INORGANIC IONS AND SIMPLE MOLECULES IN CHEMISTRY AND IN OUR ENVIRONMENT.- Periodic Trends in Fundamental Properties of Atoms and Simple Ions.- Monoatomic Ions and Their Acid-Base Reactivity.- Polyatomic Ions and Their Acid-Base Properties.- Ionic Solids and Precipitation Reactions of Hydrated Ions.- Trends in Coordination Equilibria.- Principles of Oxidation-Reduction Reactivity.- Thermochemical Analyses of Reactivity Trends.- Introduction to Transition Metal Complexes.- INORGANIC SUBSTANCES AND MATERIALS: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS.- Symmetry.- Molecular Orbital Theory.- Transition-Metal Organometallic Compounds and Catalysis.- The Elements and Their Physical Properties.- Oxides of the Elements.- The Halides, Nitrides, and Sulfides of the Elements.- Hydrides, Alkyls, and Aryls of the Elements.- Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms.- Advanced Topics: Excited Electronic States, Photochemistry, and Activated Molecules.- Appendices A-C.- Index.
GARY WULFSBERG, Middle Tennessee State University
"An attractive feature is the extent to which the author relates
inorganic chemistry to other areas....Wulfsberg offers an original
and engaging perspective on inorganic chemistry."--Journal of
Chemical Education
"Wulfsberg has written an extraordinary book that successfully
combines two concepts into one. The early part of the book is a
useful review of inorganic principles, while the latter part serves
as a stand-alone advanced inorganic chemistry textbook. This text
is user friendly for student and instructor alike, which I will
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"Wulfsberg's text introduces the key concepts of inorganic
chemistry in the way that most students want to see them (and that
they were developed) -- as empirical observations. Once the
observations are mastered, the text moves to a discussion of the
theoretical model (or models) consistent with the observations.
Bioinorganic and environmental applications of inorganic chemistry
are brought in at the point that they are appropriate. This is a
stimulating text, and one that warrants serious consideration for
adoption.--James Penner-Hahn, University of Michigan
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