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[1967];50, A547 [1973]),I shall limlt myself heltodiscussingdifferenbetW7: the sId edltmn and the 4th edltmn, whlch is described accurately as "completely revised from the orieinal literature." This standard An Introduction t o Inorganic Chemistry text IW'I heei~updated tlmrnilry literature Keith F. Purcell, Kansas State University r e k r e n < ~as 9 late as Julv I!U!lj innd expanded and John C. Kotz, State University of New trim ~ ~ i . l d e d i t i o n ( I : l % pvcrsus ~ , . 1145pp.) York, College at Oneonta. W. B. Saunders by the judicious rearrangement and careful Company. Philadelphia. 1980. xv rewriting of chapters and of material within 637 sections as well as by the meticulous insertion pp. Figs. and tables. 20 X 27 cm. of new material. The major change fram ~reviouseditions is the elimination of most This book is a scaled down version of the the elementary mawrial m atumicstruc~ T P V I U I Uhcmk, "Inorganic (:hvmi.;try" IW. B. Lure, l a n h g , molecular wt,itillr, liyand field S a u n d t : ~L'o., 1977) which ha* Imn reviewed t h a r y , and stmilar rnp;~.;Inerawe, in contrast i n ' r ~ l JOIIRNAL. s 55. AJRX 11978)The hwk t o the situation in the past, they are now has been written for a one-semester course e t taught at lower levels and are covered fully in the undergraduate level. The text falls into more elementary texts, including the authors' the category which emphasizes fundamentals own "Basic Inorganic Chemistry." Conseof structure, bonding, and reactivity rather quently, there is a greater emphasis on dethan a svstematie treatment of the elements scriptive chemistry and addition of an entire new section, Part IV, Special Topics (297 PP.). Part I, Introductory Topics (formerly titled a prologue which gives valuable perspective General Theory) has been expanded from 144 on the past, the status of inorganic chemistry pp. to 209 pp. by addition of three new today, and insights into what is likely t o take chapters-Nonmolecular Solids (25 pp., reolaee in the future. This is done with excitevised from the former chapter Ionic Solids ment and enthusiasm! and Other Extended Arrays), Introduction to The basic organization of the hook is in Ligands and Complexes I46 pp.), and Clasthree parts. Part 1: The Tools of Chemical sification of Ligands by Donor Atoms (88 Interpretation. This involves sections on pp.). The chapter on The Nature of Chemical atomic concepts, molecular topologies, and Bonding has been eliminated and some of its orbital theories. The atomic concepts have material placed elsewhere. been written a t a lower level, hut this version Part 11, Chemistry of the Main Group Elis still one of the best t o be found anywhere. ements (formerly titled Chemistry of NonSvmmetrv orooerties are described earlv. .. but transition Elements) has been expanded from e r m p thcor? and rhararwr t i h l haw ~ ~ heen 379 pp, to 402 pp. by addition of new material r l ~ m ~ n . ~ tSdid r . d state rupw. appcar in the and new sections (such as Compounds with second chapter which is an organization AILN Bonds, Linear Polyphosphazenes, change from !'Inorganic Chemistry." Part 2: Phosphate Esters in Biology, Chemical Descriptive Non-Metal Chemistry with InProperties of Dioxygen. Organomercury terpretations. Concepts of aeid-base interCompounds in the Environment). actions, structure, bonding, and kinetics are Part 111, Chemistry of theTransition Eleused to unifv non-metal chemistrv. Some of ments, still the longest section of the book, has been reduced fram 588 pp. to 428 pp. even though about thirty new and timely sections have been added (such as Binuclear ComA separate chapter on catalysis has been inpounds-Quadruple Bonds, Compounds troduced. Recent advances in bio-inorganic with Iron in Mixed Oxidation States, Copchemistry have been detailed. per(II1) and Copper(1V) Compounds, NioEach chapter has its prologue, study bium and Tantalum Cluster Compounds, questions, checkpoints, and references up to Organoheteropoly Anions, Trirhenium 1979. S.I. units areemoloved in thisedition. Chloride Nonachloride and Its Derivatives, The Creutz-Taube Complex and Related Complexes, and Platinum Compounds in angular orbital overlap, and the successful Cancer Chemotherapy). This space reduction blending of descriptive chemistry with has been accomplished by incorporation of structure, bonding, and readion mechanisms material from the chapters deleted from the to give a truly exciting book. 3rd edition (Chaps. 