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Summary
Summary
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.
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Zanello (Univ. of Siena, Italy) states that his book "aims to bridge the gap between undergraduate and research-level electrochemistry books." He has hit the mark with a book that should appeal to novices and more-seasoned researchers with an interest in inorganic electrochemistry. The first three chapters, making up approximately a third of the book, are easy to read and provide an excellent overview of electrode reactions, voltammetric techniques, and related measurement equipment. Although these chapters do not provide a rigorous theoretical treatment, they cite references that direct readers to more detailed information. The remaining chapters survey several application topics, including metallocenes, transition metal complexes and clusters, redox-active ligands, superconductor electrodes, molecular wires, redox-active proteins, and electrochemically induced structural modifications. (Notably absent from the applications section is a discussion of the electrochemistry of intercalation compounds.) The application chapters are well written with excellent illustrations, but may be too specific for all readers. Nevertheless, they discuss the practical aspects of interpreting electrochemical data, and for this reason will be very useful to novices in the field. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. D. D. Edwards Alfred University
Table of Contents
| Basic Aspects of Electrochemistry |
| Voltammetric Techniques |
| Practical Aspects |
| Applicative Aspects |
| The Electrochemical Behaviour of First Row Transition Metal Metallocenes |
| The Electrochemical Behaviour of Transition Metal Complexes |
| Metal Complexes Containing Redox Active Ligands |
| Electrochemically Induced Structural Modifications |
| Transition Metal Clusters |
| The Reactivity of Transition Metal Complexes with Small Molecules |
| Superconductors in Electrochemistry |
| Molecular Metal Wires |
| The 'Direct' Electrochemistry of Redox Active Proteins |
| Linear Correlations Between the Redox Potential and Other Chemical and Physicochemical Parameters |
| Appendices |
| Index |
