Inorganic Chemistry Fourth Edition provides essential information for students of inorganic chemistry and is updated throughout. The presentation of topics is made with an effort to be clear and concise so that the book is portable and user friendly. The text emphasizes fundamental principles-including molecular structure, acid-base chemistry, coordination chemistry, ligand field theory, and solid state chemistry. It is organized into five major themes (structure, condensed phases, solution chemistry, main group and coordination compounds) with several chapters in each. There is a logical progression from atomic structure to molecular structure to properties of substances based on molecular structures, to behavior of solids, etc. The textbook contains a balance of topics in theoretical and descriptive chemistry. For example, the hard-soft interaction principle is used to explain hydrogen bond strengths, strengths of acids and bases, stability of coordination compounds, etc. Discussion of elements begins with survey chapters focused on the main groups, while later chapters cover the elements in greater detail. Each chapter opens with narrative introductions and includes figures, tables, and end-of-chapter problem sets.
This new edition features updates throughout, with an emphasis on bioinorganic chemistry and a new chapter on nanostructures and graphene. More in-text worked-out examples encourage active learning and prepare students for their exams. This text is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level students enrolled in the Inorganic Chemistry course. This core course serves Chemistry and other science majors. The book may also be suitable for biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, and other professionals who wish to learn more about this subject area.
Table of Contents
PART 1.? STRUCTURE OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES?1. Light, Electrons, and Nuclei?
2. Basic Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Structure?
3. Covalent Bonding in Diatomic Molecules?
4. A Survey of Inorganic Structures and Bonding
5. Symmetry and Molecular Orbitals?
PART 2.? CONDENSED PHASES?
6. Dipole Moments and Intermolecular Interactions?
7. Ionic Bonding and Structures of Solids
8. Dynamic Processes Involving Inorganic Solids
PART 3.? ACIDS, BASES, AND SOLVENTS??
9. Acid-Base Chemistry
10. Chemistry in Nonaqueous Solvents
PART 4.? CHEMISTRY OF THE ELEMENTS?
11. Chemistry of Metallic Elements??
12. Organometallic Compounds of? the Main Group Elements
13. Chemistry of Nonmetallic Elements I.? Hydrogen, Boron, Oxygen and Carbon??
14. Chemistry of Nonmetallic Elements II. Groups IVA and VA
15. Chemistry of Nonmetallic Elements III.? Groups VIA -VIIIA
PART 5.? CHEMISTRY OF COORDINATION COMPOUNDS?
16. Introduction to Coordination Chemistry?
17. Ligand Fields and Molecular Orbitals??
18. Interpretation of Spectra from Coordination Compounds?
19. Composition and Stability of Complexes?
20. Synthesis and Reactions of Coordination Compounds?
21. Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon and Metal-Metal Bonds?
22. Coordination Compounds in Catalysis??
23. Bioinorganic Chemistry
Authors
James E. House Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Illinois State University and Scholar in Residence, Illinois Wesleyan University, USA.James E. House is Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at Illinois State University, USA, and Scholar in Residence at Illinois Wesleyan University, USA. He received B.S. and M.A. degrees from Southern Illinois University and the Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana. In over 50 years of teaching, he taught numerous courses in inorganic and physical chemistry and several special topics courses. His research resulted in over 150 publications in professional journals, many dealing with reactions of solids. He has authored several books on kinetics, quantum mechanics, and inorganic chemistry for Elsevier. He is the Series Editor for Developments in Physical & Theoretical Chemistry for Elsevier and has also edited volumes in the series. House was elected as a Fellow of the Illinois State Academy of Science and he has done extensive consulting in the chemical industry. He was selected as Professor of the Year in 2011 by the student body at Illinois Wesleyan University and in 2018 he was inducted into the Southern Illinois University Chemistry Alumni Hall of Fame.
