Kinetics and Mechanism of Reactions of Transition Metal Complexes

Book excerpt: Ralph G. Wilkins Kinetics and Mechanism of Reactions of Transition Metal Complexes This thoroughly revised and updated edition of one of the classics of kinetics textbooks continues the successful concept of the 1974 edition. It starts with a simplified approach to the determination of rate laws and mechanisms, steadily working up to complex situations. In the following chapters the principles developed there are extensively used in a comprehensive account of reactions of transition metal complexes, including reactions of biological significance. The text is illustrated by numerous figures and tables. Points of further interest are highlighted in special insets. 140 problems, taken from the original literature, enable the student to apply and deepen the newly acquired knowledge and make the book highly useful for courses in inorganic and organometallic reaction mechanisms. Furthermore, a wealth of over 1700 references make the book indispensable for the active researcher.