Inorganic Structural Chemistry, Second Edition

The essential introduction to the understanding of the structure of inorganic solids and materials. This revised and updated 2nd Edition looks at new developments and research results within Structural Inorganic Chemistry in a number of ways, special attention is paid to crystalline solids, elucidation and description of the spatial order of atoms within a chemical compound.  Structural principles of inorganic molecules and solids are described through traditional concepts, modern bond-theoretical theories, as well as taking symmetry as a leading principle.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (page 1): Chapter 2 Description of Chemical Structures (pages 2–11): Chapter 3 Symmetry (pages 12–29): Chapter 4 Polymorphism and Phase Transitions (pages 30–38): Chapter 5 Chemical Bonding and Lattice Energy (pages 39–44): Chapter 6 The Effective Size of Atoms (pages 45–51): Chapter 7 Ionic Compounds (pages 52–61): Chapter 8 Molecular Structures I: Compounds of Main Group Elements (pages 62–72): Chapter 9 Molecular Structures II: Compounds of Transition Metals (pages 73–84): Chapter 10 Molecular Orbital Theory and Chemical Bonding in Solids (pages 85–102): Chapter 11 The Element Structures of the Nonmetals (pages 103–117): Chapter 12 Diamond?Like Structures (pages 118–127): Chapter 13 Polyanionic and Polycationic Compounds. Zintl Phases (pages 128–149): Chapter 14 Packings of Spheres. Metal Structures (pages 150–156): Chapter 15 The Sphere?Packing Principle for Compounds (pages 157–165): Chapter 16 Linked Polyhedra (pages 166–189): Chapter 17 Packings of Spheres with Occupied Interstices (pages 190–211): Chapter 18 Symmetry as the Organizing Principle for Crystal Structures (pages 212–225): Chapter 19 Physical Properties of Solids (pages 226–240): Chapter 20 Nanostructures (pages 241–245): Chapter 21 Pitfalls and Linguistic Aberrations (pages 246–248):