Aqueous Acid-Base Equilibria and Titrations uses new theoretical developments which have led to more generalized approaches to equilibrium problems; these approaches are often simpler than the approximations which they replace. Acid-base problems are readily addressed in terms of the proton condition, a convenient amalgam of the mass and charge constraints of the chemical system considered. The graphical approach of Bjerrum, Hȩgg, and Sillén is used to illustrate the orders of magnitude of the concentrations of the various species involved in chemical equilibria. Based on these concentrations, the proton condition can usually be simplified, often leading directly to the value of the pH. In the description of acid-base titrations, a general master equation is developed. The text provides a continuous and complete description of the entire titration curve, which can then be used for computer-based comparison with experimental data. Graphical estimates of the steepness of titration curves are also developed, from which the practicality of a given titration can be anticipated. Activity effects are described in detail, including their effect on titration curves. The discussion emphasizes the distinction between equilibrium constants and electrometric pH measurements, which are subject to activity corrections, and balance equations and spectroscopic pH measurements, which are not. Finally, an entire chapter is devoted to what the pH meter measures, and to the experimental and theoretical uncertainties involved.
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The Basis and Applications of Heterogeneous Catalysis covers a wide range of topics within this field. Catalysis is one of the most important technologies in our modern world. We depend on it to produce materials, such as plastics, from oil; we depend on it to produce fuel to power our cars; we depend on it to remove the pollutants emitted from the engines of those cars; we even depend on it for the functioning and growth of our own bodies. It is therefore highly important that we ask ourselves the question, 'What is catalysis?' This book does exactly that, concentrating on the most important type of catalysis for industry, namely heterogeneous catalysis. The book is split into three sections, dealing with the fundamentals of adsorption and reaction at surfaces, the nature of heterogeneous catalysts and their synthesis, and the applications of this technology in the modern world.
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David E. Fenton
Biocoordination Chemistry introduces this field. The role of the transition metals in biological systems is of great interest to chemists: the chemical properties of these metals often define the biological function of the proteins and systems these metals are found in. This book introduces a number of topics: the transport and storage of metals, their functions in dioxygen interactions, electron-transfer, and enzyme activity; the therapeutic uses of coordination compounds; and the role that small-molecule models can play in advancing our knowledge of the structure and function of transition metals contained in metallobiosites.
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Dieter Rehder
Bioinorganic Chemistry starts with an introduction. The text then moves on to look at bio-elements in the periodic table, the alkaline and alkaline earth metals. The next chapter looks at iron. Chapter 5 is about oxygen transport and the respiratory chain. There follow chapters on oxidoreductases based on iron, manganese, and copper; oxo-transfer proteins based on molybdenum, tungsten, and vanadium; the sulfur cycle; and nitrogenase and nitrogen cycle enzymes. The text then moves on to examine the methane cycle and nickel enzymes, photosynthesis, the biochemistry of zinc, metal- and -metalloid-carbon bonds, and inorganics in medicine.
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Mark T. Weller and Nigel A. Young
Characterisation Methods in Inorganic Chemistry uses a technique-based, problem-solving approach to show how analytical methods are used to characterize the structures and properties of inorganic compounds. Chapters include an examination of fundamental aspects of characterization methods in inorganic chemistry and diffraction methods and crystallography. Other topics include nuclear magnetic resonance, vibrational spectroscopy, electronic absorption and emission spectroscopy, and X-ray and photoelectron spectroscopy. The text also covers mass spectroscopy, chemical and thermal analysis techniques, magnetism, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, and Mössbauer spectroscopy. Finally, the book considers example problems to illustrate the characterization of inorganic compounds using a combination of the techniques discussed in previous chapters.
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Mark J. Winter
Chemical Bonding starts off with a chapter on simple bonding schemes. The next chapter considers atomic structure. The third chapter looks at diatomic molecules. There is also a chapter on molecular geometry. The last two chapters cover hybrid orbital bonding and the molecular orbital approach and polyatomic molecules.
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Jon McCleverty
Chemistry of the First Row Transition Metals introduces this field of chemistry. The reactivity and structural properties of first-row transition metals and their compounds depend on the electronic configuration of the d electrons of the metal. The book describes the most significant structures, reactions, and other important properties of co-ordination, organometallic and solid-state compounds, and also sketches the role of first-row transition metals in biology.
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Edwin C. Constable
Coordination Chemistry of Macrocyclic Compounds describes the coordination chemistry of macrocyclic ligands. Common types of ligands are introduced and strategies for the synthesis of the free ligands and their metal complexes are discussed. The unique thermodynamic and kinetic properties of macrocyclic complexes are discussed and applications of the ligands presented.
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J. Winter Mark
d-Block Chemistry begins with a chapter which introduces the topic as a whole. The next chapter covers complexes. The chapter that follows considers shape and isomerism. The fourth chapter looks into metal classification and electron counting. The next chapter covers an ionic model of metal complexes. There follows chapters on covalent models of metal complexes and the consequences of d-orbital splitting. The final chapter looks at formulae and nomenclature.
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D.M.P. Mingos
Essentials of Inorganic Chemistry 1 starts off by examining acids and bases to the Aufbau principle. It then looks at back donation to the Born-Haber cycle. There are also chapters on canoncial and crystal structures, dative bond, dipole moment, effective atonomic number, and exchange energy. The text also covers Gibbs energy, halogens, hypervalent, inertness, lability, isometrism, and lanthanides. Other topics covered include magnetism, molecular orbital theory, inorganic compounds, polyhedral cage geometrics, resonance, and steric effects.
