Preface to the Second Edition |
Acknowledgments |
About the Companion Website |
The Structure of Matter / Chapter 1: |
Science as an Art Form / 1.1: |
Atomism / 1.2: |
The Anatomy of an Atom / 1.3: |
The Periodic Table of the Elements / 1.4: |
The Nucleus / 1.5: |
Nuclear Reactions / 1.6: |
Radioactive Decay and the Band of Stability / 1.7: |
The Shelf Model of the Nucleus / 1.8: |
The Origin of the Elements / 1.9: |
The Big Bang / 1.9.1: |
Big Bang Nucleosynthesis / 1.9.2: |
Stellar Nucleosynthesis / 1.9.3: |
The s-Process and the r-Process / 1.9.4: |
Exercises |
Bibliography |
The Structure of the Atom / Chapter 2: |
The Wave-Like Properties of Light / 2.1: |
The Electromagnetic Spectrum / 2.2: |
The Interference of Waves / 2.3: |
The Line Spectrum of Hydrogen / 2.4: |
Energy Levels in Atoms / 2.5: |
The Bohr Model of the Atom / 2.6: |
In-Depth: Derivation of the Bohr Model of the Atom / 2.6.1: |
The Wave-Like Properties of Matter / 2.7: |
Circular Standing Waves and the Quantization of Angular Momentum / 2.8: |
The Classical Wave Equation / 2.9: |
The Particle in a Box Model / 2.10: |
In-Depth: The Quantum Mechanical Behavior of Nanoparticles / 2.10.1: |
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle / 2.11: |
The Schrödinger Equation / 2.12: |
The Hydrogen Atom / 2.13: |
The Radial Wave Functions / 2.13.1: |
The Angular Wave Functions / 2.13.2: |
The Spin Quantum Number / 2.14: |
The Topological Atom / 2.15: |
In-Depth: Atomic Units / 2.15.1: |
The Periodicity of the Elements / Chapter 3: |
Introduction / 3.1: |
Hydrogenic Orbitals in Polyelectronic Atoms / 3.2: |
In-Depth: The Helium Atom / 3.2.1: |
The Quantum Structure of the Periodic Table / 3.3: |
Electron Configurations / 3.4: |
Shielding and Effective Nuclear Charges / 3.5: |
Ionization Energy / 3.6: |
Electron Affinity / 3.7: |
Theoretical Radii / 3.8: |
In-Depth: How the Radius Affects Other Properties / 3.8.1: |
Polarizability / 3.9: |
The Metal-Nonmetal Staircase / 3.10: |
Global Hardness / 3.11: |
Electronegativity / 3.12: |
The Uniqueness Principle / 3.13: |
Diagonal Properties / 3.14: |
Relativistic Effects / 3.15: |
The Inert-Pair Effect / 3.16: |
An Introduction to Chemical Bonding / Chapter 4: |
The Definition of a Chemical Bond / 4.1: |
The Thermodynamic Driving Force for Bond Formation / 4.2: |
Lewis Structures and Formal Charges / 4.3: |
Rules for Drawing Lewis Structures / 4.3.1: |
Covalent Bond Lengths and Bond Dissociation Energies / 4.4: |
Resonance / 4.5: |
Electronegativity and Polar Covalent Bonding / 4.6: |
Types of Chemical Bonds-The Triangle of Bonding / 4.7: |
Atoms in Molecules / 4.8: |
Molecular Geometry / Chapter 5: |
X-Ray Crystallography and the Determination of Molecular Geometry / 5.1: |
Linnett'S Double Quartet Theory / 5.2: |
Valence-Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory / 5.3: |
Rules for Determining the Geometry of a Molecule Using VSEPD Theory / 5.3.1: |
The Ligand Close-Packing Model / 5.4: |
A Comparison of the VSEPR and LCP Models / 5.5: |
Symmetry Elements and Symmetry Operations / Chapter 6: |
Identity, E / 6.1: |
Proper Rotation, Cn / 6.1.2: |
Reflection, ¿ / 6.1.3: |
Inversion, i / 6.1.4: |
Improper Rotation, Sn / 6.1.5: |
Symmetry Groups / 6.2: |
Molecular Point Groups / 6.3: |
In-Depth: Dipole Moments / 6.3.1: |
Representations of Symmetry Operations / 6.4: |
Character Tables / 6.5: |
Irreducible Representations and Characters / 6.5.1: |
Degenerate Representations / 6.5.2: |
Rules Regarding Irreducible Representations / 6.5.3: |
Conjugate Matrices and Classes / 6.5.4: |
Mulliken Symbols / 6.5.5: |
Direct Products / 6.6: |
Reducible Representations and the Great Orthogonality Theorem / 6.7: |
Molecular Spectroscopy and the Selection Rules / 6.8: |
Infrared Spectroscopy / 6.8.1: |
Raman Spectroscopy / 6.8.2: |
A Summary of the Selection Rules for Vibrational Spectroscopy / 6.8.3: |
In-Depth: Resonance Raman Spectroscopy / 6.8.4: |
