Advances in Inorganic Chemistry (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 31 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Chapter 1. Preparation and Purification of Actinide Metals 8
I. Introduction 8
II. Preparation of Actinide Metals 11
Ill. Purification(Refining)of Actinide Metals 18
IV. Growth of Single Crystals of Actinide Metals 21
V. Specifics of Actinide Metal Preparation 22
VI. Some Physical Properties of Actinide Metals 43
References 44
Chapter 2. Astatine: Its Organonuclear Chemistry and Biomedical Applications 50
I. Introduction 50
II. Isotopes: Production. Extraction. and Identification 51
III. Synthetic Organic Radiochemistry 56
IV. Biological Behavior 84
V. Biomedical Applications–CancerTherapy 85
References 90
Chapter 3. Polysulfide Complexes of Metals 96
I. Introduction 96
II. Polysulfide Ions and Solutions 97
Ill. Survey of Compound Types 98
IV. Syntheses 110
V. Reactions of Coordinated Ligands 113
VI. Spectroscopic Properties 116
VII. Some Structural Features and Chemical Bonding 118
References 123
Chapter 4. IMINOBORANES 130
I. Introduction 130
II. Formation of Iminoboranes 131
III. Structure of Iminoboranes 140
IV. Oligomerization of Irninoboranes 148
V. Polar Additions to Iminoboranes 157
VI. Iminoboranes as Components in Cycloaddition Reactions 166
VII. Iminoboranes in the Coordination Sphere of Transition Metals 172
References 175
Chapter 5. Synthesis and Reactions of Phosphorus-Rich Silylphosphanes 178
I. Introduction 178
II. Formation of P7(SiMe3)3 180
III. Formation of Cyclic Silylphosphanes 182
IV. Synthesis and Reactions of Silylated Triphosphanes and Triphosphides 195
V. Synthesis of Silylated Tri- and Tetraphosphanes via Lithiated Diphosphanes. and Their Reactions 201
VI. Silylated Cyclotetraphosphanes 205
VII. Reactions of Silylated Triphosphanes and Cyclotetraphosphanes with Lithium Alkyls 206
References 219
Index 222