21-24) into chapters in L. J. THERIOT the new Section IV, Special Topin. Thus, North Texas State University Chapter 22 has become the basis for Chapter Denton. TX 76203 25, Metal Carbonyls and Other Complexes with s-Acceptor Ligands (31 p p ) ; Chapter 23, Organametallic Compounds of Transition Elements, has been expanded to Chapter 27, Transition Metal Compounds with Bonds to Hydrogen and Carbon (70 pp.); and Chapter Advanced lnorganic Chemistry: A 24 on homogeneous catalytic reactions has Comprehensive Text, 4th Edition been split into two chapters (Chaps. 29 and F Albert Cotton and Geoffrey Wilkinson. 30), one on synthesis (31 pp.) and one on caJohn Wiley 8 Sons. New York. 1980. xvi talysis (45 pp.). Furthermore, all of the ma1396 pp. Figs. and tables. 24.5 X 17 terial on kinetics has been collected into cm. Chapter 28, Reaction Mechanisms and MoI ~ u l Kc,arrangemrnt* ~ r In i'mplexes ;I Because my reviews of the first three ediPP .~ndncu ~ h a p t e r ion \Irldl-rgwnl triumph the) dwtrvt, our p n f w n d thanks. GEORGEB. KAUFFMAN California State University. Fresno Fresno. CA 93740
Elementary Practical Organic Chemistry 1: Preparations, 3rd Edition Revlseo by B V Smrrhtind N M Waldron. .ongman P.bllsners. k v r Yor*. 1980 v 407 pp Flgs and la0 c s 15 8 X 24 2 cm
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This revised and streamlmed edition of a familiar laboratory text displays all of the thoroughness and attention to detail that have characterized previous editions of this work. However, several modifications have increased the usefulness of this book far undergraduate students The current revision incorporates a new chapter (Chapter 111) entitled "Essential 1.aboratory Operations" which presents in a cohesive and easy to read manner many exercises illustrating melting point behavior, chromatography, distillation, and spectroscopy. The material on chromatography is particularly detailed and should prove useful to undergraduates in both chemistry and biology. In Chapter 11, an excellent review of drying agents and methods for dry~ngcommon solvents is presented along with detailed instructions for common laboratory manipulations such as distillation, recrystallization, and extraction. A mast welcome revision is that this new edition IIIIIU C S ~ Srhe use of grwnd ~ I a s w a r enod pruvtdcs many detalltd dlu~trariunsof such C I I I I I I . I I I P ~ incl~dinc I I . ~ m l hrcran evap,.. rator and a Spinning band distillation column. Many new experiments have been placed in this edition. This reviewer particularly enioved . . the svnthesis and traooine" of henyync, the hydnhomt~cmuf styrene, the resduticm of racemlc I.l~he.nylethylamine.thr mr wf modified lith~um:~lummumhydride. and the alkylation of a representative enamine. In addition, a new chapter on heterocycles bas now been added and provides simple preparations of systems such es barbituric acid and hydantoin. The syntheses of quinoline by the Skraup method and of qui~
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Principles of Photochemistry John A. Baltrop, Oxford University (London1 and John 0.Covle. The Ooen Univers t ) ' ( ~ton i ~ e y n e s ,ohn i W8 k y & Sons, Englana. 1978. xi 7 213 pp Sumr time ago the reviewer rrfvrred a relatcd text by the same aurhor- e n t i t l d "Exc ~ t r dStnles in Organic Chrmi-lr, " The present (1978) text said to be based largely on the 1975 text with the purpose of supplying a text with basic principles of photochemistry a t a price reasonable for stu-
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electroni&ly excited states and related aspects. Chapter 3 considers time-dependent pathways available to excited states including both radiationless decay and emission. Chapter 4 deals with excited state-quenching processes. Chapter 5 briefly considers methods of getting a t photochemical reaction mechanisms. Chapter 6 gives a 9-page overview of orbital symmetry. The Appendix covers some group theory. These portions have about 20 references updated. The portions deleted from the 1975text are in five chapters which deal with photochemical reactions. The prohlems added (there are 42) are generally interesting and challenging for the student user. Also, answers are given. The price a t the time the reviewer received (Continued on pope A206) Volume 58
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