Homogeneous Transition-Metal Catalysis in Molten Salts --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Synthesis Gas Processing --; 3. Short Chain Fatty Acids (SFA'S) --; 4. Oxo Alcohols and Aldehydes --; 5. Fischer-Tropsch Chemistry --; 6. Olefin Hydrogenation --; 7. Chlorination and Oxidation --; 8. Conclusions --; Carbon Dioxide as Building Block for Fine Chemicals Synthesis by HomogeneousCatalysis --; 1. Alkenes --; 2. Dienes --; 3. Alkynes --; 4. Literature --; Metal Catalysed Deoxygenation Reactions by Carbon Monoxide of Nitroso andNitro Compounds --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Interaction of Nitroso and Nitro Compounds with the Metal Centre --; 3. Metal-assisted Stoichiometric Reactions in Nitroso and Nitro Compounds --; 4. Catalytic Reactions --; 5. Concluding Remarks --; 6. Glossary of Abbreviations --; 7. References --; Recent Aspects of Transition Metal Catalyzed Reactions of Carbenes in the Realm of Biologically Active Substances --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Generalities --; 3. Synthetic Applications --; 4. References.