Principle of structure and reactivity by Huheey pdf

Summary of Contents [Chapter vise]

Chapter 1. What Is Inorganic Chemistry?

• Inorganic Chemistry, the Beginnings

• Inorganic Chemistry, an Example

• Chemical Structure of Zeolites and Other Chemical System

• Chemical Reactivity

• Conclusion

Chapter 2. The Structure of the Atom

• The Hydrogen Atom

• The Polyelectronic Atom

Chapter 3. Symmetry and Group Theory

• Symmetry Elements and Symmetry Operations

• Point Groups and Molecular Symmetry

• Irreducible Representations and Character Table

• Uses of Point Group Symmetry

• Crystallography

Chapter 4. Bonding Models in Inorganic Chemistry: 1. Ionic Compounds

• The Ionic Bond

• Lattice Energy

• Size Effects

• The Predictive Power of Thermochemical Calculations on Ionic Compounds

• Covalent Character in Predominantly Ionic Bonds

• Conclusion

Chapter 5. Bonding Models in Inorganic Chemistry: 2. The Covalent Bond

• Valence Bond Theory

• Molecular Orbital Theory

• Electronegativity

Chapter 6. The Structure and Reactivity of Molecules

• The Structure of Molecules

• Structure and Hybridization

• Bond Lengths

• Experimental Determination of Molecular Structure

• Some Simple Reactions of Covalently Bonded Molecules

Chapter 7. The Solid State

• The Structures of Complex Solids

• Imperfections in Crystals

• Conductivity in Ionic Solids

• Solids Held Together by Covalent Bonding

• Solid-State Materials with Polar Bonds

Chapter 8. Chemical Forces

• Internuclear Distances and Atomic Radii

• Types of Chemical Forces

• Hydrogen Bonding

• Effects of Chemical Forces

Chapter 9. Acid-Base Chemistry

• Acid-Base Concepts

• Measures of Acid-Base Strength

• Hard and Soft Acid and Bases

Chapter 10. Chemistry in Aqueous and Non-aqueous Solvents

• Water

• Non-aqueous Solvent

• Molten Salts

• Electrode Potentials and Electromotive Forces

Chapter 11. Coordination Chemistry: Bonding, Spectra, and Magnetism

• Bonding in Coordination Compounds

• Valence Bond Theory

• Crystal Field Theory

• Molecular Orbital Theory

• Electronic Spectra of Complexes

• Magnetic Properties of Complexes

Chapter 12. Coordination Chemistry: Structure

• Coordination Number 1

• Coordination Number 2

• Coordination Number 3

• Coordination Number 4

• Coordination Number 5

• Coordination Number 6

• Coordination Number 7

• Coordination Number 8

• Higher Coordination Numbers

• Generalizations about Coordination Numbers

• Linkage Isomerism

• Other Types of Isomerism

• The Chelate Effect

Chapter 13. Coordination Chemistry: Reactions, Kinetics, and Mechanism

• Substitution Reactions in Square Planar complexes

• Thermodynamic and Kinetic Stability

• Kinetics of Octahedral Substitution

• Mechanisms of Redox Reactions

Chapter 14. Some Descriptive Chemistry of the Metals

• General Periodic Trends

• Chemistry of the Various of Oxygen States of Transition Metals

• The Chemistry of Elements Potassium-Zinc: Comparison by Electron Configuration

• The Chemistry of the Heavier Transition Metals

• Oxidation States and EMF’s of Groups 1-12

• The Lanthanide and Actinide Elements

• Coordination Chemistry

• The Transactinide Elements

Chapter 15. Organometallic Chemistry

• The 18-electron Rule

• Metal Carbonyl Complexes

• Nitrosyl Complexes

• Dinitrogen Complexes

• Metal Alkyls, Carbenes, Carbynes, and Carbides

• Non-aromatic Alkene and Alkyne Complexes

• Metallocenes

• Reactions of Organometallic Complexes

• Catalysis by Organometallic Compounds

• Stereochemically Nonrigid Molecules

• Conclusion

Chapter 16. Inorganic Chains, Rings, Cages and Clusters

• Chains

• Rings

• Cages

• Boron Cage Compounds

• Metal Clusters

• Conclusion

Chapter 17. The Chemistry of the Halogens and the Noble Gases

• Noble Gas Chemistry

• Halogens in Positive Oxidation States

• Halides

• Pseudohalogens

• Electrochemistry of the Halogens and Pseudohalogens

Chapter 18. Periodicity

• First- and Second-Row Anomalies

• The Use of p Orbital in pi Bonding

• The Use (or Not) of d Orbitals by Non-metals

• Reactivity and d Orbital Participation

• Periodic Anomalies of the Nonmetals and Posttransition Metals

Chapter 19. The Inorganic Chemistry of of Biological Systems

• Energy Source of Life

• Metalloporphyrins and Respiration

• Dioxygen Binding, Transport, and Utilization

• Electron Transfer Respiration and Photosynthesis

• Enzymes

• Nitrogen Fixation

• The Biochemistry of Iron

• Essential and Trace Elements in Biological Systems

• Biochemistry of Nonmetals

• Medical Chemistry