Anorganische Chemie: Von der Analyse zur Synthese

Abstract

Some aspects of basic inorganic chemistry are discussed from the point of view of coordination chemistry. Remarkable progress over the last two decades refers to molecular dynamics, kinetics and mechanism of reactions of complexes, structure and reactions of biologically relevant systems, organometallic compounds, quantum chemistry, effects of weak chemical bonding, synthetic methods based on matrix isolation. The space of compounds which could be isolated is densely populated, indicating some rather unrestricted variety with regard to composition. It is pointed out that the present situation is antisymmetric in a defined way to the situation when Boyle’s postulate of chemical elements was going to penetrate into sciences. It is stressed that new principles are required which focus the numerous experimental and theoretical means on prospective aspects of basic research.