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Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Inorganic chemistry
1. D.M.P. Mingos, J.E. McGrady, A. L. Rohl Moments of Inertia in
Cluster and Coordination Compounds 2. M. Drillon, J. Darriet
Progress in Polymetallic Exchange-Coupled Systems, Some Examples in
Inorganic Chemistry 3. P. Zanello Stereochemical Aspects Associated
with the Redox Behaviour of Heterometal Carbonyl Clusters 4. R. G.
Denning Electronic Structure and Bonding in Actinyl Ions 5. M.
Evain, R. Brec ANew Approach to Structural Description of Complex
Polyhedra Containing Polychalcogenide Anions 6. E. Brese, M.
O'Keeffe Crystal Chemistry of Inorganic Nitrides
"Imagination and shrewd guesswork are powerful instruments for
acquiring scientific knowledge . . . " 1. H. van't Hoff The last
decades have witnessed a rapid growth of quantum chemistry and a
tremendous increase in the number of very accurate ab initio
calculations of the electronic structure of molecules yielding
results of admirable accuracy. This dramatic progress has opened a
new stage in the quantum mechanical description of matter at the
molecular level. In the first place, highly accurate results
provide severe tests of the quantum mecha nics. Secondly, modern
quantitative computational ab initio methods can be synergetically
combined with various experimen tal techniques thus enabling
precise numerical characterization of molecular properties better
than ever anticipated earlier. However, the role of theory is not
exhausted in disclosing the fundamental laws of Nature and
production of ever increasing sets of data of high accuracy. It has
to provide additionally a means of systematization, recognition of
regularities, and ratio nalization of the myriads of established
facts avoiding in this way complete chaos. Additional problems are
represented by molecular wavefunctions provided by the modern
high-level computational quantum chemistry methods. They involve,
in principle, all the information on molecular system, but they are
so immensely complex that can not be immediately understood in
simple and physically meaningful terms. Both of these aspects,
categorization and interpretation, call for conceptual models which
should be preferably pictorial, transparent, intuitively appealing
and well-founded, being sometimes useful for semi quantitative
purposes."
Metal-ligand interactions are currently being studied in different
fields, from a variety of points of view, and recent progress has
been substantial. Whole new classes of compounds and reactions have
been found; an arsenal of physical methods has been developed;
mechanistic detail can be ascertained to an increasingly minute
degree; and the theory is being developed to handle systems of
ever-growing complexity. As usual, such multidisciplinarity leads
to great opportunities, coupled with great problems of
communication between specialists. It is in its promotion of
interactions across these fields that Metal-Ligand Interactions:
From Atoms, to Clusters, to Surfaces makes its timely contribution:
the tools, both theoretical and experimental, are highly developed,
and fundamental questions remain unanswered. The most fundamental
of these concerns the nature of the microscopic interactions
between metal atoms (clusters, surfaces) and ligands (atoms,
molecules, absorbates, reagents, products) and the changes in these
interactions during physical and chemical transformation. In
Metal-Ligand Interactions, leading experts discuss the following,
vital aspects: ab initio theory, semi-empirical theory, density
functional theory, complexes and clusters, surfaces, and catalysis.
The fields of hydrodesulfurization (HDS) and hydrodenitrogenation
(HDN) continue to attract the attention of researchers in the
various disciplines connected to these fascinating problems that
represent two of the key outstanding chemical challenges for the
petroleum refining industry in view of their very strong
environmental and commercial implications. One area that has
flourished impressively over the last 15 years is the
organometallic chemistry of thiophenes and other related
sulfur-containing molecules. This has become a powerful method for
modeling numerous surface species and reactions implicated in HDS
schemes, and nowadays it represents an attractive complement to the
standard procedures of surface chemistry and heterogeneous
catalysis, for understanding the complex reaction mechanisms
involved in this process. Similar developments have begun to appear
in connection with HDN mechanisms, although in a much more modest
scale and depth. Some years ago when, encouraged by Prof. B. R.
