Advances in Inorganic Chemistry (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Volume 27 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Contributors 10
Chapter 1. Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Cryptates 14
I. Introduction 14
II. Topology and Nomenclature 15
III. Macrobicyclic Cryptates 17
IV. Macrotricyclic Cryptates 30
V. Applications 32
References 35
Chapter 2. Electron-Density Distributions in Inorganic Compounds 40
I. Introduction 41
II. Electron-Density Distributions Determined by X-Ray Diffraction Methods. 41
III. 3d Electron-Density Distributions 46
IV. Net Charges of Transition Metal Atoms 77
V. Chemical Bonds between Transition Metal Atoms and Ligating Atoms 85
VI. Electron-Density Distributions in Some Inorganic Crystals 89
VII. Concluding Remarks. 92
References 92
Chapter 3. Solid State Structures of the Binary Fluorides of the Transition Metals 96
I. Introduction 96
II. Monofluorides 97
III. Difluorides 98
IV. Trifluorides. 102
V. Tetrafluorides 110
VI. Pentafluorides 116
VII. Hexafluorides 119
VIII. Heptafluorides 121
IX. Conclusion 122
References 122
Chapter 4. Structural Organogermanium Chemistry 126
I. Introduction 126
II. Organogermanium Hydrides 127
III. Group IVA Derivatives 131
IV. Group VA Derivatives 142
V. Group VIA Derivatives 146
VI. Group VIIA Derivatives 150
VII. Transition Metal Derivatives 154
VIII. Divalent Germanium Compounds 160
IX. Addendum 160
X. Conclusions 162
References 163
Chapter 5. Preparations and Reactions of Inorganic Main-Group Oxide Fluorides 170
I. Introduction 170
II. The Oxide Fluorides of the Main-Group Elements 171
References 199
Chapter 6. The Chemistry of Nitrogen Fixation and Models for the Reactions of Nit rogenase 210
I. Introduction 211
II. The Binding of Dinitrogen and Dinitrogen Complexes 212
III. The Activation of Dinitrogen toward Ammonia Formation 230
IV. The Diazenido Ligand 231
V. The Diazene Ligand 240
VI. The Hydrozido(2 – ) Ligand 248
VII. Reactions of Hydrozido(2–) Complexes 259
VIII. Reactions Involving Ligated Diazenes 269
IX. Nitrides, Imides, and Amides 270
X. Fixation in Aqueous Solution 278
XI. Other Nitrogen-Fixing Systems 283
XII. A Summary of the Characteristics of Biological Nitrogen Fixation 286
XIII. Biological Mechanisms 288
XIV. Conclusions 291
References 294
Chapter 7. Trifluoromethyl Derivatives of the Transition Metal Elements 306
I. Introduction 306
II. Early Synthetic Approaches 308
III. More Recent Developments 319
References 326
Index 330
Content of Previous Volumes 338