Coordination chemistry of organic azides and amination reactions catalyzed by transition metal complexes

The interaction of organic azides with transition metal complexes will be discussed with particular attention to the coordination modes of these molecules. The stoichiometric reactions of organic azides with coordinated ligands will be considered and their use in amination reactions catalyzed by transition metal complexes will be discussed in detail. The utility of these catalytic reactions for the synthesis of organic compounds will be stressed. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.