Inorganic Stereochemistry

Description

Molecular stereochemistry is a fundamental aspect of all areas of chemistry. It is especially important in inorganic chemistry where the coordination numbers are variable and occasionally quite high. The present book evolved naturally from a series of articles written by Professor Kepert for Progre88 in Inorganic Ohemi8try, elucida­ ting aspects of the stereochemistry of inorganic compounds of co­ ordination numbers 4-12. In the present volume, Professor Kepert has added new sections and synthesized these individual chapters into a unified treatment, updating his references when necessary to the most recent contributions in the literature, and inter­ weaving the various themes as deemed appropriate. The result is a major contribution, describing the stereochemistry of coordi­ nation compounds having both unidentate and multidentate ligands. The viability of the repulsion approach to stereochemistry is tested to the limit in this treatise and shown to be an extremely good way of rationalizing a diverse body of data. Front Matter....Pages I-XII Introduction....Pages 1-6 Polyhedra....Pages 7-21 Four-Coordinate Compounds....Pages 22-35 Five-Coordinate Compounds Containing only Unidentate Ligands....Pages 36-51 Five-Coordinate Compounds Containing Chelate Groups....Pages 52-69 Six-Coordinate Compounds Containing only Unidentate Ligands....Pages 70-78 Six-Coordinate Compounds [M(Bidentate) 2 (Unidentate) 2 ]....Pages 79-91 Six-Coordinate Compounds [M(Bidentate) 3 ]....Pages 92-111 Six-Coordinate Compounds Containing Tridentate Ligands....Pages 112-116 Seven-Coordinate Compounds Containing only Unidentate Ligands....Pages 117-129 Seven-Coordinate Compounds Containing Chelate Groups....Pages 130-151 Eight-Coordinate Compounds Containing only Unidentate Ligands....Pages 152-161 Eight-Coordinate Compounds Containing Chelate Groups....Pages 162-178 Nine-Coordinate Compounds....Pages 179-187 Ten-Coordinate Compounds....Pages 188-193 Twelve-Coordinate Compounds....Pages 194-198 Back Matter....Pages 199-230