Metal Carbonyls in Phase Transfer Catalysis

Abstract

Abstract This review is limited to phase transfer systems (solid—liquid and liquid—liquid) involving metal carbonyls. The principles of phase transfer catalysis, related to metal carbonyl properties which play a key role in these two‐phase systems, are first briefly recalled. Then, in the light of these principles, applications to inorganic chemistry (ligand exchange, preparation of metal carbonyl anions), organometallic chemistry (synthesis of π allyl complexes, clusters, orthometalated compounds, acylmetal carbonyls, complexed ylids), and finally to organic chemistry are comprehensively reviewed. In this last part, both stoichiometric and catalytic systems (with respect to the metal carbonyl) are reviewed essentially in the fields of functional reduction and carbonylation.