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Inorganic Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry, Third Edition, emphasizes fundamental principles, including molecular structure, acid-base chemistry, coordination chemistry, ligand field theory and solid sta… Read more

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Inorganic Chemistry, Third Edition, emphasizes fundamental principles, including molecular structure, acid-base chemistry, coordination chemistry, ligand field theory and solid state chemistry. The book is organized into five major themes: structure, condensed phases, solution chemistry, main group and coordination compounds, each of which is explored with a balance of topics in theoretical and descriptive chemistry. Topics covered include the hard-soft interaction principle to explain hydrogen bond strengths, the strengths of acids and bases, and the stability of coordination compounds, etc. Each chapter opens with narrative introductions and includes figures, tables and end-of-chapter problem sets.

This new edition features updates throughout, with an emphasis on bioinorganic chemistry and a new chapter on nanostructures and graphene. In addition, more in-text worked-out examples encourage active learning and prepare students for exams. This text is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level students enrolled in the Inorganic Chemistry course.

Key features

  • Includes physical chemistry to show the relevant principles from bonding theory and thermodynamics
  • Emphasizes the chemical characteristics of main group elements and coordination chemistry
  • Presents chapters that open with narrative introductions, figures, tables and end-of-chapter problem sets

Readership

Senior chemistry majors taking the regular sequence of courses. It will also be useful to first year graduate students or for prospective graduate students studying for entrance and GRE exams

Table of contents

1. Light, Electrons, and Nuclei2. Basic Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Structure3. Covalent Bonding in Diatomic Molecules4. A Survey of Inorganic Structures and Bonding5. Symmetry and Molecular Orbitals6. Dipole Moments and Intermolecular Interactions7. Ionic Bonding and Structures of Solids8. Dynamic Processes in Inorganic Solids9. Acid-Base Chemistry10. Chemistry in Nonaqueous Solvent11. Chemistry of Metallic Elements12. Organometallic Compounds of Main Group Elements13. Chemistry of Nonmetallic Elements I. Hydrogen, Boron, Oxygen and Carbon14. Chemistry of Nonmetallic Elements II. Groups IVA and VA 15. Chemistry of Nonmetallic Elements III. Groups VIA -VIIIA 16. Introduction to Coordination Chemistry17. Ligand Fields and Molecular Orbitals18. Interpretation of Spectra19. Composition and Stability of Complexes20. Synthesis and Reactions of Coordination Compounds21. Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon and Metal-Metal Bonds22. Coordination Compounds in Catalysis23. Bioinorganic Chemistry

Review quotes

"This book, being a textbook, puts in a comfortable form as bright as possible description of inorganic chemistry issues from basic to advanced. The reviewed manual focuses more on the principles of inorganic chemistry than on descriptive inorganic chemistry, which definitely distinguishes it from the academic of inorganic chemistry textbooks."—Przemysl Chemiczny

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About the author

JH

James E. House

James E. House is Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at Illinois State University, USA, and Scholar in Residence at Illinois Wesleyan University, USA. He received B.S. and M.A. degrees from Southern Illinois University and the Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana. In over 50 years of teaching, he taught numerous courses in inorganic and physical chemistry and several special topics courses. His research resulted in over 150 publications in professional journals, many dealing with reactions of solids. He has authored several books on kinetics, quantum mechanics, and inorganic chemistry for Elsevier. He is the Series Editor for Developments in Physical & Theoretical Chemistry for Elsevier and has also edited volumes in the series. House was elected as a Fellow of the Illinois State Academy of Science and he has done extensive consulting in the chemical industry. He was selected as Professor of the Year in 2011 by the student body at Illinois Wesleyan University and in 2018 he was inducted into the Southern Illinois University Chemistry Alumni Hall of Fame.

Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Illinois State University and Scholar in Residence, Illinois Wesleyan University, USA

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