Determining the Symmetries of the Normal Modes of Vibration / 6.9: |
Determining a Molecule's Likely Geometry from Its Spectroscopy / 6.10: |
Generating Symmetry Coordinates Using the Projection Operator Method / 6.11: |
Structure and Bonding in Molecules / Chapter 7: |
Molecules as Unique Entities / 7.1: |
Valence Bond Theory / 7.2: |
Diatomic Molecules / 7.2.1: |
In-Depth: A Mathematical Treatment of VBT / 7.2.2: |
Polyatomic Atoms and Hybridization / 7.2.3: |
Variable Hybridization / 7.2.4: |
Bent's Rule / 7.2.5: |
Hypervalent Molecules / 7.2.6: |
Sigma and pi Bonding / 7.2.7: |
Transition Metal Compounds / 7.2.8: |
Limitations of Valence Bond Theory / 7.2.9: |
Molecular Orbital Theory / 7.3: |
Homonuclear Diatomics / 7.3.1: |
In-Depth; A Mathematical Treatment of MOT / 7.3.2: |
Mixing / 7.3.3: |
Heteronuclear Diatomics / 7.3.4: |
The Covalent to Ionic Transition in MOT / 7.3.5: |
Polyatomic Molecules: H3- and H3+ / 7.3.6: |
Correlation Diagrams and the Prediction of Molecular Geometry / 7.3.7: |
A Brief Introduction to the Jahn-Teller Effect / 7.3.8: |
AHn Molecules and Walsh Diagrams / 7.3.9: |
In-Depth: Pearson's Symmetry Rules for Predicting the Structures of AHn Molecules / 7.3.10: |
Polyatomic Molecules Having pi Orbitals / 7.3.11: |
In-Depth: Pearson's Symmetry Rules for Predicting the Structures of AXn Molecules / 7.3.12: |
pi Molecular Orbitals and Hückel Theory / 7.3.13: |
Combining VB Concepts into MO Diagrams / 7.3.14: |
Hypercoordinated Molecules / 7.3.15: |
MO Diagrams for Transition Metal Compounds / 7.3.16: |
Metal-Metal Bonding / 7.3.17: |
Three-Centered, Two-Electron Bonding in Diborane / 7.3.18: |
The Complementarity of VBT and MOT / 7.4: |
Structure and Bonding in Solids / Chapter 8: |
Crystal Structures / 8.1: |
The 14 Bravais Lattices / 8.1.1: |
Closest-Packed Structures / 8.1.2: |
The 32 Crystallographic Point Groups and 230 Space Groups / 8.1.3: |
The Determination of Crystal Structures / 8.1.4: |
The Bragg Diffraction Law / 8.1.5: |
Miller Planes and Indexing Powder Patterns / 8.1.6: |
In-Depth: Quasicrystals / 8.1.7: |
Metallic Bonding / 8.2: |
The Free Electron Mode! of Metallic Bonding / 8.2.1: |
Band Theory of Solids / 8.2.2: |
Conductivity in Solids / 8.2.3: |
In-Depth: the p-n Junction and n-p-n Bipolar Junction Transistor / 8.2.4: |
Ionic Bonding / 8.3: |
In-Depth: High-Temperature Superconductors / 8.3.1: |
Lattice Enthalpies and the Born-Haber Cycle / 8.3.2: |
Ionic Radii and Pauling's Rules / 8.3.3: |
In-Depth: the Silicates / 8.3.4: |
Defects in Crystals / 8.3.5: |
Types of Crystalline Solids / 8.4: |
Intermediate Types of Bonding in Solids / 8.4.1: |
Chemical Structure and Reactivity / Chapter 9: |
Acid-Base Chemistry / 9.1: |
Definitions of Acids and Bases / 9.1.1: |
Measuring the Strengths of Acids and Bases / 9.1.2: |
Factors Affecting the Strengths of Acids and Bases / 9.1.3: |
Pearson's Hard-Soft Acid-Base Theory / 9.1.4: |
The Relationship Between HSAB Theory and FMO Theory / 9.1.5: |
Redox Chemistry / 9.2: |
The Relationship Between Acid-Base and Redox Chemistry / 9.2.1: |
Rationalizing Trends in Standard Reduction Potentials / 9.2.2: |
Quantum Structure Property Relationships / 9.2.3: |
The Drago-Wayland Parameters / 9.2.4: |
A Generalized View of Chemical Reactivity / 9.3: |
Coordination Chemistry / Chapter 10: |
An Overview of Coordination Chemistry / 10.1: |
The Historical Development of Coordination Chemistry / 10.1.1: |
Types of Ligands and Proper Nomenclature / 10.1.2: |
Stability Constants / 10.1.3: |
Isomers / 10.1.4: |
Common Coordination Geometries / 10.1.5: |
In-Depth: Five-Coordinate Compounds / 10.1.6: |
The Shapes of the d-Orbitals / 10.1.7: |
Models of Bonding in Coordination Compounds / 10.2: |
Crystal Field Theory / 10.2.1: |
Ligand Field Theory / 10.2.2: |
Quantitative Measures of LF Strength / 10.2.3: |
Electronic Spectroscopy of Coordination Compounds / 10.3: |
Term Symbols / 10.3.1: |
Tanabe-Sugano Diagrams / 10.3.2: |
