Full Description
Concept- and application-oriented - this textbook will set the international standard in coordination chemistry
Fits into a gap and complements ideally the textbook, written by J. Ribas Gispert, with a classical textbook concept
Peter Comba is a experienced textbook author and a well-known and highly respected scientist in the field
Contents
INTRODUCTION
CONCEPTS
Structure: Rigidity and Elasticity;
Preorganization and Complementarity;
Fit and Misfit
Structure and Electronics: Ligand Fields and Spectroscopy;
Jahn-Teller Effects;
Trans-Influences;
Spin States and Cross-over
Structure and Thermodynamics: Stability Constants;
Redox Potentials
Structure and Reactivity: Electron Transfer;
Ligand Substitution;
Activation of Coordinated Molecules
APPLICATION
Bioinorganic Models
Catalysis
Supramolecular Chemistry
Molecular Machines
Energy Conversion and Storage
Environmetal Chemistry
