• 1 Introduction to iron chemistry.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Importance of iron.- 1.3 Iron minerals and ores.- 1.4 Pure iron and its main chemical and physical properties.- 1.5 Isotopes of iron.- 1.6 Ionisation energies.- 1.7 Oxidation states.- 1.8 Spin states.- 1.9 Magnetics.- 1.10 Electronic structure.- 1.11 Organometallic chemistry of iron.- 1.12 The biochemical importance of iron.- 1.13 The future of iron chemistry and biological chemistry.- References.- 2 Industrial chemistry of iron and its compounds.- 2.1 History.- 2.2 Production of iron.- 2.3 Chemistry in the blast furnace.- 2.4 Commercial iron.- 2.5 Pickling of steel.- 2.6 Main uses of steel.- 2.7 Corrosion of iron and steel.- 2.8 Prevention of corrosion.- 2.9 Use of iron compounds.- References.- 3 Inorganic chemistry of iron.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Lattice structures.- 3.3 High pressure effects.- 3.4 Spin equilibria.- References.- 4 Organo-iron compounds.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Iron carbonyls.- 4.3 Cyclopentadienyl iron complexes.- 4.4 Other hydrocarbon complexes.- 4.5 Miscellaneous complexes.- 4.6 Practical applications of organo-iron compounds.- Further reading.- References.- 5 Spectroscopic methods for the study of iron chemistry.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Hyperfine interactions.- 5.3 Interpretation of57Fe Mössbauer spectra.- References.- 6 Biological iron.- 6.1 Control of intracellular levels of iron.- 6.2 Iron-sulphur proteins.- 6.3 Haem proteins.- 6.4 Non-haem and non-Fe/S proteins.- References.- 7 Models for iron biomolecules.- 7.1 Models for iron biomolecules.- 7.2 Haem proteins.- 7.3 Models for iron—sulphur proteins.- 7.4 Proteins containing monomeric iron sites.- 7.5 Oxo-bridged di-iron centres.- 7.6 Models for the uptake and transport of iron.- 7.7 Models for biomineralisation processes.-References.- 8 Iron chelators of clinical significance.- 8.1 Iron transport and distribution.- 8.2 Systemic iron overload.- 8.3 Localised and temporary elevation of iron levels.- 8.4 Protection against cellular damage induced by redox cycling chemicals.- 8.5 Selective inhibition of non-haem containing enzymes.- 8.6 Treatment of anaemia with iron complexes.- References.

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