Advanced inorganic chemistry

"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Included Index.

SURVEY OF PRINCIPLES: Concepts in Stereochemistry and Bonding; THE CHEMISTRY OF THE MAIN GROUP ELEMENTS: The Group IA(1) Elements; Boron: Group IIIA(13); Carbon: Group IVA(14); Nitrogen: Group VA(15); Oxygen: Group VIA(16); The Group VIIIA(18) Elements: He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe; THE CHEMISTRY OF THE TRANSITION ELEMENTS: The Elements of the First Transition Series; The Elements of the Second and Third Transition Series; Actinium, Thorium, Proctactiniu, and the Actinide Elements; SURVEY OF SELECTED AREAS: Transition Metal Carbon Monoxide Compounds; Compounds with Transition Metal Single, Double, and Triple Bonds to Carbon; Oxidative-Addition and Migration (Insertion) Reactions; Bioinorganic Chemistry.

Incorporates the many new chemical developments, particularly the more recent theoretical advances in the interpretation of bonding and reactivity in inorganic compounds. Provides a reasonable achievement for advanced students, as it encompasses the chemistry of all chemical elements and their compounds, including interpretative discussion in light of the advances in structural chemistry, general valence theory, and ligand field theory. It covers the periodic table systematically, and special chapters treat metal atom clusters, reaction mechanisms, metal carbonyls, and bio-inorganic chemistry. Since the Fourth Edition, descriptive chemistry has been increased and theoretical material decreased where necessary.