Fundamental Concepts of Inorganic Chemistry

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Preface
Contents
1. Introduction and Language of the Chemistry of Complex Compounds
1.1 Discovery and Historical Background
1.2 Properties of Cobaltammines
1.3 Blomstrand-Jorgensen's Chain Theory of Metal-Ammine Compounds
1.4 Werner's Theory of Coordination Compounds
1.5 Double Salts and Complex Salts: Perfect and Imperfect Complexes
1.6 Definition of Inner Sphere Complex, Outer Sphere Complex and Second Coordination Sphere Complex
1.7 Classification of Ligands
1.8 Macrocyclic Ligands
1.9 Template Synthesis of Polydentate and Macrocyclic Ligands
1.10 Detection and Evidences of Complex Formation in Solution
1.11 Inner Metallic Complexes or Inner Complexes
1.12 Polynuclear or Bridged Complexes
1.13 Mixed Valence Complexes: Conjugated Bridges and Intervalence Charge Transfer
1.14 Coordination Polymers
1.15 Formula Representation and Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds
Exercise 1
2. Stereochemistry and Structural Aspects of Complex Compounds
2.1 Isomerism in Coordination Compounds and Different Types of Isomerism
2.2 Structural Isomerism
2.3 Conformational Isomerism
2.4 Stereoisomerism in the Coordination Compounds
2.5 Geometric Isomerism in the Coordination Compounds
2.6 Enumeration of Total Number of Stereoisomers in the Octahedral Complexes
2.7 Characteristics of the Optical or Mirror Image Isomers
2.8 Optical Isomerism in the 4-, 5- and 6-Coordination Compounds
2.9 Optical Activity from the Chelate Ring Conformation in Square Planar and Octahedral Complexes
2.10 Spin State Isomerism
2.11 Structure of Coordination Compounds and Stereochemical Aspects
3. Bonding Theories of Metal Complexes
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Electrostatic Theory of Bonding in Coordination Compounds
3.3 Sidgwick's Effective Atomic Number Rule: The 18-Electron Rule
3.4 Valence Bond Theory (VBT) of Bonding in Coordination Compounds
3.5 Crystal Field and Ligand Field Theories: Splitting of the Metal Orbitals in Different Crystal Fields of Ligands
3.6 Factors Affecting the Crystal Field Splitting Parameter
3.7 Pairing Energy and Factors Controlling the Pairing Energy
3.8 CFT and Octahedral Complexes
3.9 CFT and the Tetrahedral Complexes
3.10 CFT and Trigonal Bipyramidal and Square Pyramidal Complexes
3.11 Tetragonal Distortion in the Octahedral Symmetry: Jahn-Teller Distortion: Octahedral 9ud Tetrahedral Complexes
3.12 A Special Case of Jahn-Teller Distortion in the d8-Configuration
3.13 Crystal Field Theory of the Square Planar Geolnetry
3.14 Applications of CFT: Evidences in Favour of CFT
3.15 Merits and Demerits of CFT
3.16 Experimental Evidences in Favour of Metal-Ligand Overlap in the Coordination Compounds
3.17 Molecular Orbital Approach of Bonding in Coordination Compounds
3.18 Comparison of VBT, CFT and MOT of Bonding in the Octahedral Coordination Compounds
Exercise 3
4. Thermodynamic Aspects of Stability of Metal Complexes
4.1 Stability of the Complexes: Thermodynamic Stability and Kinetic Stability
4.2 Stepwise and Overall Stability Constants of the Metal Complexes
4.3 Conditional Stability Constants
4.4 Order of the Stepwise Stability Constants
4.5 Chemical Factors Governing the Stability Constants
4.6 Stabilities of the Metal Complexes of Crown Ether, Spherands and Cryptands: Alkali Metal Complexes
4.7 Ternary Complexes: Factors Affecting their Stabilities
4.8 Determination of Stability Constants and Composition of the Complexes
4.9 Stabilization of Unusual (or less common) Oxidation States of Metals
Exercise 4
Appendices
Appendix I: Units and Conversion Factors
Appendix II: Some Physical and Chemical Constants
Appendix III: Wavelength and Colours
Appendix IV: Names, Symbols, Atomic Numbers an4 Atomic Weights of the Elements
Appendix V: Some Useful Mathematical Relationship
Appendix VI: Books Consulted
Subject Index
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