Ligand substitution reactions at inorganic centers

This review on ligand substitution reactions at inorganic centers focuses on nonsymmetrical substitution processes dealing with complex-formation reactions. The role of solvent exchange reactions is reviewed followed by a systematic survey of ligand substitution reactions on four, five-, six-, seven-, eight-, and nine-coordinate metal centers. The influence of labilization effects caused by hydroxyl ligands, metal-carbon bonds, terminal and bridged oxo and nitride ligands, and the behavior of polynuclear clusters is also highlighted.