Main Group ChemistryLately, there has been much interest in the chemistry of Main Group elements with novel compounds being synthesised both in academia and industry. This book examines their synthesis, structure and how they behave chemically. The second edition follows the same structure as the first except that the biochemistry section has been removed to allow for the inclusion of a wide range of new material. This includes: * complexation and the stabilization of unstable species; * new elements and isotopes; * discussion of, for example, pye-bonding in compounds of the heavier main group elements, electronegativity of F, bonding in sulfur and phosphorus oxo-anions; * examples of new compounds developed around traditional models; for example, compounds in which multiply-bonded C is replaced by Si and pentavalent organo-derivatives of Group 15 All other information is fully revised and updated in the light of more recent data. Where relevant, the author indicates where gaps exist in current knowledge and offers non-typical examples which are at the limits of current research. The new edition is aimed at Honors and postgraduate students as well as researchers interested in Main Group elements and their compounds. On the first edition - "This is a book I would recommend as background reading for undergraaduates and postgraduates" Education in Chemistry, Chemistry in Britain "This is a sound and sensible book, coherently produced and well written" The Times Higher Educational Supplement |
Contents
The Periodic Table | 60 |
Hydrogen | 98 |
The Alkali Metals Lithium Sodium Potassium Rubidium Cesium and Francium | 101 |
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3d orbitals alkali metals alkyl aluminum ammonia anions aqueous solution beryllium bismuth bond length boron bromide cadmium calcium cations Chem chemistry chloride complexes compounds containing coordination number covalent crystal derivatives dimer dioxide dissociation dissolved electron density ethanoic example F F F Figure formation germanium give Group 14 Group 14 elements Group 15 elements H₂O halides halogen heating hence hydration hydrides hydrogen atom hydrogen bonding hydrogen fluoride hydrolysis hydroxide Inorg interaction iodide iodine ionic ionization energies ions isoelectronic isotopes kJ mol lattice energy ligand liquid lithium lone pair magnesium melting point mercury(II mol¹ molecular orbitals monoxide nitrate nitrogen nucleus occurs octahedral oxidation oxygen atoms perchlorate periodic table phosphorus planar polymeric potassium proton reaction relative repulsion salts selenium shown silicon similar sodium solid soluble solvated solvent species spectrum stable steric structure sulfate sulfuric acid tetrahedral transition metals unstable water molecules xenon zinc