The study of the co-ordination chemistry of alkali metals would be interesting and useful, as the subject received negligible attention and remained as such till recently. The reason for this may be the large ion size, Low ionisation potential and lack of any spectroscopic transition in alkali metals which suggest the bonding to be essentially ionic. A survey of the previous research in the field is given. We have taken up the study of the co-ordination chemistry of alkali metals because of (a) their importance in the metabolism of plants and (b) the problem of desalination of sea-water....
The study of the co-ordination chemistry of alkali metals would be interesting and useful, as the subject received negligible attention and remained a...
