Book review: Chemistry of arsenic, antimony and bismuth. N. C. Norman (ed.). Blackie Academic and Professional, London, 1998. xii + 483 pages. £109 ISBN 0–7514–0389–X
✍ Scribed by D. B. Sowerby
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 32 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0268-2605
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✦ Synopsis
and reactivity (C.C. Cummins; 151 pages, 211 references), which begins by limiting the target complexes to those containing anionic ligands and almost entirely to homoleptic systems. The aim is 'to stimulate new exploration involving these complexes', and a comprehensive review of the literature is provided.
'Metal-carbohydrate complexes in solution' (J.-F. Verche `re, S. Chapelle, F. Xin and D. C. Crans; 108 pages, 470 references) begins with a nice survey of the possible conformations of carbohydrates and the techniques for investigating their metal complexes, with caveats on the use of solid-state methods to deduce behaviour in solution. Then follows a systematic review of data, largely for complexes of vanadium, molybdenum and tungsten. It is shown that chelate complexes are usually formed, and the possible applications are given.
The volume finishes with a cumulative index to Volumes 1-47, listing titles of articles under their authors.