Table of Contents

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.

About the Author

GARY WULFSBERG, Middle Tennessee State University

Reviews

"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 seriously consider for adoption."--Roger DeKock, Calvin College

"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