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D.M.P. Mingos
Essentials of Inorganic Chemistry 2 begins by looking at agostic interactions and angular overlap models. It moves on to band theory, crystal defects, and the Dewar–Chaff–Duncanson bonding model. Next, the text considers Group Theory, the isolobal analogy, ligand substitution reactions, and multiple metal-metal bonds. Then, it looks at redox reactions, stereochemical non-rigidity, superconductors, and symmetry. Finally, it considers synergic bonding, the tolman cone angle, and zintl isoelectronic relationships.
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Nikolas Kaltsoyannis and Peter Scott
The f Elements covers much of the fundamental chemistry of the lanthanide and actinide elements, including coordination chemistry, solid state compounds, organometallic chemistry, electronic spectroscopy, and magnetism. Many comparisons are made between the chemistry of the lanthanides and actinides and that of the transition elements. The book uses the chemistry of the f elements as a vehicle for the communication of several important chemical concepts, for example the chemical consequences of relativity and the lanthanide and actinide contractions. Many important modern applications of f element chemistry, for example, the use of actinides in nuclear power generation and of the lanthanides in magnetic resonance imaging and catalytic converters in motor vehicle exhausts, are also discussed in depth.
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Helen C. Aspinall
f-Block Chemistry starts off by discussing the fundamentals of this topic. It then moves on to consider electronic structure, magnetism, and spectroscopy. The next topic of discussion is binary compounds. There are two chapters on coordination chemistry and organometallic chemistry. The text then looks at applications of the topics discussed thus far. Finally, the text examines extraction and purification of lanthanoids and actinoids.
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Mark J. Winter and John E. Andrew
Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry starts with an introductory section which covers atomic structure and bonding. The second section is about the periodic table. The third section covers s- and p-block elements. This section examines group trends in physical and chemical properties, periodic and group trends, acids, bases, pH, oxides, chlorides, sulphates, nitrates, phosphates, and carbonates. The final section is about d-block elements. This section includes discussion on complexes, ligands, EDTA titration, redox processes, metal complexes, and catalysis.
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Roger J. Davey and John Garside
From Molecules to Crystallizers begins by stating that crystallization is one of the oldest separation processes used in the chemical industry and is still one of the most important. It is also going through an exciting renaissance, the text argues, with the result that it is becoming yet more central to the needs of the modern chemical industry. As well as its long-standing use in the commodity chemicals business, it is central to the fine and speciality areas. The emphasis on crystallization has thus been changing from the simple production of bulk solid particles to one in which ever higher standards and reproducibility of particle size, size distribution, crystal form and particle morphology are demanded in both product and process development.
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Catherine E. Housecroft
The Heavier d-Block Metals addresses the chemistry of the second- and third-row d-block metals. Chapter 1 looks at the metals and summarizes occurrence, physical properties, and uses. Chapter 2 considers periodic trends in properties. Chapter 3 considers aqueous solution chemistry, species present (with comparisons of the first-row metal ions), and redox properties. Chapter 4 surveys structure. Chapter 5 looks at electronic spectra and magnetic properties, making comparisons with the first row the main objective of the chapter. Chapter 6 considers metal-metal bonding, and the classes of compound that contain triple and quadruple bonds, and the role of bridging ligands is introduced. Chapter 7 looks at selected clusters with a pi donor ligands (e.g. metal halo species) in which metal-metal bonding is important. Chapter 8 introduces the area of polyoxometalates, closing with a short discussion of the wide range of applications.
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Mark Weller, Jonathan Rourke, Tina Overton, and Fraser Armstrong
Inorganic Chemistry consists of three parts. Part 1 presents some foundations including atomic structure, molecular structure and bonding, molecular symmetry, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction, and coordination compounds. The second part of the book is about the elements and their compounds. This part looks at periodic trends, hydrogen, various elements in different groups, the d-block elements, metal complexes, and f-block elements. The final part is about advances and applications. This last part includes discussions on materials chemistry, nanomaterials, green chemistry, biological inorganic chemistry, and inorganic chemistry in medicine.
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Patricia C. Wilkins and Ralph G. Wilkins
Inorganic Chemistry in Biology describes the importance and impact of a number of elements, other than carbon, in biological chemistry. There is a short background describing the interaction of inorganic molecules, especially metal ions, with biomolecules. The major part of the book contains a survey of biologically important elements and briefly includes the roles played in such varied species as humans, crocodiles, chickens, fish, beetles and plants and in diseases such as cystic fibrosis, methemoglobemia, and thalassemia.
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Alan K. Brisdon
Inorganic Spectroscopic Methods provides an introduction to common spectroscopic techniques and interpretation of spectra, and their application to inorganic-based systems. The approach taken is aimed at the application of the techniques and interpretation of the spectra obtained. Beginning with an introductory description of electromagnetic radiation and its interaction with matter, each subsequent chapter covers the physical basis of related spectroscopic methods (vibrational, resonance, UV-visible spectroscopy, mass spectrometry) and their applications typical in inorganic compounds. The final chapter offers an integrated approach to the identification of unknown materials—putting together the techniques discussed.
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Introduction to Molecular Symmetry first looks at symmetry elements, symmetry operations, and point groups. The next chapter examines matrices, multiplication tables, and representations. The text then covers the reduction formula, matrices and representations in higher order point groups, and molecular vibrations. The next chapter is about vibrational spectroscopy. The last chapter covers symmetry aspects of chemical bonding.
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