Introduction to Coordination Chemistry Geoffrey A. Lawrance provides an in-depth introduction to the fundamental principles of coordination chemistry. This study book discusses the composition, properties, and applications of coordination compounds, aimed at students and professionals in inorganic chemistry. The work highlights the role of the coordinate-covalent electron pair and the properties of metal complexes.
Overview of Coordination Chemistry
Coordination chemistry investigates how metals and ligand molecules bind through coordinative bonds. This book describes the chemical and physical properties, such as color, magnetism, and reactivity, of the complex compounds that result from this. It also covers the systematics and naming of these compounds and illustrates their relevance in natural and chemical processes.
Product Details
- Author: Geoffrey A. Lawrance (The University of Newcastle)
- Series: Inorganic Chemistry: A Textbook Series
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication date: 2009-12-18
- Number of pages: 304
- ISBN: 9780470519301
- Theme: Quantum and theoretical chemistry
- BISAC: SCIENCE / Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical
About the author
Professor Geoffrey Lawrance is a professor of chemistry and Assistant Dean Research (Science & IT) at The University of Newcastle, Australia. With more than 290 publications in renowned journals and contributions to standard works such as Encyclopaedia of Inorganic Chemistry II en Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry II, he is among the leading specialists in the field of coordination chemistry.