Full Description
The 50 Year Anniversary of the development of electron counting paradigms for polyhedral molecules is celebrated in two volumes of Structure and Bonding. Volume 1 covers the historical development, theoretical models and applications to boranes and metalloboranes.
Contents
Historical introduction to Polyhedral Bonding Models leading to Professor Ken Wade's Contribution.- Introduction to Tensor Surface Harmonic Theory.- Polyhedra beyond the icosahedron.- Non-sphericity in metalloboranes.- Bis(carboranes) and Related Species.- Borane and carborane clusters meet coordination polymers and networks: In the hole or in the backbone?