Concepts and Models of Inorganic Chemistry

Partial table of contents: SOME BASIC CONCEPTS. Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table. Molecular Models. Symmetry. BONDING AND STRUCTURE. Discrete Molecules: Molecular Orbitals. Inorganic Solids: Ionic Models. CHEMICAL REACTIONS. Acids and Bases. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions. COORDINATION CHEMISTRY. Models and Stereochemistry. Spectra and Bonding. ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY. General Principles. Organometallic Reactions, Mechanisms, and Catalysis. SELECTED TOPICS. Chemistry of Some Nonmetals. Cluster and Cage Compounds. Bioinorganic Chemistry. Appendices. Index.