Table of Content

1. Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry.
2. Atomic Structure.
3. Simple Bonding Theory.
4. Symmetry and Group Theory.
5. Molecular Orbitals.
6. Acid-Base and Donor-Acceptor Chemistry.
7. The Crystalline Solid State.
8. Chemistry of the Main Group Elements.
9. Coordination Chemistry I: Structures and Isomers.
10. Coordination Chemistry II: Bonding.
11. Coordination Chemistry III: Electronic Spectra.
12. Coordination Chemistry IV: Reactions and Mechanisms.
13. Organometallic Chemistry.
14. Organometallic Reactions and Catalysis.
15. Parallels Between Main Group and Organometallic Chemistry.
16. Bioinorganic and Environmental Chemistry.

Salient Features

• NEW - Coverage of oxidation-reduction reactions.
• NEW - Updated and reorganized material throughout—Includes recent literature references.
• NEW - Web-based problems.
• NEW - Problems using software for molecular orbital calculations.
• Excellent, balanced coverage of core principles and theory.
• Integration of symmetry arguments throughout—Emphasizes symmetry more than other inorganic texts.
• Many problems at the end of each chapter—Including some from the recent literature.
• Worked examples in most chapters.
• Exercises in most chapters.
• Strong molecular symmetry/group theory coverage.
• Strong molecular-orbital approach.
• Special topic coverage—e.g., organometallic, solid-state chemistry, bioinorganic, and environmental inorganic.