Spectroscopy in Inorganic Chemistry V1

List of Contributors Preface Contents of Volume II (tentative) The Measurement and Interpretation of Transition Ion Crystal Spectra I. Introduction II. Instrumentation and Technique III. The Born-Oppenheimer Approximation IV. Electronically Allowed Transitions V. Electronically "Forbidden" Transitions VI. Experimental Determination of the Nature of Absorbtion VII. Spin-Forbidden Transitions VIII. Optical Anisotropics IX. The Zeeman Effect X. The Jahn-Teller Effect XI. General Conclusions References Inorganic Photochemistry I. Introduction II. Small Molecules III. Non-Transition-Metal Compounds IV. Transition-Metal Complexes V. Cyanide and Carbonyl Complexes VI. Photoisomerization of Transition-Metal Complexes and Selection Rules VII. Conclusion ReferencesMatrix Isolation Spectroscopy I. Introduction II. Matrix-Isolation Techniques III. Matrix Effects IV. Applications of Matrix-Isolation Spectroscopy to Inorganic Chemistry V. Conclusions and Future Applications References Spectroscopy of Donor-Acceptor Systems I. Introduction II. Charge-Transfer Complexes III. Radical Ions and Ion Pairs IV. Hydrogen-Bonded Systems V. Scales of Basicity and Acidity References Mass Spectroscopy I. Introduction II. Instrumentation III. Mass Spectrum IV. Applications in Organometallic Chemistry V. An Analytical Tool VI. High Temperature Mass Spectrometry VII. Energetics of Electron-Impact Processes VIII. Frontiers of Mass Spectrometry References Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy as Related to Inorganic Chemistry I. Introduction II. Principles, Methods, and Instrumentation III. Spectra IV. Applications ReferencesHigh-Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance I. Introduction II. Basic Concepts and Parameters III. The Nature of Chemical Shifts and Spin-Spin Splittings IV. NMR and Chemical Equilibria V. Solvation VI. Stereochemistry VII. Contact Shifts in Paramagnetic Molecules VIII. Double Resonance References Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance I. Introduction II. Theory III. Factors AfTecting the Resonance Signal IV. Instrumentation V. Correlation of Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants with Molecular Structure VI. Applications References Mössbauer Spectroscopy and Its Applications to Inorganic Chemistry I. Introduction II. Resonant Absorption of Photons and Mössbauer's Discovery III. Experimental Methods IV. The Use of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in the Study of Hyperfine Structure V. Applications in Inorganic Chemistry VI. Concluding Remarks References Author Index Subject Index