Metal clusters in catalysis

Part I of the book is concerned with molecular chemistry and structures of metal clusters: synthesis, crystal and molecular structure, thermochemistry and bond energies, reactivity, and homogeneous catalysis. Part II is concerned with metal clusters in and on solid supports, ranging from polymers and oxides functionalized with groups analogous to the ligands in molecular metal clusters to metal oxides such as silica, alumina, and magnesia, and to zeolites, with their molecular-scale cages. The emphasis is on supported metal species with structures analogous to those of molecular species. (Auth.)