1. Edition - July 2006
125.- Euro
2006. XLVI, 329 Pages, Softcover
209 Fig., 27 Tab. 
- Textbook -
ISBN-10: 3-527-31510-1
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-31510-9 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim






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Short description
Covering all recent developments in the field, some 20 contributions provide an in-depth view, offering a unique perspective on metal clusters, and illustrating all facets of this interdisciplinary area.

From the contents
Inter-Electron Repulsion and Irregularities in the Chemistry of Transition Series
Stereochemical Activity of Lone Pairs in Heavier Main Group Element Compounds
How Close to Close Packing?
Forty-Five Years of Praseodymium Diiodide, PrI2
Centered Zirconium Clusters: Mixed-Halide Systems
Titanium Niobium Oxychlorides: Ligand Combination Strategy for the Preparation of Low-Dimensional Metal Cluster Materials
Trinuclear Molybdenum and Tungsten Cluster Chalcogenides: From Solid State to Molecular Materials
Current State of (B,C,N)-Compounds of Calcium and Lanthanum
Compositional, Structural and Bonding Variations in Ternary Phases of Lithium with Main-Group and Late-Transition Metals
Polar Intermetallics and Zintl Phases along the Zintl Border
Rare Earth Zintl Phases: Novel Magnetic and Electronic Properties
Understanding of Structure-Forming Factors and Theory-Guided Exploration of Structure-Property Relationschips in Intermetallics
Ternary and Quaternary Niobium Arsenide Zintl Phases
The Building Block Approach to Understanding Main-Group-Metal Complex Structures - More than just "Attempting to Hew Blocks with a Razor"
Cation-Deficient Quaternary Thiospinels
A New Class of Hybrid Materials via Salt Inclusion Synthesis
Layered Perrhenate and Vanadate Hybrid Solids: On the Utility of Structural Relationships
Hydrogen Bonding in Metal Halides: Lattice Effects and Electronic Distortions
Syntheses and Catalytic Properties of Titanium Nitride Nanoparticles
Solventless Thermolysis: A Possible Bridge Between Crystal Structure and Nano Synthesis?
New Potential Scintillation Materials in Borophosphate Systems