Das zweibändige Werk als Set. Behandelt wird sowohl die elektronische Struktur anorganischer Substanzen als auch deren Bestimmung mit Hilfe elektronenspektroskopischer Methoden. Band 1 konzentriert sich auf physikalische und methodische Grundlagen, während der stark anwendungsorientierte Band 2 durch zahlreiche Beispiele und Fallstudien die Brücke zur spektroskopischen Praxis schlägt. (08/99)

This two-volume text provides up-to-date coverage of the key spectroscopic and electronic structure methods. It also develops their application and defines their impact on a number of important topics in inorganic chemistry. Volume I (15406-7), 11 contributions, presents the different spectroscopic methods and levels of electronic structure calculations for transition metal systems. Volume II (32682-8), 11 contributions, discusses key topics in inorganic chemistry where electronic structure and spectroscopy have had a huge impact (bioinorganic chemistry, electron transfer, mixed valence compounds, electrochemistry, and photochemistry and photophysics). It also presents case studies of major classes of inorganic compounds (metal-metal bonds, metal carbonyls and metallocenes, metal nitrosyls, heme sites, spin crossover compounds and magnetic materials). Edited by Solomon (chemistry, Stanford U.) and Lever (chemistry, York U.)
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Outstanding scientists from around the world have contributed 22 chapters which make up these two volumes. The book represents the state-of-the-art in this field. It is written in a pedagogical style suitable for a well educated senior undergraduate to grasp, yet still of outstanding value to the senior researcher.