Oxime and oximate metal complexes: unconventional synthesis and reactivity

The chemistry of oxime/oximato metal complexes has been investigated actively since the beginning of 20th century and aspects such as traditional synthetic routes leading to oxime/oximato complexes, structural and solution chemistry and analytical applications of oxime species have been reviewed extensively. Despite a fairly large number of reviews and books on different aspects of the chemistry of oxime/oximato metal compounds, data on their metal-mediated reactions are just beginning to actively emerge. Apparently, our review (V.Yu. Kukushkin, D. Tudela, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Coord. Chem. Rev. 156 (1996) 333) published in this journal in 1996 was the first attempt for classification of such reactions. In this article we carry on the description, systematization and analysis of metal-mediated reactions of oxime species with special emphasis on research of the last few years and also work produced in our group. In addition, data on unconventional routes for preparation of oxime/oximato complexes are also included and ascribed to certain reaction modes. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.