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Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry Section A (Inorganic Chemistry)

Section A reviews annual developments in inorganic and bioinorganic chemical research



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Annu. Rep. Prog. Chem., Sect. A: Inorg. Chem. , 2009, 105, 269 - 275, DOI: 10.1039/b818275m


Zinc, cadmium and mercury

Martyn P. Coles


This Chapter reviews the literature reported during 2008 on the group 12 triad: zinc, cadmium and mercury. It focuses on the synthesis of novel compounds of these elements, and briefly describes their reactivity where appropriate.