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During the 70's it has become drastically apparent that our natural resources, including energy, are not in unlimited supply. This realization is strongly felt in the economic turmoil that is occurring, but its effects will penetrate into other areas, even causing moderate social changes. Chemists playa major role in coverting the world's natural resources into products. The public consumes these products and now depends upon them to keep the high standard of living to which they have become accustomed. This topic could easily be expounded into a whole article, but it is sufficent to say that almost everything-from the use of lightweight, strong polymers which are replacing the use of metals in today's automobiles, to the curing of diseases with asymetrically synthesized drugs-is related to the endeavors of chemistry. Catalysts have played a major role in transforming resources to useful products. Since a catalyst lowers the activation energy required for a particular reaction, and often for only one specific pathway where normally many exist, it is not surprising within the extant climate that researchers are now increasing their efforts and focusing their priorities on improving and discovering more efficient and selective catalysts.
The objective of this workshop on homogeneous catalysis was to identi fy opportunities for the solution of energy problems and industrial produc tion problems by homogeneous catalysis. The first day of the workshop was devoted to plenary lectures on frontier areas in homogeneous catalysis which set the tone for the workshop. On succeeding days of the workshop, the participants were divided into five working groups for discussion of various aspects of homogeneous catalysis. Each of the five workshops engaged in extensive discussions and then formulated a rough draft of their report and recommendations. The reports of the working groups were presented at a plenary session and suggestions for changes and revisions were made. These minor revisions were incorporated into the working group report by the Co-Chairmen of the working groups. This workshop on homogeneous catalysis was sponsored by the Na tional Science Foundation (United States) and by the National Research Council (Italy). Additional financial support was provided by Montedison, E.N.I., and S.I.R. We wish to thank Mr. William M. Tsutsui for typing and assisting in the editorial work. The Robert A. Welch Foundation Grant A-420 partial ly supported the time spent by M. Tsutsui for the organization of the work shop and the editorial work of the proceedings. Organizing Committee, December, 1976 C. Casey G. P. Chiusoli J. Halpern M. Tsutsui, Co-Editor R. Ugo, Co-Editor v CONTENTS In troduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX . . . . . . . . . . . .
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