Organometallics as Catalysts in the Fine Chemical Industry

From the reviews:

“‘Organometallics as Catalysts in the Fine Chemical Industry’, presents the state-of-the-art in the industrial use of organometallic or coordination complexes as catalysts for the production of fine chemicals. … a helpful source of information for specialists in the field of organometallic catalysis, as well as beginners who have just entered the field or intend to do so. … this book may also serve as a valuable source of information not only for research purposes, but also for students and colleagues teaching organometallic catalysis.” (Michel Picquet, Platinum Metals Review, Vol. 57 (4), 2013)

Matthias Beller obtained his PhD at the University of Göttingen, Germany and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, USA. Since 1998, he has been head of the Leibniz Institute for Organic Catalysis at University of Rostock. He is a member of the board of Dechema's Catalysis Section, the German Catalysis Competence Network ("ConNeCat") as well as the Innovationsagentur Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He is also a member of the Association for Technical Sciences of the Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities.
Hans-Ulrich Blaser carried out his doctoral research with A. Eschenmoser at the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, where he received the Ph.D. degree in 1971. Between 1971 and 1975 he held postdoctoral positions at the University of Chicago (J. Halpern), Harvard University (J.A. Osborn), and Monsanto (Zürich). During 20 years at Ciba-Geigy (1976-1996) he gained practical experience at R&D in the fine chemicals and pharmaceutical industry, which continued at Novartis (1996-1999) and at Solvias where he presently is chief technology officer.