Inorganic Chemistry in Focus III

Metal clusters are on the brink between molecules and nanoparticles in size. With molecular, nano-scale, metallic as well as non-metallic aspects, metal clusters are a growing, interdisciplinary field with numerous potential applications in chemistry, catalysis, materials and nanotechnology.<br> This third volume in the series of hot topics from inorganic chemistry covers all recent developments in the field of metal clusters, with some 20 contributions providing an in-depth view. The result is a unique perspective, illustrating all facets of this interdisciplinary area:<br> * Inter-electron Repulsion and Irregularities in the Chemistry of Transition Series<br> * Stereochemical Activity of Lone Pairs in Heavier Main Group Element Compounds<br> * How Close to Close Packing?<br> * Forty-Five Years of Praseodymium Diiodide<br> * Centered Zirconium Clusters<br> * Titanium Niobium Oxychlorides<br> * Trinuclear Molybdenum and Tungsten Cluster Chalcogenides<br> * Current State of (B,C,N)-Compounds of Calcium and Lanthanum<br> * Ternary Phases of Lithium with Main-Group and Late-Transition Metals<br> * Polar Intermetallics and Zintl Phases along the Zintl Border<br> * Rare Earth Zintl Phases<br> * Structure-Property Relationships in Intermetallics<br> * Ternary and Quaternary Niobium Arsenide Zintl Phases<br> * The Building Block Approach to Understanding Main-Group-Metal Complex Structures<br> * Cation-Deficient Quaternary Thiospinels<br> * A New Class of Hybrid Materials via Salt Inclusion Synthesis<br> * Layered Perrhenate and Vanadate Hybrid Solids<br> * Hydrogen Bonding in Metal Halides<br> * Syntheses and Catalytic Properties of Titanium Nitride Nanoparticles<br> * Solventless Thermolysis<br> * New Potential Scintillation Materials in Borophosphate Systems.<br> With its didactical emphasis, this volume addresses a wide readership, such that both students and specialists will profit from the expert contributions.