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| Preface |
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Typical ligands, typical complexes |
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7 | (17) |
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Classical ligands, classical complexes |
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7 | (3) |
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Novel ligands, novel complexes |
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10 | (11) |
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21 | (3) |
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Nomenclature, geometrical structure and isomerism of coordination compounds |
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24 | (27) |
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24 | (7) |
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31 | (11) |
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Complexes with coordination numbers one, two or three |
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32 | (1) |
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Complexes with coordination number four |
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33 | (2) |
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Complexes with coordination number five |
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35 | (3) |
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Complexes with coordination number six |
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38 | (1) |
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Complexes with coordination number seven |
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38 | (1) |
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Complexes with coordination number eight |
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39 | (2) |
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Complexes with coordination number nine |
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41 | (1) |
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Complexes of higher coordination number |
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41 | (1) |
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What determines coordination number and geometry? |
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42 | (1) |
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Isomerism in coordination compounds |
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43 | (8) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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Coordination position isomerism |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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Structural and fluxional isomerism |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (3) |
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Preparation of coordination compounds |
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51 | (22) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (21) |
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Simple addition reactions |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (4) |
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Oxidation-reduction reactions |
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58 | (3) |
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Thermal dissociation reactions |
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61 | (1) |
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Preparations in the absence of oxygen |
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62 | (3) |
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Reactions of coordinated ligands |
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65 | (3) |
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68 | (1) |
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Other methods of preparing coordination compounds |
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69 | (4) |
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Stability of coordination compounds |
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73 | (22) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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Determination of stability constants |
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75 | (5) |
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80 | (4) |
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Statistical and chelate effects |
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84 | (5) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (3) |
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Molecular orbital theory of transition metal complexes |
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95 | (26) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (10) |
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Metal-ligand σ interactions |
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97 | (6) |
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Metal-ligand π interactions |
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103 | (4) |
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107 | (3) |
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Complexes of other geometries |
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110 | (5) |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (4) |
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Crystal field theory of transition metal complexes |
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121 | (35) |
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121 | (1) |
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Symmetry and crystal field theory |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (7) |
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130 | (6) |
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136 | (7) |
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Intermediate field complexes |
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143 | (5) |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (3) |
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Electronic spectra of transition metal complexes |
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156 | (29) |
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156 | (1) |
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The electronic spectra of VIII and NiII complexes |
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157 | (6) |
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Spin-forbidden transitions |
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163 | (1) |
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Effect of spin-orbit coupling |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (4) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (4) |
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175 | (1) |
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Complexes of other geometries |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (3) |
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Intervalence charge-transfer bands |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (3) |
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Magnetic properties of transition metal complexes |
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185 | (26) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (2) |
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Orbital contribution to a magnetic moment |
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189 | (2) |
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Spin contribution to a magnetic moment |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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Low symmetry ligand fields |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (2) |
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Orbital contribution reduction factor |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (6) |
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201 | (2) |
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Magnetically non-dilute compounds |
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203 | (5) |
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208 | (3) |
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Beyond ligand field theory |
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211 | (27) |
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Bonding in transition metal organometallic complexes |
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211 | (4) |
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Metal-fullerene complexes |
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215 | (5) |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (4) |
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226 | (1) |
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Three examples: ferrocene, hexacarbonylchromium and ethenetetracarbonyliron |
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227 | (8) |
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227 | (2) |
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229 | (3) |
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232 | (3) |
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235 | (3) |
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f electron systems: the lanthanides and actinides |
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238 | (31) |
