Inorganic Synthesis

After a short introduction to the Periodic Table and to the transition metals, some general features of the coordination compounds are discussed aimed to introduce the reader to the most important features of this class of compounds. For sake of clarity, distinction is made between classical Werner complexes and transition metal organometallic compounds, i.e., complexes containing at least one metal-carbon bond. A Section is devoted to the reactivity of coordination compounds and some of the most important reaction modes involving the central metal atom have been considered.