Kettle, Sydney F. A. Symmetry and Structure Readable Group Theory for Chemists
3. Edition - October 2007 51.90 Euro 2007. 436 Pages, Softcover - Practical Approach Book - ISBN-10: 0-470-06040-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-470-06040-7 - John Wiley & Sons
Short description Building on the foundation of the second edition, Symmetry and Structure: Readable Group Theory for Chemists, Third Edition turns the complex and potentially difficult subject of group theory into an accessible and readable account of this core area of chemistry. By using a diagrammatical approach and demonstrating the physical principles involved in understanding group theory, the text provides a non-mathematical, yet thorough, treatment of this broad topic. This new edition has been fully revised and updated to include a much more three-dimensional and accurate visualization of many of the key topics. The chapter on octahedral molecules is extended to cover the important topic of the ligand field theory of octahedral transition metal complexes.
From the contents Contents.
Preface to Third Edition.
Preface to Second Edition.
Preface to First Edition.
1-Theories in conflict.
Introduction.
The ammonia molecule.
2-The symmetry of the water molecule.
3- The electronic structure of the water molecule.
4-Vibrational spectra of the water molecule.
5-The D2h character table and the electronic structures of ethene (ethylene) and diborane.
6-The electronic structure of bromine pentafluoride, BrF5.
7-The electronic structure of the ammonia molecule.
8-The electronic structures of some octahedral molecules.
oint groups and their relationships.
10-Tetrahedral, icosahedral and spherical symmetries.
11-Electron systems.
12 The group theory of electron spin.
13-Space groups.
14 Spectroscopic studies of crystals.
Appendix 1 Groups and classes: definitions and examples.
Appendix 2 Matrix algebra and group theory.
Appendix 3 Character tables of the more important point groups.
Appendix 4 The fluorine group orbitals of p symmetry in SF6.
APPENDIX 5 The Hermann-Mauguin notation.
APPENDIX 6 Non symmorphic relatives of the point group D2.
