1. An illustration of this concept can be found in the field of asymmetric catalysis: R. Noyori, Asymmetric Catalysis in Organic Synthesis, Wiley, New York, 1994.
2. For some reviews on surface organometallic chemistry, see: (a) S. L. Scott, J.-M. Basset, G.P. Niccolai, C.C. Santini, J.-P. Candy, C. Lécuyer, F. Quignard, A. Choplin, New. J. Chem. 18 (1994) 115.
3. (b) G.P. Niccolai, J.M. Basset, in: E.G. Derouane, J. Haber, F. Lemos, F. Ramoa Ribeiro, M. Guisnet (Eds.), Catalytic Activation and Functionalisation of Light Alkanes: Advances and Challenges, NATO ASI Series 3/44, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1998.
4. (c) F. Lefèbvre, J. Thivolle-Cazat, V. Dufaud, G.P. Niccolai, J.-M. Basset, Appl. Catal. A 182 (1999) 1.
5. Surface Organometallic Chemistry of Inorganic Oxides: The Synthesis and Characterization of (.tplbond.SiO)Ta(:CHC(CH3)3)(CH2C(CH3)3)2 and (.tplbond.SiO)2Ta(:CHC(CH3)3)(CH2C(CH3)3)