At the heart of coordination chemistry lies the coordinate bond, in its simplest sense arising from donation of a pair of electrons from a donor atom to an empty orbital on a central metalloid or metal. Metals overwhelmingly exist as their cations, but these are rarely met ‘naked’ – they are clothed in an array of other atoms, molecules or ions that involve coordinate covalent bonds (hence the name coordination compounds). These metal ion complexes are ubiquitous in nature, and are central to an array of natural and synthetic reactions. Written in a highly readable, descriptive and accessible style Introduction to Coordination Chemistry describes properties of coordination compounds such as colour, magnetism and reactivity as well as the logic in their assembly and nomenclature. It is illustrated with many examples of the importance of coordination chemistry in real life, and includes extensive references and a bibliography.Introduction to Coordination Chemistry is a comprehensive and insightful discussion of one of the primary fields of study in Inorganic Chemistry for both undergraduate and non-specialist readers.

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Utgivningsdatum:2009-12-18
Mått:190 x 247 x 17 mm
Vikt:567 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Inorganic Chemistry: A Textbook Series
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780470519318

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Professor Geoffrey Lawrance; Professor of Chemistry and Assistant Dean Research (Science & IT), The University of Newcastle, AustraliaProfessor Lawrance is the author or co-author of over 290 journal articles, review articles and book chapters in a career spanning three decades. He has contributed chapters to Encyclopaedia of Inorganic Chemistry II (Wiley, 2005), and Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry II (Elsevier, 2004).

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""Recommended. Lower-and upper-division undergraduates, two-year technical program students, and general readers." (Choice, 1 March 2011) "Overall then, I applaud this attempt to produce a slightly different and distinctive introduction to a major area of modern chemistry." (Reviews, December 2010)

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Preface Preamble1 The Central Atom1.1 Key Concepts in Coordination Chemistry1.2 A Who’s Who of Metal Ions1.3 Metals in Molecules1.4 The Road AheadConcept KeysFurther Reading2 Ligands2.1 Membership: Being a Ligand2.2 Monodentate Ligands – The Simple Type2.3 Greed is Good – Polydentate Ligands2.4 Polynucleating Species – Molecular Bigamists2.5 A Separate Race — Organometallic SpeciesConcept KeysFurther Reading3 Complexes3.1 The Central Metal Ion3.2 Metal-Ligand Marriage3.3 Holding On — The Nature of Bonding in Metal Complexes3.4 Coupling – Polymetallic Complexes3.5 Making Choices3.6 Complexation ConsequencesConcept KeysFurther Reading4 Shape4.1 Getting in Shape4.2 Forms of Complex Life4.3 Influencing Shape4.4 Isomerism – Real 3D Effects4.5 Sophisticated Shapes4.6 Defining ShapeConcept KeysFurther Reading5 Stability5.1 The Makings of a Stable Relationship5.2 Complexation – Will it Last?5.3 ReactionsConcept KeysFurther Reading6 Synthesis6.1 Molecular Creation — Ways to Make Complexes6.2 Core Metal Chemistry — Periodic Table Influences6.3 Reactions Involving the Coordination Shell6.4 Reactions Involving the Metal Oxidation State6.5 Reactions Involving Coordinated6.6 Organometallic SynthesisConcept KeysFurther Reading7 Properties7.1 Finding Ways to Make Complexes Talk — Investigative Methods7.2 Getting Physical — Methods and Outcomes7.3 Probing the Life of Complexes — Using Physical MethodsConcept KeysFurther Reading8 A Complex Life8.1 Life’s a Metal Ion8.2 Metalloproteins and Metalloenzymes8.3 Doing What Comes Unnaturally8.4 A Laboratory-free Approach — In Silico PredictionConcept KeysFurther Reading9 Complexes and Commerce9.1 Kill or Cure? — Complexes as Drugs9.2 How Much? — Analysing with Complexes9.3 Profiting from Complexation9.4 Being Green9.5 Complex FuturesConcept KeysFurther ReadingAppendix One NomenclatureAppendix Two Molecular Symmetry: The Point GroupIndex