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Oxford University Press The Heavier D-Block Metals : Aspects Of Inorganic And Coordination Chemistry by Catherine E. Housecroft
This book addresses the chemistry of the second and third row d-block metals, assuming a knowledge of the chemistry of the first row metals.Chapter 1 looks at the metals and summarizes occurrence, physical properties and uses.Chapter 2 considers periodic trends in properties.Chapter 3 considers aqueous solution chemistry, species present with comparisons of the first row metal ions and redox properties.Chapter 4 surveys structure: the range of coordination numbers shown by second and third row metals is often a topic for discussion in University courses.Chapter 5 looks at electronic spectra and magnetic properties, making comparisons with the first row the main objective of the chapter. Detailed mathematical treatments are not given.Chapter 6 considers metal-metal bonding, and the classes of compound that contain triple and quadruple bonds; the role of bridging ligands is introduced.Chapter 7 looks at selected clusters with a pi donar ligands e.g. metal halo species in which metal-metal bonding is important.Chapter 8 introduces the area of polyoxometallates, closing with a short discussion of the wide range of applications.The book contains many references to encourage wider reading by the student; in addition to textbooks of relevance, the author has included many recent literature citations, and a section called Metals in Action which gives citations which show the heavier metals at work in, for example, catalytic converters and molecular wires.show more