Electronic Absorptions and the Selection Rules / 10.3.3: |
Using Tanabe-Sugano Diagrams to Interpret or Predict Electronic Spectra / 10.3.4: |
The Effect of Reduced Symmetry on Electronic Transitions / 10.3.5: |
The Jahn-Teller Effect / 10.3.6: |
Charge Transfer Transitions / 10.3.7: |
Magnetic Properties of Coordination Compounds / 10.3.8: |
Diamagnetism / 10.3.9: |
Paramagnetism / 10.3.10: |
Antiferromagnetism / 10.3.11: |
Ferromagnetism / 10.3.12: |
Ferrimagnetism / 10.3.13: |
Reactions of Coordination Compounds / Chapter 11: |
An Introduction to Kinetics and Reaction Coordinate Diagrams / 11.1: |
Zero-Order Reactions / 11.1.1: |
First-Order Reactions (Irreversible) / 11.1.2: |
First-Order Reactions (Reversible and Coming to Equilibrium) / 11.1.3: |
Simple Second-Order Reactions (irreversible) / 11.1.4: |
Complex Second-Order Reactions (Reversible and Coming to Equilibrium) / 11.1.5: |
Complex Second-Order Reactions (Irreversible) / 11.1.6: |
Pseudo First-Order Reactions / 11.1.7: |
Consecutive First-Order Reactions and the Steady-State Approximation / 11.1.8: |
Competing Mechanisms / 11.1.9: |
Summary of the Common Rate Laws / 11.1.10: |
The Arrhenius Equation / 11.1.11: |
Activation Parameters / 11.1.12: |
Octahedral Substitution Reactions / 11.2: |
Associative (A) Mechanisms / 11.2.1: |
Interchange (I) Mechanisms / 11.2.2: |
Dissociative (D) Mechanisms / 11.2.3: |
Acid and Base Catalysis / 11.2.4: |
Ligand Field Activation Energies / 11.2.5: |
Square Planar Substitution Reactions / 11.3: |
The Trans Effect / 11.3.1: |
The Effects of the Leaving Group and the Nucleophile / 11.3.2: |
MOT and Square Planar Substitution / 11.3.3: |
Electron Transfer Reactions / 11.4: |
Outer-Sphere Electron Transfer / 11.4.1: |
The Franck-Condon Principle / 11.4.2: |
Marcus Theory / 11.4.3: |
Inner-Sphere Electron Transfer / 11.4.4: |
Mixed-Valence Compounds / 11.4.5: |
Organometallic Chemistry / Chapter 12: |
Introduction to Organometallic Chemistry / 12.1: |
Electron Counting and the 18-Electron Rule / 12.2: |
Carbonyl Ligands / 12.3: |
Nitrosyi Ligands / 12.4: |
Hydride and Dihydrogen Ligands / 12.5: |
Phosphine Ligands / 12.6: |
Ethylene and Related Ligands / 12.7: |
Cyclopentadiene and Related Ligands / 12.8: |
Carbenes, Carbynes, and Carbidos / 12.9: |
Reactions of Organometallic Compounds / Chapter 13: |
Some General Principles / 13.1: |
Organometallic Reactions Involving Changes at the Metal / 13.2: |
Ligand Substitution Reactions / 13.2.1: |
Oxidative Addition and Reductive Elimination / 13.2.2: |
Organometallic Reactions Involving Changes at the Ligand / 13.3: |
Insertion and Elimination Reactions / 13.3.1: |
Nucleophilic Attack on the Ligands / 13.3.2: |
Electrophilic Attack on the Ligands / 13.3.3: |
Metathesis Reactions / 13.4: |
¿-Bond Metathesis / 13.4.1: |
Ziegler-Natta Polymerization of Alkenes / 13.4.2: |
A Summary of Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms / 13.4.3: |
Organometallic Catalytic Cycles / 13.6: |
Catalytic Hydrogenation / 13.6.1: |
Hydroformylation / 13.6.2: |
The Wacker-Smidt Process / 13.6.3: |
The Monsanto Acetic Acid Process / 13.6.4: |
Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Mechanisms / 13.6.5: |
The Isolobal Analogy and the Relationship to Main Group Chemistry / 13.7: |
Closing Remarks / 13.8: |
Derivation of the Classical Wave Equation / Appendix: A: |
Derivation of the Schrödinger Equation / Appendix: B: |
Postulates of Quantum Mechanics / Appendix: C: |
Atomic Term Symbols and Spin-Orbit Coupling / Appendix: D: |
Extracting Term Symbols Using Russell-Saunders Coupling |
Extracting Term Symbols Using jj Coupling |
Correlation Between RS (LS) Coupling and jj Coupling |
Direct Product Tables / Appendix: E: |
Reducing Representations by the Process of Diagonalization / Appendix: G: |
Appendix: H |
The Harmonic Oscillator Model / Appendix: I: |
Molecular Term Symbols / Appendix: J: |
The 230 Space Groups / Appendix: K: |
Index |