James, this book was planned, several excellent reviews and
monographs treating different aspects of HDS were already available
including some on the subject of organometallic models. However, it
seemed appropriate to try to summarize the most striking features
of this chemistry in an updated and systematic way, and inasmuch as
possible in connection with the common knowledge and beliefs of the
mechanisms of heterogeneous HDS catalysis. Hopefully, this attempt
to build some conceptual bridges between these two traditionally
separated areas of chemistry has met with some success.
Organometallic chemistry is a well established research area at the
interface of organic and inorganic chemistry. In recent years this
field has undergone a ren aissance as our understanding of
organometallic structure, properties and mechanism has opened the
way for the design of organometallic compounds and reactions
tailored to the needs of such diverse areas as medicine, biology,
materials and polymer sciences and organic synthesis. For example,
in the de velopment of new catalytic processes, organometallic
chemistry is helping meet the challenge to society that the
economic and environmental necessities of the future pose. As this
field becomes increasingly interdisciplinary, we recognize the need
for critical overviews of new developments that are of broad
significance. This is our goal in starting this new series Topics
in Organometallic Chemistry. The scope of coverage includes a broad
range of topics of pure and applied or ganometallic chemistry,
where new breakthroughs are being achieved that are of significance
to a larger scientific audience. Topics in Organometallic Chemistry
differs from existing review series in that each volume is
thematic, giving an overview of an area that has reached a stage of
maturity such that coverage in a single review article is no longer
possible. Furthermore, the treatment addresses a broad audience of
researchers, who are not specialists in the field, starting at the
graduate student level. Discussion of possible future research
directions in the areas covered by the individual volumes is
welcome."
The book highlights some of the important present day roles played
by Main Group Elements as well as their emergent new roles in the
fields of materials science, chemical synthesis and structure, and
biological-cum-environmental aspects. Rarely can one find a single
book on Main Group elements that comprehensively discusses their
impact on fundamental and applied sciences with a multidisciplinary
flavour, while catering for the special interests of a wide
cross-section of readers.
Our understanding of the basic processes of crystal growth has
meanwhile reached the level of maturity at least in the
phenomenological concepts. This concerns for example the growth of
pure crystals from a low-density nutrient phase like vapor or
dilute solution with various aspects of pattern formation like
spiral and layer growth, facetting and roughening, and the
stability of smooth macroscopic shapes, as well as basic mechanisms
of impurity incorporation in melt growth of (in this sense) simple
materials like silicon or organic model substances. In parallel the
experimental techniques to quantitatively ana lyze the various
growth mechanisms have also reached a high level of reproducibility
and precision, giving reliable tests on theoretical predictions.
These basic concepts and appli cations to experiments have been
recently reviewed by one of us (A. A. C. ) in "Modern
Crystallography III. Crystal Growth" (Springer Series on Solid
State Sciences, 1983). It has to be emphasized, however, that for
practical applications we are still unable to quantitatively
calculate many important parameters like kinetic coefficients from
first principles. For mixed systems such as complex oxides,
solutions and systems with chemi cal reactions, our degree of
understanding is even lower. As a few examples for present
achievements we note that experiments with vapour and molecular
beam condensation of alkali halides confirmed the qualitatively
predicted mechanisms of screw dislocations and two-dimensional
nucleation for layer-growth.
The second edition of this textbook is identical with its fourth
German edi tion and it thus has the same goals: precise definition
of basic phenomena, a broad survey of the whole field, integrated
representation of chemistry, physics, and technology, and a
balanced treatment of facts and comprehen sion. The book thus
intends to bridge the gap between the often oversimpli fied
introductory textbooks and the highly specialized texts and
monographs that cover only parts of macromolecular science. The
text intends to survey the whole field of macromolecular science.
Its organization results from the following considerations. The
chemical structure of macromolecular compounds should be inde
pendent of the method of synthesis, at least in the ideal case.
Part I is thus concerned with the chemical and physical structure
of polymers. Properties depend on structure. Solution properties
are thus discussed in Part II, solid state properties in Part III.
There are other reasons for dis cussing properties before
synthesis: For example, it is difficult to understand equilibrium
polymerization without knowledge of solution thermodynamics, the
gel effect without knowledge of the glass transition temperature,
etc. Part IV treats the principles of macromolecular syntheses and
reactions.