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238 | (2) |
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240 | (3) |
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Electronic structure of the lanthanide and actinide ions |
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243 | (4) |
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247 | (2) |
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Spin-orbit coupling in pictures |
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249 | (5) |
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Excited states of f electron systems |
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254 | (3) |
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Electronic spectra of f electron systems |
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257 | (3) |
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Crystal fields and f → f intensities |
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260 | (2) |
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f → d and charge-transfer transitions |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (2) |
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Magnetism of lanthanide and actinide ions |
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265 | (2) |
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f orbital involvement in bonding |
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267 | (2) |
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Other methods of studying coordination compounds |
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269 | (34) |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (5) |
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Resonance Raman spectroscopy |
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275 | (2) |
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Spectroscopic methods unique to optically active molecules |
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277 | (4) |
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281 | (7) |
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) |
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283 | (2) |
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Nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (2) |
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Electron paramagnetic (spin) resonance spectroscopy (EPR, ESR) |
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288 | (3) |
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Photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) |
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291 | (4) |
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Evidence for covalency in transition metal complexes |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (2) |
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301 | (2) |
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Thermodynamic and related aspects of ligand fields |
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303 | (14) |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (2) |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (3) |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (2) |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (2) |
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Reaction kinetics of coordination compounds |
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317 | (28) |
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317 | (3) |
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Electron-transfer reactions |
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320 | (5) |
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Mechanisms of ligand substitution reactions: general considerations |
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325 | (3) |
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Substitution reactions of square planar complexes |
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328 | (3) |
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Substitution reactions of octahedral complexes |
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331 | (4) |
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Base-catalysed hydrolysis of cobalt(III) ammine complexes |
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335 | (2) |
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Mechanisms of ligand substitution reactions: postscript |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (1) |
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Photokinetics of inorganic complexes |
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339 | (6) |
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Bonding in cluster compounds |
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345 | (36) |
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345 | (1) |
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Bonding in P4 (and B4Cl4) |
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346 | (7) |
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`Simple ammonia' model for P4 |
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346 | (2) |
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`Twisted ammonia' model for P4 |
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348 | (2) |
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Atomic orbital model for P4 |
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350 | (2) |
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Unity of the three models of P4 bonding |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (6) |
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359 | (3) |
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362 | (13) |
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375 | (4) |
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Clusters and catalysis, a comment |
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379 | (2) |
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Some aspects of bioinorganic chemistry |
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381 | (26) |
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381 | (3) |
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384 | (7) |
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Search for reaction intermediates |
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391 | (2) |
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393 | (5) |
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398 | (3) |
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401 | (2) |
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Protonation equilibria in bioinorganic systems |
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403 | (4) |
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Introduction to the theory of the solid state |
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407 | (25) |
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407 | (1) |
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Nodes, nodes and more nodes |
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408 | (5) |
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Travelling waves and the Brillouin zone |
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413 | (4) |
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417 | (5) |
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422 | (2) |
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Solid state and coordination compounds |
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424 | (4) |
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Spectra of crystalline materials |
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428 | (4) |
| Appendix 1 Conformation of chelate rings |
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432 | (3) |
| Appendix 2 Valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) model |
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435 | (5) |
| Appendix 3 Introduction to group theory |
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440 | (5) |
| Appendix 4 Equivalence of dz2 and dx2-y2 in an octahedral ligand field |
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445 | (1) |
| Appendix 5 Russell-Saunders coupling scheme |
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446 | (3) |
| Appendix 6 Ligand σ group orbitals of an octahedral complex |
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449 | (6) |
| Appendix 7 Tanabe-Sugano diagrams and some illustrative spectra |
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455 | (4) |
| Appendix 8 Group theoretical aspects of band intensities in octahedral complexes |
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459 | (3) |
| Appendix 9 Determination of magnetic susceptibilities |
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462 | (4) |
| Appendix 10 Magnetic susceptibility of a tetragonally distorted t1/2g ion |
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466 | (6) |
| Appendix 11 High temperature superconductors |
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472 | (5) |
| Appendix 12 Combining spin and orbital angular momenta |
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477 | (2) |
| Appendix 13 Bonding between a transition metal atom and a CnRn ring, n = 4, 5 and 6 |
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479 | (5) |
| Appendix 14 Hole-electron relationship in spin-orbit coupling |
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484 | (3) |
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