Inorganic Electrochemistry

Theory, Practice and Application

: Piero Zanello (Author)
ISBN: 978-0-85404-661-4
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paperback
Extent: 630
Price: £95.00

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Synopsis

Electrochemistry can be an elegant and essential support to synthetic inorganic chemistry. However, it is often perceived as a difficult technique. This book aims to introduce inorganic chemists to electrochemical investigations in as straightforward a way as possible.

First, the reader is introduced to the theory of electron transfer processes, how they can be studied by various electrochemical techniques, and the practical procedures required. The book then goes on to look extensively, and with numerous illustrations, at the application of the techniques in the multiple fields of inorganic chemistry (including organometallics, coordination compounds, bioinorganics/biomimetics and materials science). Topics covered include: metallocenes; organometallic and coordination complexes; metal complexes of redox active ligands; metal-carbonyl clusters; superconductors; molecular wires; and proteins. Throughout, special attention is paid to the structural effects accompanying the electron transfer processes.

This unique book bridges the gap between undergraduate and research-level electrochemistry books, and will be welcomed as an introduction to electrochemical applications within inorganic chemistry.

Reviews

"... should provide an excellent starting point for any researcher..."
Source : Chemistry & Industry, Issue 3, 2 February 2004, p 23

"... extremely useful to workers in inorganic chemistry because it groups diverse efforts into one place. "
Source : Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol 126, No 14, 2004, p 4743

The approach is empirical, practical, and pedagogical rather than theoretical, which makes this book attractive and accessible to a large community of chemists who are not specialists in the field, as well as to students and teachers of inorganic chemistry. This book is indispensable for inorganic chemists.
Source : Angewandte Chemie, 43/29, July 2004 (Didier Astruc)