1. R.C. Mehrotra, Jaipur, India Present Status and Future Potential
of the Sol-Gel Process 2. J. Fricke, A. Emmerling, Wuerzburg, FRG
Aerogels - Preparation, Properties, Applications 3. S. Sakka, T.
Yoko, Kyoto, Japan Sol-Gel-Derived Coating Films and Applications
4. H. Schmidt, Saarbruecken, FRG Thin Films, the Chemical
Processing up to Gelation 5. M. Henry, J.P. Jolivet, J. Livage,
Paris, France Aqueous Chemistry of Metal Cations: Hydrolysis,
Condensation and Complexation 6. R. Reisfeld, Jerusalem, Israel,
C.K. Joergensen, Geneva, Switzerland Optical Properties of
Colorants or Luminescent Species in Sol-Gel Glasses
It is presently well recognized that total concentrations of trace
elements in any environmental compartment supply insufficient
information to understand important phenomena. The distinction and
separate analysis of specific chemical species are essential for
understanding cycles in the aquatic environment, involving
identification and quantification of sources, transport pathways,
distributions and sinks, or, in the area of interactions between
trace elements and organisms to understand uptake, distribution,
excretion mechanisms and effects. In the past, various ways have
been developed to determine the nature and extent of complexation
of trace elements in natural systems. Approaches have been followed
along very different lines. These have not always been fully
appreciated by specialists working in even related fields of
complexation research. The first International Symposium on the
Complexation of Trace metals in Natural Waters was held at the
Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ, Texel, the
Netherlands from 2-6 May 1983. The scientific programme was planned
by the chief organizers Drs. C.J.M. Kramer and J.C. Duinker (NIOZ)
together with Prof. Dr. H.W. Nurnberg (Kernforschungsanlage,
Julich, Federal Republic of Germany) and Dr. M. Branica (Rudjer
Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Yugoslavia).
Ion-exchange Technology I: Theory and Materials describes the
theoretical principles of ion-exchange processes. More
specifically, this volume focuses on the synthesis,
characterization, and modelling of ion-exchange materials and their
associated kinetics and equilibria. This title is a highly valuable
source not only to postgraduate students and researchers but also
to industrial R&D specialists in chemistry, chemical, and
biochemical technology as well as to engineers and industrialists.
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This book contains the proceedings of the Symposium on FT-IR
Characterization of Polymers, which was held under the auspices of
the Division of Polymer Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)
during the annual ACS meeting in Philadelphia, August, 1984. The
content of each paper has been substantially extended from the
papers presented during the conference. Due to the accidental,
irrecoverable loss of the entire contents of the book by the
computer system used for editorial purposes, the publication of
this book has been delayed more than one year over the initial
scheduled date. It has been a continuous, frustrating experience
for the editor as well as for the authors. An extended Murphy's
law, -anything can go wrong goes multiply wrong- has been
demonstrated in editor's office. It necessitated, otherwise
unnecessary, repeated proof reading during which time the editor
had valuable experience ~n familiarizing himself with each paper
much more than usual. The papers in this book are state-of-the-art
even after such a delay. It is the authors pride and integrity
toward the quality of each paper that makes the value of this book
long lasting, while responsibility of the loss of any timeliness
rests at the editor's hand. For the purpose of official records,
submission and acceptance dates must be stated. All papers had been
submitted by September, 1984, and had been accepted for publication
by November, 1984, after the critical review processes.
The aesthetically pleasing molecular architectures of fullerenes
and nanotubes are appealing not only because of their beauty but
also because they are responsible for the many unprecedented
chemical and physical properties of this compound class. Although
succession of exciting new discoveries continues unabated fullerene
research has become a mature science. It is now possible to predict
fullerene chemistry, to design new structure variations like open
fullerene clusters, heterofullerenes and endohedral fullerenes, and
to develop fullerene materials and modified nanotubes with high
potential for technological applications. This volume represents
the state-of-the-art of fullerene research, focussing on areas
showing high potential for future growth and practical
applications. The authors are leading scientists whose groups are
making major contributions in the field.
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