Download or read book Activating Unreactive Substrates written by Carsten Bolm and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-02 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of secondary interactions for the activation of non-reactive substrates constitutes a new and modern approach in catalysis. This first comprehensive treatment of this important research field covers the entire field and reveals the links between the various chemical disciplines. It thus adopts an interdisciplinary approach, making it of interest to the whole chemical community. A must for organic, inorganic, catalytic and complex chemists, as well as those working with/on organometallics.