Valach, Jií Kohout, Michal Dunaj-Juro, Mária Hvastijová and Ján Gao, pp 1867 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001867

Potentiometric and spectrophotometric studies of the copper(II) complexes of methyldopa, methyltyrosine, and catechol in aqueous solution G. Victor Fazakerley, Peter W. Linder, Ralph G. Torrington and M. Robert W. Wright, pp 1872 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001872

Interaction between uranium tetrafluoride oxide and antimony pentafluoride; fluorine-19 nuclear magnetic resonance investigations in solution; preparation and characterization of the adducts UF4O·nSbF5(n= 1-3) and crystal structure of UF4O·2SbF5 Roland Bougon, John Fawcett, John H. Holloway and David R. Russell, pp 1881 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001881

Reaction mechanisms of metal-metal-bonded carbonyls. Part 23. Thermal homolytic fission of decacarbonyldirhenium (Re-Re) J. Paul Fawcett, Anthony Poë and Kumud R. Sharma, pp 1886 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001886

Electrochemical studies of perfluoroalkyl and alkyl derivatives of cobalt(III) with quadridentate salicylaldimines at mercury and platinum electrodes David J. Brockway, Bruce O. West and Alan M. Bond, pp 1891 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001891

Co-ordination chemistry of 8-methyl-, 8-ethyl-, and 8-isopropylquinoline-2-carboxaldehyde-N-methylimine with palladium, rhodium, and iridium. Crystal and molecular structure of (-allyl)(8-isopropylquinoline-2-carboxaldehyde-N-methylimine-NN)palladium(II) perchlorate Antony J. Deeming, Ian P. Rothwell, Michael B. Hursthouse and K. M. Abdul Malik, pp 1899 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001899

Magnetic circular dichroism spectra of bis(-cyclopentadienyl)-nickel and -cobalt Trevor J. Barton, Roger Grinter and Andrew J. Thomson, pp 1912 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001912

Hydrolysis of titanium(IV) in aqueous (Na,H)Cl solution Hisahiko Einaga, pp 1917 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001917

Preparation, ligand-exchange reactions, and alkylation reactions of some carbon disulphide derivatives of iron Paul Conway, Seamus M. Grant and A. R. Manning, pp 1920 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001920

Antimony-121 Mössbauer spectra of some heterocyclic cis-diorganoantimony(V) compounds Renato Barbieri, Nuccio Bertazzi, Terence C. Gibb, Harry A. Meinema and Jan G. Noltes, pp 1925 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001925

Carbene complexes. Part 16. Synthesis and properties of NNNN-tetra-aryl-substituted electron-rich olefin-derived carbeneruthenium(II) complexes containing a spontaneously formed ortho-metallated-N-arylcarbene ligand; the crystal and molecular structures of [RuCl{CN(C6H4Me-4)CH2CH2NC6H3Me-4}(PEt3)2](6) and [Ru(CO)Cl{CN(C6H4Me-4)CH2CH2NC6H3Me-4}(PEt3)2](16) Peter B. Hitchcock, Michael F. Lappert, Peter L. Pye and Sunday Thomas, pp 1929 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001929

Syntheses of nonacarbonylbis(µ3-ethoxy)(µ2-halogeno)trimanganese complexes, the crystal structures of the fluoride and iodide, and the crystal structure of octacarbonyl(dimethylphenylphosphine)bis(µ3-ethoxy)(µ2-ethoxy)trimanganese Edward W. Abel, Ian D. H. Towle, T. Stanley Cameron and Ruth E. Cordes, pp 1943 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001943

Photoinduced insertion of tungsten into aromatic and aliphatic carbon-hydrogen bonds by bis(-cyclopentadienyl)tungsten derivatives Madeleine Berry, Keith Elmitt and Malcolm L. H. Green, pp 1950 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001950

Some new weberites Kalpana Gade and Vyankatesh S. Chincholkar, pp 1959 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001959

Reactions of silanes and germanes with iridium complexes. Part 2. Adducts of silyl and germyl halides and related molecules with trans-carbonylhalogenobis(triethylphosphine)iridium(I) E. A. V. Ebsworth and Thomas E. Fraser, pp 1960 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001960

