Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, An Indian Adaptation

Part 1: Survey of Principles

Chapter 1 Some Cross-Cutting Topics

1.1 Scope and Purpose

1.2 Polyhedra for Coordination and Cluster Compounds

1.3 Fluxionality (Stereochemical Nonrigidity)

1.4 The Use of Ligand Bulk and Other Properties to Enhance Stability

1.5 Design of Specialized Ligands

1.6 Isoelectronic and Isolobal Relationships

1.7 Bond Stretch (or Distortional) Isomerism

1.8 Relativistic Effects

1.9 Zintl Compounds

1.10 Chemical Vapor Deposition and Inorganic Materials

1.11 Bioinorganic Chemistry

1.12 The Reference Literature of Inorganic Chemistry

Part 1 Practice Exercise

Part 2: The Chemistry of the Main Group Elements

Chapter 2 Hydrogen

2.1 Introduction

2.2 The Bonding of Hydrogen The Classical Hydrogen Bond; Water; Hydrates; Hydrogen Ions; Acids and Bases

2.3 The Classical Hydrogen Bond

2.4 Ice and Water

2.5 Hydrates and Aqua Ions

2.6 Hydroxonium Cations

2.7 Anionic Species Strengths of Protonic Acids

2.8 Binary Acids

2.9 Oxo Acids

2.10 Theory of Ratios of Successive Constants

2.11 Pure Acids and Relative Acidities; Super acids

2.12 Properties of Some Common Strong Acids Classification of Hydrides

2.13 The Hydride Ion: Saline Hydrides

2.14 Covalent or Molecular Hydrides

2.15 Metallic Hydrides

2.16 Classical Hydrides with