Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of d Transition Metal Compounds (Volume 16) (Studies in Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 16)

Electron paramagnetic resonance (epr) spectroscopy is a sensitive and versatile method of studying paramagnets, which is finding increasing use in chemistry, biochemistry, earth and materials sciences. The technique is treated both qualitatively and quantitatively, with a progressive increase in sophistication in each succeeding chapter. Following a general introductory chapter, the first half of the book deals with single unpaired electron systems and considers both metal and ligand Zeeman, hyperfine and quadrupole interactions. The simulation of these spectra is discussed, followed by the relationship between spin-Hamiltonian parameters and models of the electronic structures of paramagnets. The second half of the book treats multiple unpaired electron systems using the same philosophy. An introduction to the epr properties of cluster compounds and of extended exchanging systems is also given. There is a chapter on linewidths and lineshapes, and an extensive appendix containing much additional information. A wide-ranging library of simulated and experimental spectra is given, as well as graphical data which should aid spectrum interpretation. Each chapter contains key references and there is a substantial subject and keyword index. This book is designed to teach epr spectroscopy to students without any previous knowledge of the technique. However, it will also be extremely useful to researchers dealing with paramagnetic d transition metals. Content: Studies in Inorganic Chemistry Page ii Front Matter Page iii Copyright page Page iv Preface Pages xvii-xix F.E. Mabbs, D. Collison Chapter 1 - The Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Experiment Pages 1-20 Chapter 2 - Spin Doublets in an Applied Magnetic Field; A Qualitative Treatment Pages 21-44 Chapter 3 - The Quantitative Description of the Spectra from Spin Doublets Interacting with an Applied Magnetic Field Only Pages 45-81 Chapter 4 - The Spectra from Spin Doublets Interacting with a Nuclear Spin: A Qualitative Treatment Pages 82-124 Chapter 5 - Spectra of Spin Doublets Interacting with a Nuclear Spin: A Quantitative Treatment Pages 125-188 Chapter 6 - Nuclear Quadrupole and Nuclear Zeeman Effects in Spin Doublets Pages 189-217 Chapter 7 - Spectrum Simulation for Spin Doublets Pages 218-318 Chapter 8 - Metal Ions in Cubic and Axial Ligand Fields Pages 319-337 Chapter 9 - The Relationship between the Spin-Hamiltonian Parameters and the Electronic Structures of Spin Doublet Paramagnets Pages 338-441 Chapter 10 - Paramagnets with S > 1⁄2 Pages 442-465 Chapter 11 - Monomeric Spin Triplets: Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects Pages 466-579 Chapter 12 - Monomeric Spin Quartet Paramagnets Pages 580-715 Chapter 13 - Monomeric Spin Quintets: Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects Pages 716-814 Chapter 14 - Monomeric Spin Sextet Paramagnets Pages 815-954 Chapter 15 - Polynuclear Transition Metal Compounds Pages 955-1000 Chapter 16 - Simulation of Spectra for Paramagnets with Multiple Unpaired Electrons Pages 1001-1146 Chapter 17 - Extended Electron Exchange in Crystals Pages 1147-1164 Chapter 18 - Relaxation, Linewidths, Determination of Concentrations, and Microwave Power Saturation Pages 1165-1189 Appendix 1 - Some physical properties of selected solvents Page 1190 Appendix 2 - Physical constants and conversion factors Page 1191 Appendix 3 - Spin-Hamiltonians, Operator Equivalents and Some Relationships Between Angular Momentum Operators Pages 1192-1195 Appendix 4 - Direction cosines and transformation of axes Pages 1196-1200 Appendix 5 - Some useful mathematical relationships Pages 1201-1208 Appendix 6 - Some properties of nuclei with non-zero nuclear spin Pages 1209-1215 Appendix 7 - Polar coordinates, Cartesian coordinates, wavefunctions, Orbitals Pages 1216-1219 Appendix 8 - Determinantal wavefunctions Pages 1220-1221 Appendix 9 - Inter-electron repulsion calculations Pages 1222-1226 Appendix 10 - The effect of operators such as R∂/∂x Page 1227 Appendix 11 - Dipole-dipole interactions and the point-dipole approximations Pages 1228-1235 Appendix 12 - Expanded FIR diagrams for S = 1, 3/2, 2, 5/2, 3, 7/2, 4, 9/2 Pages 1236-1304 Appendix 13 - Mean values of functions and the method of moments Pages 1305-1306 Subject and Keyword Index Pages 1307-1320 Chemical Index Pages 1321-1326