Synthesis and characterization of some actinoid iminodiacetato-complexes; crystal structure and normal co-ordinate analysis of iminodiacetatodioxouranium(VI) Giovanni A. Battiston, Gino Sbrignadello, Giuliano Bandoli, Dore A. Clemente and Giuliana Tomat, pp 1965 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001965

Formation of large chelate rings and cyclometallated products from diphosphines of type But2P(CH2)nPBut2(n= 5-8) and Ph2P(CH2)5PPh2 with palladium and platinum chlorides: factors affecting the stability and conformation of large chelate rings Najeeb A. Al-Salem, H. David Empsall, Richard Markham, Bernard L. Shaw and Brian Weeks, pp 1972 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001972

Structure and properties of some lanthanoid(III) perchlorate complexes with the crown polyether 5,6,14,15-tetrahydrodibenzo[b,k][1,4,7,10,13,16] hexaoxacyclo-octadecin Mario Ciampolini, Nicoletta Nardi, Renzo Cini, Stefano Mangani and Pierluigi Orioli, pp 1983 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001983

Structural and dynamic behaviour of cadmium(II) and mercury(II) complexes of 1,4,8,11-tetra-azacyclotetradecane and 1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetra-azacyclotetradecane Nathaniel W. Alcock, Eirian H. Curson, Norman Herron and Peter Moore, pp 1987 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001987

Effect of variation in ligand ring size upon the inversion barrier at sulphur in complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II). A dynamic hydrogen-1 nuclear magnetic resonance study Edward W. Abel, Martin Booth and Keith G. Orrell, pp 1994 DOI:10.1039/DT9790001994

Mechanism of attack by trialkylphosphines on dicarbonyl(dienyl)iodo-iron complexes Marian Gower, Glyn R. John, Leon A. P. Kane-Maguire, Timothy I. Odiaka and Albrecht Salzer, pp 2003 DOI:10.1039/DT9790002003

Pulse-radiolytic investigation of the reduction of titanium(III) ions in aqueous solutions Olga I. Mii and Milica T. Nenadovi, pp 2011 DOI:10.1039/DT9790002011

Resolutions using metal complexes. Resolution of (RR,SS)-ortho-phenylenebis(methylphenylarsine) using internally diastereoisomeric palladium complexes Nicholas K. Roberts and Stanley Bruce Wild, pp 2015 DOI:10.1039/DT9790002015

The structure of trans-chloro(dinitrogen)bis(tri-isopropylphosphine)-rhodium(I): an X-ray study of the structure in the solid state and a nuclear magnetic resonance study of the structure in solution David L. Thorn, Thomas H. Tulip and James A. Ibers, pp 2022 DOI:10.1039/DT9790002022

Graphite lamellar compounds. Structure of transition-metal intercalates Dario Braga, Alberto Ripamonti, Diego Savoia, Claudio Trombini and Achille Umani-Ronchi, pp 2026 DOI:10.1039/DT9790002026

Mechanism of reaction of the binuclear dimer of [Fe(CN)5(OH2)]3- with uncharged ligands in aqueous solution Rafaela Jureti, Duanka Pavlovi and Smiljko Aperger, pp 2029 DOI:10.1039/DT9790002029

Kinetics of reversible chelate ring-opening and ring-closure substitution reactions of rhodium(III)-o-dimethylaminophenyldimethylarsine complexes in acidic methanolic solutions Arnaldo Peloso, pp 2033 DOI:10.1039/DT9790002033

Furyl- and thienyl-mercury derivatives studied by means of ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. Evidence for the participation in bonding of the vacant 6p orbitals of mercury in bis-2-furyl- and bis-2-thienyl-mercury Francesco Paolo Colonna, Giuseppe Distefano, Maurizio Guerra, Derek Jones and Alberto Modelli, pp 2037 DOI:10.1039/DT9790002037

Preparation, properties, and crystal structure of acetonedi-isothio-cyanato-dioxobis(triphenylphosphine oxide)uranium(VI) Gabriella Bombieri, Eleonora Forsellini, Giovanni De Paoli, David Brown and Tze Chung Tso, pp 2042 DOI:10.1039/DT9790002042

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