Description
Book SynopsisInorganic Structural Chemistry describes the structural principles of inorganic molecules and solids using traditional concepts as well as modern approaches. It includes the systematic ordering of the recognized structure types, relationships amongst them, and the link between structure and properties.
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Table of ContentsPreface. 1 Introduction.
2 Description of Chemical Structures.
3 Symmetry.
4 Polymorphism and Phase Transitions.
5 Chemical Bonding and Lattice Energy.
6 The Effective Size of Atoms.
7 Ionic Compounds.
8 Molecular Structures I: Compounds of Main Group Elements.
9 Molecular Structures II: Compounds of Transition Metals.
10 Molecular Orbital Theory and Chemical Bonding in Solids.
11 The Element Structures of the Nonmetals.
12 Diamond-like Structures.
13 Polyanionic and Polycationic Compounds. Zintl Phases.
14 Packings of Spheres. Metal Structures.
15 The Sphere-packing Principle for Compounds.
16 Linked Polyhedra.
17 Packings of Spheres with Occupied Interstices.
18 Symmetry as the Organizing Principle for Crystal Structures.
19 Physical Properties of Solids.
20 Nanostructures.
21 Pitfalls and Linguistic Aberrations.
References.
Answers to the Problems.
Index.
