Front Cover; Advances in Catalysis, Volume 23; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Metal Catalyzed Skeletal Reactions of Hydrocarbons; I. Introduction; II. Catalyst Structure; Ill. Experimental Techniques; IV. lsomerization and Dehydrocyclization Reactions on Metals; V. Hydrogenolysis on Metals.; VI. Reactions over Chromium Oxide Catalysts; References; Chapter 2. Specificity in Catalytic Hydrogenolysis by Metals; I. Introduction; II. General Discussion on Hydrogenolysis Reactions; III. Comparison of Metals as Hydrogenolysis Catalysts.

IV. Contrast between Ethane Hydrogenolysis and Other ReactionsV. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. The Chemisorption of Benzene; I. Introduction, ; II. Chemisorption; Ill. Exchange Reactions; IV. Some Aspects of Benzene Hydrogenation.; V. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. The Electronic Theory of Photocatalytic Reactions on Semiconductors; Introduction; I. The Mechanism of the Influence of Illumination on the Adsorption and Catalytic Properties of a Surface; II. The Photoadsorptive Effect; III. The Reaction of Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange; IV. The Reaction of Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide.

V. The Reaction of Synthesis of Hydrogen PeroxideVI. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. Cycloamyloses as Catalysts; I. Introduction; II. Physical Properties of the Cycloamyloses; III. Reactions in Which the Cycloamyloses Participate Covalently; IV. Noncovalent Catalysis by the Cycloamyloses; V. Catalytic Properties of Modified Cycloamyloses; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 6. Pi and Sigma Transition Metal Carbon Compounds as Catalysts for the Polymerization of Vinyl Monomers and Olefins; I. Introduction; II. Soluble Transition Metal Alkyl Compounds as Polymerization Catalysts.

III. Ligand Replacement in Transition Metal Alkyl Compounds and Polymerization ActivityIV. Heterogeneous Polymerization Catalysts Derived from Transition Metal Alkyl Compounds.; V. Stereoregular Polymerization with Transition Metal Alkyls; VI. Mechanism of Polymerization; VII. Conclusion; References; Author Index; Subject Index; Contents of Previous Volumes.