Essential Trends in Inorganic Chemistry

by Mingos, D. M. P.

• ISBN13: 9780198501084
• ISBN10: 0198501080
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-04-23
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The growth of inorganic chemistry during the last fifty years has made it almost impossible for the student to assimilate all the factual information available. This book is designed tohelp the student begin to tackle this task by showing exactly how a chemist uses the Periodic Table to organize and process this mass of information. After opening with a clear description of the quantum mechanical basis on the Periodic Table, the author goes on to illustrate how a modern inorganic chemist uses the Periodic Table to interpret a wide range of chemical phenomena. Rather than giving the descriptive properties he illustrates how the variations are interpreted. Thus he describes vertical trends, horizontal and diagonal trends, and then isoelectronic relationships. The latter provides a basis for developing bonding models which account for the structures and reactivities for molecules. Finally he describes the horizontal and vertical relationships associated with the transition metals, the lanthanides, and the actinides. The basic methodology developed in Essential Trends in Inorganic Chemistry will enable the student to apply these basic principles to other problems and to assimilate more detailed accounts of modern inorganic chemistry in a structured way.

Table of Contents

The quantum mechanical basis of the Periodic Table	1	(34)
Introduction	1	(1)
Atomic orbitals	1	(5)
Polyelectronic atoms	6	(5)
The modern Periodic Table	11	(3)
Exchange energies	14	(1)
Closed shells and half-filled shells	15	(2)
Orbital types and the Periodic Table	17	(2)
Angular part of the wave function	19	(5)
Radial part of the wave function	24	(3)
Commonality of electronic configurations	27	(2)
Nuclear stabilities	29	(4)
Summary	33	(2)
Vertical trends for the s and p block elements	35	(127)
Trends associated with properties of isolated atoms	35	(11)
Trends associated with the physical properies of elements	46	(13)
Trends associated with the chemical properties of the elements	59	(11)
Structural and bonding aspects of compounds	70	(23)
Trends associated with physical properties of compounds	93	(11)
Trends in chemical properties of compounds	104	(9)
Modification of properties using steric and electronic effects	113	(11)
Tables of properties and summaries of trends	124	(38)
Horizontal and diagonal trends for the s and p block elements	162	(49)
Introduction	162	(1)
Variations in atomic properties	162	(7)
Variations in physical properties of the elements	169	(4)
Variations in chemical properties	173	(4)
Ionic-covalent transition	177	(4)
Oxides	181	(3)
Hydrides	184	(3)
Common oxidizing and reducing agents	187	(7)
Catenation	194	(1)
Lone pairs and empty orbitals	195	(1)
Comparison of N and N + 10 groups	196	(6)
Diagonal relationships	202	(5)
Diagonal relationships in rows 2 and 3	207	(4)
Isoelectronic and isostoichiometric relationships	211	(62)
Introduction	211	(2)
Isoelectronic molecules and ions	213	(9)
Reactivity consequences of the structure matrix	222	(3)
Reactivity patterns for isoelectronic molecules	225	(3)
Octet rule, hybridization schemes, and multiple bonding	228	(20)
Molecular orbital analysis	248	(6)
Isoelectronic relationships in catenated and polyhedral molecules	254	(8)
Zintl isoelectronic relationships	262	(1)
Isoelectronic relationships in infinite solids	263	(4)
Isostoichiometric relationships	267	(6)
Transition elements (d block), lanthanides, and actinides (f block elements)	273	(116)
Introduction	273	(2)
Trends associated with isolated atoms	275	(4)
Physical properties of the metals	279	(4)
Chemical properties of the metals	283	(3)
General bonding considerations	286	(60)
Chemical properties of compounds	346	(15)
Vertical trends associated with the transition metals	361	(12)
Lanthanides	373	(7)
Actinides	380	(9)
Index	389