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This undergraduate teaching text and accompanying Periodic Table
DVD, provides an introduction to the transition metals. The first
two chapters introduce the reader to the chemistry of the first-row
transition elements in different oxidation states, in particular +2
and +3 and their relative stability, largely using interactive
activities and video on the DVD. This is followed by a study of
coordination chemistry and the stability of complexes. Later
chapters look at theories of metal-ligand bonding, in particular
the way models can be used to rationalise many of the properties of
transition metals and their compounds, such as colour, magnetism
and stereochemistry. Starting with the simple, yet powerful crystal
field approach, the book finishes with a largely pictorial
treatment of molecular orbital theory. The text also includes
interactive activities on the accompanying Periodic Table DVD,
in-text questions with answers, full colour diagrams and revision
exercises on an associated website www.rsc.org/metalsandlife
To appreciate the chemistry and physical properties of complexes of
the transition series, an understanding of metal-ligand
interactions applied to complexes of the d-block is needed. Metal
Ligand Bonding aims to provide this through an accessible,
detailed, non-mathematical approach. Initial chapters detail the
crystal-field model, using it to describe the use of magnetic
measurements to distinguish complexes with different electronic
configurations and geometries. Subsequent chapters look at the
molecular orbital theory of transition metal complexes using a
pictorial approach. Bonding in octahedral complexes is explored and
electronic spectra and magnetic properties are given extensive
coverage. The material addressed in this book forms the foundation
of undergraduate lecture courses on d-block chemistry and
facilitates learning through various key features, including: full
colour diagrams; in-text questions with answers; revision exercises
and clearly defined learning outcomes to encourage a reflective
approach to study; an associated website; and experimental data and
observations from everyday life. A basic knowledge of atomic and
molecular orbitals as applied to main group elements is assumed.
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