An accessible introduction to one of the primary fields of study in Inorganic Chemistry, revised to incorporate contemporary topics and applications
Written in a highly readable, descriptive, and accessible style, Introduction to Coordination Chemistry examines and explains the interaction between metals and molecules that bind as ligands and the consequences of this assembly process. The book describes the chemical and physical properties and behavior of these complex assemblies and their applications. The contents of this book tell a story, taking the reader from fundamentals, including metal ions, ligands, metal-ligand bonding, and structure, to key concepts, such as stability, synthesis and mechanisms, properties, and characterization. Subsequent chapters address applications involving metals in biology, medicine, and industrial chemistry.
Written by two highly qualified academics, this newly revised Second Edition of Introduction to Coordination Chemistry has been thoroughly updated to include full-color images throughout, as well as now including:
- Information on instrument-based experimental methods to reflect the increasing use of sophisticated, commercially available instruments in laboratory teaching - An expansion of the chapter Metals in Biology showing key developments in the vast field of metalloproteins and metalloenzymes - An updated description of polymetallic compounds and new discussions of metal-containing nanomolecules pertinent to advancements in nanotechnology - An expanded discussion of organometallic compounds and catalysts and updating of Concept Keys to summarize key topics and further reading at the end of each chapter
Introduction to Coordination Chemistry is an ideal textbook resource for undergraduate inorganic chemistry students in their second or third year or at the intermediate level who have completed a general introductory chemistry course and are moving to a first specialist course in coordination chemistry.
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This series reflects the pivotal role of modern inorganic and physical chemistry in a whole range of emerging areas, such as materials chemistry, green chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry, as well as providing a solid grounding in established areas such as solid state chemistry, coordination chemistry, main group chemistry and physical inorganic chemistry.
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments x
Preamble xi
About the Companion Website xv
1 The Central Atom 1
1.1 Key Concepts in Coordination Chemistry 1
1.2 A Who’s Who of Metal Ions 6
1.3 Metals in Molecules 12
1.4 The Road Ahead 16
2 Complexes 20
2.1 The Central Metal Ion 20
2.2 Metal--Ligand Assembly 22
2.3 The Nature of Bonding in Metal Complexes 28
2.4 Metal--Ligand Bonding in Organometallic Chemistry -- Beyond Classical Werner Complexes 52
2.5 Coupling -- Polymetallic Complexes 59
2.6 Complex Lifetimes and Complexation Consequences 60
3 Ligands 63
3.1 Membership: Being a Ligand 63
3.2 Ligand Basicity 76
3.3 Making Choices 81
3.4 Polydentate Ligands 84
3.5 Polynucleating Ligands 86
3.6 Nonclassical Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry 90
4 Shape 95
4.1 Getting in Shape 95
4.2 Coordination Number and Shape 98
4.3 Influencing Shape 114
4.4 Isomerism -- Real 3D Effects 118
4.5 Sophisticated Shapes 128
4.6 Defining Shape 140
5 Stability 143
5.1 Making a Stable Assembly 143
5.2 Complexation -- Will It Last? 164
5.3 Reaction Mechanisms 167
6 Synthesis 196
6.1 Molecular Creation--Ways to Make Complexes 196
6.2 Core Metal Chemistry--Periodic Table Influences 196
6.3 Reactions Involving the Coordination Shell 203
6.4 Reactions Involving the Metal Oxidation State 216
6.5 Reactions Involving Coordinated Ligands 220
6.6 Organometallic Synthesis 229
6.7 Nanomolecular Synthesis 233
6.8 Silicate and Aluminosilicate Synthesis 238
7 Properties 244
7.1 Investigative Methods 244
7.2 Physical Methods and Outcomes 245
7.3 Probing Complexes Using Physical Methods 250
8 A Complex Life 293
8.1 Metal Ions in the Natural World 293
9 Complexes and Commerce 329
9.1 Metals in Medicine 329
9.2 Medical Imaging and Diagnostics 338
9.3 Analysing with Complexes 342
9.4 Profiting from Complexation 345
9.5 Being Green 355
9.6 Complex Futures 357
Concept Keys 358
Further Reading 358
Appendix One: Nomenclature 360
Appendix Two: Molecular Symmetry: The Point Group 369
Index 375
