Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Volume 4 4
Copyright Page 5
CONTENTS 8
List of Contributors 6
Chapter 1. Condensed Phosphates and Arsenates 10
I. Introduction, History, and Nomenclature 10
II. Phase Relationships in Condensed Phosphates with Various Cations 18
III. Condensed Phosphates with Cyclic Anions . The Metaphosphates 23
IV. Condensed Phosphates with Chain Anions . The Polyphosphates 32
V. Cross-Linked or Ultra Phosphates 64
Vl. Condensed Arsenates and Arsenatophosphates 68
VII. Analysis of Condensed Phosphates 73
References 75
Chapter 2. Olefin, Acetylene, and p-Allylic Complexes of Transition Metals 86
I. Introduction 87
II. The Nature of the Metal-Olefin and -Acetylene Bond 88
III. Olefin Complexes 90
IV. Acetylene Complexes 112
V. p-Allylic Complexes 120
VI. Miscellaneous Complexes, and Complexes in Which an Olefinic Ligand Has Been Produced during Complex Formation 127
References 134
Chapter 3. Recent Advances in the Stereochemistry of Nickel, Palladium, and Platinum 142
I. Introduction 142
II. The Zero Oxidation State 143
III. Oxidation State + 1 149
IV. Oxidation State +2 156
V. Some Platinum(IV) Compounds 194
VI. Platinum Hexafluoride 197
References 197
Chapter 4. The Chemistry of Polonium 206
I. Introduction 207
II. Isotopes 208
III. Scparation of Polonium 209
IV. Handling Problems and Preparative Techniques 212
V. Polonium Metal 215
VI. Polonium Oxides and Sulfides 220
VII. Polonium Halides 222
VIII. Polonium Salts of Oxy-acids 228
IX. Other Polonium Compounds 231
X. Thr Uses of Polonium 234
XI. Summary 234
References 235
Chapter 5. The Use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Inorganic Chemistry 240
I. Introduction 240
II. Chemical Shifts and Nuclear Spin-Spin Coupling Constants 242
III. Stereochemistry 254
IV. Exchange Phenomena 276
V. Hyperfine Contact Interaction Shifts 286
VI. NMR of Solids 293
References 298
Chapter 6. Oxide Melts 302
I. Introduction 302
II. Pure Oxides 303
III. Binary Systems 313
IV. Polycomponent Systems 325
V. Summary and Conclusions 325
References 326
Author Index 328
Subject Index 348