Table of Contents

SURVEY OF PRINCIPLES.

Some Cross-Cutting Topics.

THE CHEMISTRY OF THE MAIN GROUP ELEMENTS.

Hydrogen.

The Group 1 Elements: Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr.

The Group 2 Elements: Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra.

Boron.

The Group 13 Elements: Al, Ga, In, Tl.

Carbon.

The Group 14 Elements: Si, Ge, Sn, Pb.

Nitrogen.

The Group 15 Elements: P, As, Sb, Bi.

Oxygen.

The Group 16 Elements: S, Se, Te, Po.

The Group 17 Elements: F, CI, Br, I, At.

The Group 18 Elements: He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn.

The Group 12 Elements: Zn, Cd, Hg.

THE CHEMISRTY OF THE TRANSITION ELEMENTS.

Survey of the Transition Elements.

The Elements of the First Transition Series.

The Elements of the Second and Third Transition Series.

The Group 3 Elements and the Lanthanides.

The Actinide Elements.

THE ROLE OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY IN CATALYSIS.

Fundamental Reactions Steps of Transition Metal Catalyzed Reaction.

Homogeneous Catalysis by Transition Metal Complexes.

Appendices.

Index.

About the Author

F. ALBERT COTTON, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University.

SIR GEOFFREY WILKINSON, PhD (deceased), was a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine in London, United Kingdom.

CARLOS A. MURILLO, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Costa Rica and an adjunct pro- fessor in the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University.

MANFRED BOCHMANN, PhD, is a professor in the School of Chemistry at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom.