Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

F. ALBERT COTTON, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University.SIR GEOFFREY WILKINSON, PhD (deceased), was a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine in London, United Kingdom.CARLOS A. MURILLO, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Costa Rica and an adjunct pro- fessor in the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University.MANFRED BOCHMANN, PhD, is a professor in the School of Chemistry at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom.

• SURVEY OF PRINCIPLES. Some Cross-Cutting Topics. THE CHEMISTRY OF THE MAIN GROUP ELEMENTS. Hydrogen. The Group 1 Elements: Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr. The Group 2 Elements: Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra. Boron. The Group 13 Elements: Al, Ga, In, Tl. Carbon. The Group 14 Elements: Si, Ge, Sn, Pb. Nitrogen. The Group 15 Elements: P, As, Sb, Bi. Oxygen. The Group 16 Elements: S, Se, Te, Po. The Group 17 Elements: F, CI, Br, I, At. The Group 18 Elements: He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn. The Group 12 Elements: Zn, Cd, Hg. THE CHEMISRTY OF THE TRANSITION ELEMENTS. Survey of the Transition Elements. The Elements of the First Transition Series. The Elements of the Second and Third Transition Series. The Group 3 Elements and the Lanthanides. The Actinide Elements. THE ROLE OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY IN CATALYSIS. Fundamental Reactions Steps of Transition Metal Catalyzed Reaction. Homogeneous Catalysis by Transition Metal Complexes. Appendices. Index.