Lanthanide and Actinide Chemistry / Inorganic Chemistry: A Textbook Series (PDF)

The only introduction into the exciting chemistry of Lanthanides
and Actinides.

* The book is based on a number of courses on "f elements"

* The author has a long experience in teaching this field of
chemistry

* Lanthanides have become very common elements in research and
technology applications; this book offers the basic knowledge

* The book offers insights into a vast range of applications,
from lasers to synthesis

The Inorganic Chemistry: A Textbook series reflects the
pivotal role of modern inorganic and physical chemistry in a whole
range of emerging areas, such as materials chemistry, green
chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry, as well as providing a solid
grounding in established areas such as solid state chemistry,
coordination chemistry, main group chemistry and physical inorganic
chemistry.

Lanthanide and Actinide Chemistry is a one-volume account
of the Lanthanides (including scandium and yttrium), the Actinides
and the Transactinide elements, intended as an introductory
treatment for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The
principal features of these elements are set out in detail,
enabling clear comparison and contrast with the Transition Elements
and Main Group metals.

The book covers the extraction of the elements from their ores
and their purification, as well as the synthesis of the man-made
elements; the properties of the elements and principal binary
compounds; detailed accounts of their coordination chemistry and
organometallic chemistry, from both preparative and structural
viewpoints, with a clear explanation of the factors responsible for
the adoption of particular coordination numbers; spectroscopy and
magnetism, especially for the lanthanides, with case studies and
accounts of applications in areas like magnetic resonance imaging,
lasers and luminescence; nuclear separations and problems in waste
disposal for the radioactive elements, particularly in the context
of plutonium.

Latest developments are covered in areas like the synthesis of
the latest man-made elements, whilst there is a whole chapter on
the application of lanthanide compounds in synthetic organic
chemistry.

End-of-chapter questions suitable for tutorial discussions are
provided, whilst there is a very comprehensive bibliography
providing ready access to further reading on all topics.