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1. Some Aspects of Structure and Bonding in Main Group Chemistry. <br/>1.1 Introduction. <br/>1.2 Ionization Energy, Electron Affinity and Electronegativity. <br/>1.3 Periodic Trends among the Main Group Elements. <br/>1.4 Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory. <br/>1.5 Molecular Orbital Theory. <br/>2. The Chemistry of Hydrogen. <br/>2.1 Introduction. <br/>2.2 The Element. <br/>2.3 The Chemistry of Hydrogen. <br/>2.4 Hydrides. <br/>2.5 Compounds containing Hydrogen formally as H+. <br/>2.6 The Hydrogen Bond. <br/>3. The Group 1 (Alkali Metal) Elements: Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Caesium and Francium. <br/>3.1 Introduction and Oxidation State Survey. <br/>3.2 The Elements. <br/>3.3 Chemistry of the Alkali Metals. <br/>3.4 Simple Salts of the Alkali Metals. <br/>3.5 Compounds with Oxygen and Sulfur. <br/>3.6 Compounds with Nitrogen. <br/>3.7 Hydrides. <br/>3.8 Compounds with Carbon. <br/>3.9 Alkali Metal Complexes. <br/>3.10 Similarities in the Chemistry of Lithium and Magnesium. <br/>4. The Group 2 Elements: Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium and Radium. <br/>4.1 Introduction and Oxidation State Survey. <br/>4.2 The Elements. <br/>4.3 Simple Compounds and Salts. <br/>4.4 Compounds with Oxygen and Sulfur. <br/>4.5 Compounds with Nitrogen. <br/>4.6 Hydrides. <br/>4.7 Compounds with Carbon. <br/>4.8 Group 2 Metal Complexes. <br/>4.9 Similarities in the Chemistry of Beryllium and Aluminium. <br/>5. The Group 13 Elements: Boron, Aluminium, Gallium, Indium and Thallium. <br/>5.1 Introduction and Oxidation State Survey. <br/>5.2 The Elements. <br/>5.3 Chemistry of the Elements. <br/>5.4 Borides. <br/>5.5 Halides. <br/>5.6 Hydrides and Organometallic Compounds. <br/>5.7 Oxides, Hydroxides and Oxyanions. <br/>5.8 Compounds with Groups 15 and 16 Elements. <br/>5.9 Aquated and Related Complex Cations. <br/>6. The Group 14 Elements: Carbon, Silicon, Germanium, Tin and Lead. <br/>6.1 Introduction and Oxidation State Survey. <br/>6.2 The Elements. <br/>6.3 Chemistry of the Elements. <br/>6.4 Group 14 Hydrides and Organometallic Compounds. <br/>6.5 Group 14 Halides. <br/>6.6 Carbides and Silicides. <br/>6.7 Oxides. <br/>6.8 Sulfides, Selenides and Tellurides. <br/>6.9 Polyatomic Anions of the Group 14 Elements. <br/>7. The Group 15 (Pnictogen) Elements: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth. <br/>7.1 Introduction and Oxidation State Survey. <br/>7.2 The Elements. <br/>7.3 Hydrides. <br/>7.4 Oxides. <br/>7.5 Sulfides. <br/>7.6 Oxyanions and Oxyacids. <br/>7.7 Halides. <br/>7.8 Nitrides and Phosphides. <br/>8. The Group 16 (Chalcogen) Elements: Oxygen, Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium and Polonium. <br/>8.1 Introduction and Oxidation State Survey. <br/>8.2 The Elements. <br/>8.3 Hydrides and Related Species. <br/>8.4 Halides. <br/>8.5 Oxides. <br/>8.6 Oxyhalides of Sulfur, Selenium and Tellurium. <br/>8.7 Oxyacids of Sulfur, Selenium and Tellurium. <br/>8.8 Polychalcogen Cations. <br/>9. The Group 17 (Halogen) Elements: Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine and Astatine. <br/>9.1 Introduction and Oxidation State Survey. <br/>9.2 The Elements. <br/>9.3 Chemistry of the Elements. <br/>9.4 Hydrogen Halides, HX, and Halide Salts, X- . <br/>9.5 Halogen Oxides. <br/>9.6 Oxyacids and Oxyanions of the Halogens. <br/>9.7 Interhalogen Compounds. <br/>9.8 The Chemistry of Astatine. <br/>10. The Group 18 (Noble Gas) Elements: Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon and Radon. <br/>10.1 Introduction and Oxidation State Survey. <br/>10.2 The Elements. <br/>10.3 Noble Gas Halides. <br/>10.4 Reactions of Noble Gas Fluorides with Fluoride Ion Acceptors and Donors. <br/>10.5 Xenon-Oxygen Compounds. <br/>10.6 Xenon and Krypton Compounds with Bonds to Elements other than O and F. <br/>11. The Group 12 Elements: Zinc, Cadmium and Mercury. <br/>11.1 Introduction. <br/>11.2 The Elements. <br/>11.3 Chemistry of the Elements. <br/>11.4 Halides. <br/>11.5 Chalcogenides and Related Compounds. <br/>11.6 Oxygen Compounds. <br/>11.7 Formation of Coordination Complexes. <br/>11.8 Low-valent Compounds. <br/>12 Selected Polymeric Main Group Compounds. <br/>12.1 Introduction. <br/>12.2 Polyphosphates. <br/>12.3 Silicates. <br/>12.4 Silicone Polymers. <br/>12.5 Polyphosphazenes. <br/>Further Reading. <br/>Answers to Problems. <br/>Subject Index.<br/> |
