Homoleptic alkyl- and aryl-complexes of transition metals (Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, and Cr)and tetra-organyloxyvanadium-(V) and -(IV) complexes [Elektronische Ressource] / by Said Mahmoud El-Kurdi

Homoleptic Alkyl- and Aryl-Complexes of Transition Metals (Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, and Cr) And Tetra-organyloxyvanadium-(V) and -(IV) Complexes Inaugural-Dissertation to obtain the academic degree Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat) submitted to the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy of Freie Universität Berlin by Said Mahmoud El-Kurdi from Palestine Berlin, September 2010 "I humbly thank Allah Almighty, the Merciful and the Beneficent, who gave me health, thoughts and co-operative people to enable me achieve this goal." Dedication To the memory of my Father To the memory of my Brother, Mohammed To my mother, brothers and sisters To my wife To my children Areej, Mahmoud and Mohammed This work was completed under the supervision of Prof. Dr. K. Seppelt at the Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry of the Freie Universität Berlin. First Reviewer: Prof. Dr. K. Seppelt Second Reviewer: Prof. Dr. U. Abram Date of Defence: 07.10.2010 Acknowledgements I am heartily thankful to my supervisor, Prof. K. Seppelt, whose encouragement, guidance and support from the initial to the final level enabled me to develop an understanding of the subject. I would like to thank Prof. U. Abram for taking time out from his busy schedule to serve as my second examiner.