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.

There is much interest in the chemistry of main group elements with novel compounds being synthesized in academia and industry. This work examines the synthesis, structure and how they behave chemically. The author has produced a readable text covering the main group elements, enabling the reader to be guided through the pathway of the main group of chemistry.

This advanced textbook uses numerous illustrations and a systematic approach to explain modern aspects of the topographical stereochemistry of Werner type complexes. It introduces the stereochemistry of various co-ordination geometries, focusing on the octahedral case. The later chapters address applications in the field of polynuclear species and stereochemical aspects of reactions, including enantioselective catalysis.