Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 6th Edition [Hardcover]

F. Albert Cotton (Author), Carlos A. Murillo (Author), Manfred Bochmann (Author), Russell N. Grimes (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471199575 | ISBN-13: 978-0471199571 | Publication Date: March 30, 1999 | Edition: 6

For more than a quarter century, Cotton and Wilkinson's Advanced Inorganic Chemistry has been the source that students and professional chemists have turned to for the background needed to understand current research literature in inorganic chemistry and aspects of organometallic chemistry. Like its predecessors, this updated Sixth Edition is organized around the periodic table of elements and provides a systematic treatment of the chemistry of all chemical elements and their compounds. It incorporates important recent developments with an emphasis on advances in the interpretation of structure, bonding, and reactivity.

From the reviews of the Fifth Edition:
* "The first place to go when seeking general information about the chemistry of a particular element, especially when up-to-date, authoritative information is desired." -Journal of the American Chemical Society.
* "Every student with a serious interest in inorganic chemistry should have [this book]." -Journal of Chemical Education.
* "A mine of information . . . an invaluable guide." -Nature.
* "The standard by which all other inorganic chemistry books are judged."-Nouveau Journal de Chimie.
* "A masterly overview of the chemistry of the elements."-The Times of London Higher Education Supplement.
* "A bonanza of information on important results and developments which could otherwise easily be overlooked in the general deluge of publications." -Angewandte Chemie.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Review of the Fifth Edition: ". . . a mine of information . . . an invaluable guide." -- Nature

Review of the Fifth Edition: "Every student with a serious interest in inorganic chemistry should have [this book]" -- Journal of Chemical Education

Review of the Fifth Edition: "The first place to go when seeking general information about the chemistry of a particular element, especially when up-to-date, authoritative information is desired." -- Journal of the American Chemical Society

Review of the Fifth Edition: "[This book provides] a bonanza of information on important results and developments which could otherwise be easily overlooked in the general deluge of publication." -- Angewandte Chemie

Review of the Fifth Edition: "[This book] is preeminent in its field, the standard by which all other chemistry books are judged." -- Nouveau Journal de Chemie

From the Publisher

Incorporates the many new chemical developments, particularly the more recent theoretical advances in the interpretation of bonding and reactivity in inorganic compounds. Provides a reasonable achievement for advanced students, as it encompasses the chemistry of all chemical elements and their compounds, including interpretative discussion in light of the advances in structural chemistry, general valence theory, and ligand field theory. It covers the periodic table systematically, and special chapters treat metal atom clusters, reaction mechanisms, metal carbonyls, and bio-inorganic chemistry. Since the Fourth Edition, descriptive chemistry has been increased and theoretical material decreased where necessary. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1376 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 6 edition (March 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471199575
• ISBN-13: 978-0471199571
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.5 x 2.3 inches
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• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as expected, September 1, 2002

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Stefano Libri (Pisa Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 6th Edition (Hardcover)

This was one of the best book for inorganic chemistry, but this edition is very different from the previous ones. Many useful chapters have been done away with; they have been replaced with chapters rather poor, especially those about catalysis.
I advise the fifth edition, which is much better, even if it's quite old: the updates of new edition don't offset its flaws.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, January 28, 2003

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Robert Jones (Collinswood, SA Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 6th Edition (Hardcover)

The 5th edition of this book had been compulsory reading during my undergraduate inorganic chemistry courses: it was the inorganic chemistry bible. This edition fails to reach the high standard of its predecessor. In fact, it isn't even a good advanced inorganic chemistry text. Much of the really useful stuff that forms the basis of an understanding of inorganic chemistry has been omitted in favour of niche topics. The book would be better called 'Advances in Inorganic Chemistry' or 'Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry'.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real advance in inorganic chemistry!, January 10, 1998

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Alen Hadzovic (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (Hardcover)

The first editions of this book made a real revolution in inorganic chemistry. The approach in this book has not realy changed during the years but I still think it is a must-have book. It is easy to read with a lot of data, structures and tables. In my oppinion it should be combined with Greenwood's "Chemistry of the elements" and Douglas' et al. "Concepts and models of inorganic chemistry".