Physical Inorganic Chemistry: A Coordination Chemistry Approach

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Typical ligands, typical complexes....Pages 7-23
Nomenclature, geometrical structure and isomerism of coordination compounds....Pages 24-50
Preparation of coordination compounds....Pages 51-72
Stability of coordination compounds....Pages 73-94
Molecular orbital theory of transition metal complexes....Pages 95-120
Crystal field theory of transition metal complexes....Pages 121-155
Electronic spectra of transition metal complexes....Pages 156-184
Magnetic properties of transition metal complexes....Pages 185-210
Beyond ligand field theory....Pages 211-237
f electron systems: the lanthanides and actinides....Pages 238-268
Other methods of studying coordination compounds....Pages 269-302
Thermodynamic and related aspects of ligand fields....Pages 303-316
Reaction kinetics of coordination compounds....Pages 317-344
Bonding in cluster compounds....Pages 345-380
Some aspects of bioinorganic chemistry....Pages 381-406
Introduction to the theory of the solid state....Pages 407-431
Back Matter....Pages 432-490