Introduction to Magnetochemistry

Introduction to Magnetochemistry provides an introduction to the more important aspects of magnetochemistry. The measurement of magnetic moment has been one of the most consistently useful to coordination chemists. For teaching purposes it provides a simple method of illustrating the ideas of electronic structure, and in research it can provide fundamental information about the bonding and stereochemistry of complexes. The book contains six chapters covering topics such as free atoms and ions, transition metal complexes, crystal field theory, second and third row transition metal complexes, antiferromagnetism, and spin-pairing of electrons. The final chapter describes important experimental methods and then to shows briefly the way in which the problems of interpretation may be tackled. Cover Half Title Introduction to Magnetochemistry Copyright Preface Contents Definitions of Symbols I. Introduction Diamagnctic corrections II. Free Atoms and Ions Single electron system Multi-electron system III. Transition Metal Complexes Valence bond theory Crystal field theory IV. Crystal Field Theory Van Vleck`s formula for susceptibiIity Strength of ligand fields Weak field case Strong field case Term splitting and electron configuration Spin-orbit coupling A and E terms Spin-orbit coupling on T terms Second order Zeeman effect V. Further Topics Second and third row transition metal complexes Antiferromagnetism Spin free-spin paired equilibria VI. Experimental Measurements Interpretation Appendix References Index