"This book, being a textbook, puts in a comfortable form as bright as possible description of inorganic chemistry issues from basic to advanced. The reviewed manual focuses more on the principles of inorganic chemistry than on descriptive inorganic chemistry, which definitely distinguishes it from the academic of inorganic chemistry textbooks." --Przemysl Chemiczny
1. Light, Electrons, and Nuclei2. Basic Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Structure3. Covalent Bonding in Diatomic Molecules4. A Survey of Inorganic Structures and Bonding5. Symmetry and Molecular Orbitals6. Dipole Moments and Intermolecular Interactions7. Ionic Bonding and Structures of Solids8. Dynamic Processes in Inorganic Solids9. Acid-Base Chemistry10. Chemistry in Nonaqueous Solvent11. Chemistry of Metallic Elements12. Organometallic Compounds of Main Group Elements13. Chemistry of Nonmetallic Elements I. Hydrogen, Boron, Oxygen and Carbon14. Chemistry of Nonmetallic Elements II. Groups IVA and VA 15. Chemistry of Nonmetallic Elements III. Groups VIA -VIIIA 16. Introduction to Coordination Chemistry17. Ligand Fields and Molecular Orbitals18. Interpretation of Spectra19. Composition and Stability of Complexes20. Synthesis and Reactions of Coordination Compounds21. Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon and Metal-Metal Bonds22. Coordination Compounds in Catalysis23. Bioinorganic Chemistry
J.E. House is Scholar in Residence, Illinois Wesleyan University, and Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Illinois State University. He achieved concentrations in both inorganic and physical chemistry meeting the coursework requirements for a graduate major in both areas. He has successfully taught the senior level inorganic chemistry course at Illinois State University (perhaps 30 times), University of Illinois, Western Kentucky University, and Illinois Wesleyan University. He has authored books in inorganic chemistry, chemical kinetics, quantum mechanics, and descriptive inorganic chemistry. His research has provided the basis for approximately 150 publications in journals on the topics of solid state chemistry, kinetics, and chemical education. He is also the Series Editor for the series Developments in Physical & Theoretical Chemistry (Elsevier), and Series Editor for the "Chemistry by Invitation" section of The Chemical Educator.
