Inorganic chemistry continues to generate much current interest
due to its array of applications, ranging from materials to biology
and medicine. Techniques in Inorganic Chemistry assembles a
collection of articles from international experts who describe
modern methods used by research students and chemists for studying
the properties and structures of inorganic chemicals.
Crystallography and diffraction methods
The book begins by examining developments in small-molecule
x-ray crystallography. It identifies some of the major advances,
discusses current attitudes toward crystallography and its uses,
and considers challenges and future prospects. It then examines how
ab initio x-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) methods are used to
determine structure, with discussions on metal pyrazolates, metal
imidazolates, and metal pyrimidinolates. This is followed by a
description of single crystal neutron diffraction, a powerful
structural technique. The text highlights what can presently be
achieved in neutron diffraction and discusses future applications
of neutron scattering.
Quantum chemistry
Reflecting the popularity of density functional calculations,
the book includes a chapter that focuses on quantum chemistry. It
examines the latest computational techniques and describes how
these techniques can be applied to solve a wide range of real-world
problems encountered in the realm of inorganic chemistry and
particularly in transition metal chemistry. It also explains the
intelligent use of quantum chemical methods for the determination
of molecular structure, reactivity, and spectra of coordination and
organometallic compounds.
Spectroscopy
Lastly, the text explores important spectroscopic approaches. It
first describes intermolecular nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) NMR
experiments and diffusion experiments, offering examples that
demonstrate theoretical aspects of the methodology. The final
chapter summarizes recent experimental and theoretical work on
pressure effects on the d-d and luminescence spectra of transition
metal complexes.
Derived from select articles in Comments on Inorganic Chemistry,
this volume provides a solid background in the array of techniques
available in the researcher's toolkit.
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