Chemical Binding and Structure

General IntroductionPrefaceAcknowledgments Chapter One · The Old and New Quantum Theories Protons, Neutrons, Electrons and Atoms The Old Quantum Theory and its Application to Atoms The New Quantum Theory—Wave Mechanics The Wave Equation and the Quantization of Momentum and Energy The Relationship between the Old Quantum Theory and Wave Mechanics Practical Applications of the Wave Properties of MatterChapter Two · Electrons in Atoms, and the Periodic Table Quantum Numbers and Energy Levels Electronic Structures of Atoms Magnetic Properties and the Hund Principle Electronic Structures and the Periodic ClassificationChapter Three · The Electrovalent Bond General Features of Electrovalency The Size and Ease of Formation of Ions with a Rare Gas Configuration The Stability of Electrovalent Compounds Other Simple CationsChapter Four · The Covalent Bond and Molecular Geometry General Aspects of Covalent Binding Orbitals and Molecular Geometry The Electrostatic Approach to Molecular GeometryChapter Five · The Distribution of Electrons in Molecules Molecular Orbitals Resonance Partial Ionic Character of Covalent Bonds Molecular Polarity The Hydrogen BondChapter Six · Complexes of Transition Metals; Electron-Deficient Compounds General Features of Transition Complexes The Nature of the Bonds in Complexes; Crystal Field Theory Metallic Carbonyls and Sandwich Compounds Electron-Deficient Compounds Chapter Seven · Electronic Structure and Chemical Reactions The Stability and Reactivity of Chemical Compounds Electron-Transfer Reactions Rates and Equilibria for Electron-Transfer Reactions Proton-Transfer Reactions Analogies between Electron-Transfer and Proton-Transfer Reactions A Classification of Reactions PlatesChapter Eight · Structure and Bonding in Crystals The Packing of Equal Spheres Some Typical Structures Forces in Crystals Bond Type and Complexes in CrystalsChapter Nine · Further Aspects of the Crystalline State Crystal Structure and External Crystalline Form Crystal Imperfections Substitutional Solid Solutions Solids of Variable Composition and Irregular StructureChapter Ten · The Other States of Matter The Gaseous State Liquids and Glasses High Polymers Solutions of Non-Electrolytes Aqueous Solutions of Electrolytes The Adsorbed StateChapter Eleven · Diffraction Methods of Structure Determination The Principle of Diffraction Methods X-Ray Diffraction by Crystals Neutron Diffraction Electron DiffractionChapter Twelve · Spectroscopic Methods of Structure Determination General Principles Pure Rotation Spectra Vibration-Rotation Spectra Electronic Spectra Chemical Constitution and Color Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Electron Spin ResonanceChapter Thirteen · Miscellaneous Methods of Structure Determination Magnetic Measurements Dipole Moments Thermochemical Measurements Optical Activity Other Methods of Structure DeterminationBibliographyProblemsTable of Fundamental Constants and Conversion FactorsAnswers to Numerical ProblemsIndex