Includes bibliographical references and index

1. Partial table of contents:
2. Some basic concepts.
3. Atomic structure and the periodic table.
4. Molecular models.
5. Symmetry.
6. Bonding and structure.
7. Discrete molecules: molecular orbitals.
8. Inorganic solids: ionic models.
9. Chemical reactions.
10. Acids and bases.
11. Oxidation-reduction reactions.
12. Coordination chemistry.
13. Models and stereochemistry.
14. Spectra and bonding.
15. Organometallic chemistry.
16. General principles.
17. Organometallic reactions, mechanisms, and catalysis.;
18. Selected topics.;
19. Chemistry of some nonmetals.;
20. Cluster and cage compounds.;
21. Bioinorganic chemistry.;
22. Appendices.;
23. Index.;