50th Anniversary of Electron Counting Paradigms for Polyhedral Molecules

Historical and Recent Developments
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-84862-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 187, 247 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 559 g

Reihe: Structure and Bonding

The 50 Year Anniversary of the development of electron counting paradigms for polyhedral molecules is celebrated in two volumes of Structure and Bonding.  Volume 1 covers the historical development, theoretical models and applications to boranes and metalloboranes.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mingos, D. Michael P.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Atom- und Molekülphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Anorganische Chemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Historical introduction to Polyhedral Bonding Models leading to Professor Ken Wade’s Contribution.- Introduction to Tensor Surface Harmonic Theory.- Polyhedra beyond the icosahedron.- Non-sphericity in metalloboranes.- Bis(carboranes) and Related Species.- Borane and carborane clusters meet coordination polymers and networks: In the hole or in the backbone?

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Mingos was born in Basra, Iraq in 1944 and was educated in England (Manchester, B.Sc. in Chemistry 1965) and University of Sussex (D.Phil, 1968). He has held academic posts at QMC, Oxford (Keble College), Imperial College, St Edmund Hall (Principal,1999-2009). His theoretical research has resulted in generalisations which have greatly influenced the development and teaching of modern inorganic chemistry. Specifically the Wade-Mingos Rules which rationalise the structures of polyhedral inorganic molecules and the Green-Davies-Mingos Rules, which account for some of the nucleophilic reactions  of organometallic compounds. His group has experimentally verified some of his theoretical predictions, for example an icosahedral molecule containing gold atoms -which is relevant for understanding the metal’s nano-technological possibilities. He has also contributed to the understanding of the bonding properties of nitric oxide, an important cellular signalling molecule involved in many physiological processes and pioneered the acceleration of chemical reactions using microwave energy. He was elected the Royal Society in 1992 and the European Academy of Sciences in 2017. He holds honorary doctorates from Sussex and Manchester Universities and received many prizes – the most recent was the Blaise Pascal Medal in 2017.