An integrated approach to inorganic chemistry that provides students with a unified and contemporary view of the field.
Highlighting modern research and real-life applications, Inorganic Chemistry takes a one-of-a-kind approach to a difficult and dense subject.
The book provides a unified and contemporary view of the field, including coverage of group theory, magnetism, and bioinorganic chemistry, along with its robust problem-solving feature. A comprehensive and up-to-date resource, Inorganic Chemistry's unique approach to combining core topics in this area results in a highly accessible textbook appropriate for mid- to upper-level students.
Key features
•An integrated approach: The text presents a set of core models, such as VSEPR, Valence Bond Theory, and Ligand Field Theory, to show how these can be applied in different ways.
•Highlights modern research: Examples, applications, and references introduce students to current perspectives and recent scholarship in the field.
•Teaches projection operators with group theory: Teaches these subjects together, thereby making clear the connection between symmetry and molecular orbital theory.
•Highlights magnetism: The central role of magnetism is highlighted, a unique feature of this text.
•Offers comprehensive coverage of bioinorganic chemistry through both a stand-alone chapter on the topic as well as integrated examples throughout the text.
•Robust problem-solving package that includes numerous in-chapter worked examples and extensive end-of-chapter problem sets. EOC problems consistently refer to the primary literature.
•Simple, clear illustrations in full color that help students visualize complex chemical reactions and concepts.
•A comprehensive resource: Written for mid- to upper-level courses in inorganic chemistry, the text includes many topics not covered in existing inorganic texts. Students get a resource for their entire academic careers, and instructors will no longer need to supplement their existing books' coverage.
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1: What is inorganic chemistry, and why study it?
2: A brief review of physical chemistry
3: Basics of bonding: the 2-Center 2-Electron (2c2e) Bond
4: The shapes of main group molecules: the VSEPR Mode
5: Symmetry and group theory
6: Group theory and molecular orbital theory
7: Hybridization-based theories of bonding: applications within the main group
8: Main group bonding
9: Applying bonding principles to main group reactivity and properties
10: Introduction to transition metal chemistry
11: Basics of transition metal bonding 1: Simple ligands including olefins, diatomics, phosphines and hydrides
12: Basics of transition metal bonding 2: conjugated p-systems, metal-ligand multiple bonds, and other ligand types
13: Thermodynamic considerations in reactivity: acid-base theory and redox reactions
14: Understanding transition metal complexes using hybridization-based theory
15: The one-electron picture of transition metal electronic structure
16: Optical spectroscopy and excited state electronic structure
17: Kinetics and mechanisms of ligand substitutions
18: Reactivity in organometallic chemistry
19: Solid-state chemistry
20: Bioinorganic chemistry
21: f-Element chemistry
Appendix A, Polar covalence
Appendix B, Some representative bond distances and bond energies
Appendix C, Tabulated values for determination of bond order: r0 and b
Appendix D, Character tables
Appendix E, Review of matrix manipulations
Appendix F, Expansion of the AOM to include S4 terms
Appendix G, Matrices associated with strong field parameters
Appendix H, Changes in atomic radius with charge and coordination number
Appendix I, Imaginary numbers and complex conjugates
Appendix J, Standard reduction potentials
Appendix K, Valence orbital energies
Appendix L, Shapes of the f-orbitals
Appendix M, Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals (LCAO) Molecular Orbital Method Review
Appendix N, Pascals Constants and the Diamagnetic Susceptibility
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