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17-6
22 n
S O (n = 3, 4, 5, 6) ........................................................................... 228
References ...................................................................................................... 229
Addendum Chapter 17 .................................................................................... 230
Chapter 18 Transition Metal Complexes with CO, N 2 , NO
and O 2 Ligands ............................................................... 231
18-1 Carbonyl Complexes ............................................................................ 232
18-2 Dinitrogen Complexes .......................................................................... 234
18-2(a)
2
3 3
CoH(N )(PPh ) ..................................................................... 235
18-2(b)
4+
3 5 2
2
[{Ru(NH ) } N ] ................................................................ 236
18-3 Transition Metal Nitrosyl Compounds .................................................. 236
18-4 Dioxygenyl Adducts ............................................................................. 239
18-4(a) Oxyhemoglobin ....................................................................... 239
18-4(b) Cobalt. Oxygen Carriers ........................................................... 242
References ...................................................................................................... 244
Addendum Chapter 18 .................................................................................... 245
Chapter 19 Some Electron-Excess σ Bonded Systems ...................... 247
19-1 Trihalide Anions and some Related Molecules ...................................... 247
19-2 The Polyiodide Anions ......................................................................... 250
19-3 Xe 2 F 3
+ and H 2 F 3
– .................................................................................. 252
19-4 ClF 5 and SF 6 ........................................................................................ 254
19-5 Thiothiophthenes.................................................................................. 256
References ...................................................................................................... 257
Chapter 20 Intermolecular Donor-Acceptor Complexes .................. 259
20-1 Quantum Mechanical Description of Donor-Acceptor Complexes ......... 259
20-2 Complexing of Trimethylamine with Molecular Iodine ......................... 260
20-3 Hydrogen Bonding Between two H 2 O Molecules .................................. 261
20-4 Reformulation of Charge-Transfer Theory
8 ........................................... 262
20-5
with three 2-Centre Bond Orbitals ....... 263
20-6 H 5 O 2
+ and HF 2
– .................................................................................... 264
20-7 2:1 Donor-Acceptor Complexes ........................................................... 266
References ...................................................................................................... 267
Chapter 21 Base-Displacement Reactions and Electron
Conduction in Alkali Metals .......................................... 269
21-1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 269
21-2 Lowry-Brønsted Acid-Base Reactions .................................................. 270
21-3 Walden Inversion Mechanism .............................................................. 271
21-4 Electron Conduction in Alkali Metal Solids .......................................... 273
21-5 E2 Elimination Reactions ..................................................................... 274
“Increased-Valence” Structures