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Written by world-class authors, this most recent major book on the topic highlights new and current trends as well as future directions. It is comprehensive in its scope, covering all aspects of gold chemistry -- from homogeneous to heterogeneous catalysis, from supramolecular assemblies to sensors and medicinal applications. The result is an invaluable work for both organic and inorganic chemists working in universities and industry, as well as material scientists.
List of contents
GOLD(I) NITROGEN CHEMISTRYIntroductionTetra-, Tri-, and Dinuclear Gold(I) Amidinate ComplexesOxidative-Addition Reactions to the Dinuclear Gold(I) Amidinate ComplexMercury(II) Cyanide Coordination PolymerFormation of Mixed-Ligand Tetranuclear Gold(I) Nitrogen ClustersSolvent Influences on Oxidation and Nuclearity of Gold Guanidinate DerivativesCyclic Trinuclear Gold(I) Nitrogen CompoundsOxidative-Addition Reactions to the Cyclic Trinuclear Gold(I)-Nitrogen CompoundsSupramolecular Entities of Trinuclear Gold(I) Complexes Sandwiching Small Organic AcidsGold(I) and Silver(I) Mixed-Metal Trinuclear ComplexesCO Oxidation over Au/TiO2 Prepared from Gold Nitrogen ComplexesMiscellaneous ObservationsCHEMISTRY OF GOLD(III) COMPLEXES WITH NITROGEN AND OXYGEN LIGANDSIntroductionNitrogen Donor LigandsOxygen Donor LigandsPENTAFLUOROPHENYL GOLD COMPLEXESIntroductionPentafluorophenylgold(I) DerivativesPentafluorophenylgold(III) DerivativesGold ClustersPentafluorophenylgold(II) DerivativesOutlook and Future TrendsTHEORETICAL CHEMISTRY OF GOLD - FROM ATOMS TO MOLECULES, CLUSTERS, SURFACES AND THE SOLID STATEIntroductionThe Origin of the Relativistic Maximum at Gold Along the 6th Period of Elements in the Periodic TableCalculations on Atomic GoldRelativistic Methods for Molecular Calculations and Diatomic Gold CompoundsCalculations on Inorganic and Organometallic Gold CompoundsCalculations on Gold ClustersCalculations on Infinite Systems: From Surfaces to the Solid State of GoldLUMINESCENCE AND PHOTOPHYSICS OF GOLD COMPLEXESIntroductionSpectroscopic Properties of Gold(I) ComplexesSpectroscopic Properties of Gold(III) ComplexesPhotoinduced Electron Transfer Reactions of Gold ComplexesGOLD COMPOUNDS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINEIntroductionThe Aqueous Chemistry of Gold CompoundsMedicinally Important Gold Complexes, Their Analogs and ReactionsGold-Protein Reactions and ComplexesPhysiological and Cellular BiochemistryNANOSCIENCE OF GOLD AND GOLD SURFACESIntroductionForms of Gold at the NanoscaleOnset of New PhenomenaSurface Chemistry of GoldLIQUID CRYSTALS BASED ON GOLD COMPOUNDSIntroductionPyridine ComplexesDithiobenzoate ComplexesIsocyanide ComplexesCarbene ComplexesComplexes Containing Pyrazole-Type LigandsIonic Imidazolium DerivativesLiquid Crystalline Gold Nanoparticles
About the author
Fabian Mohr is assistant professor ("Juniorprofessor") at the University of Wuppertal in Germany. He obtained his chemistry honours degree from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, where he also completed his PhD on an Australian Government Scholarship under the guidance of Suresh Bhargava and Martin Bennett from the Australian National University. Postdoctoral appointments led him to work with Richard Puddephatt (University of Western Ontario, London, Canada) and Andrei Vedernikov (University of Maryland, College Park, USA). In 2004 he accepted a research grant from the Spanish Government to work with Mariano Laguna in Zaragoza. Upon completion of his contract in Zaragoza, he was appointed visiting professor at the University of Burgos before he took up his current position in Wuppertal in October 2006. In October 2007 Fabian spent two months as visiting professor at the University of Vienna in the group of Bernhard Keppler. Fabian has authored more than 35 papers and reviews, most of them on various aspects of gold chemistry. Outside the laboratory, Fabian is an accomplished harpsichordist and organist, specializing in historic performance practices and performing regularly both as soloist and with ensembles.
Summary
Written by world-class authors, this most recent major book on the topic highlights new and current trends as well as future directions. It is comprehensive in its scope, covering all aspects of gold chemistry -- from homogeneous to heterogeneous catalysis, from supramolecular assemblies to sensors and medicinal applications. The result is an invaluable work for both organic and inorganic chemists working in universities and industry, as well as material scientists.
Report
"Logically organized ... .R ecommended for purchase by academic libraries." ( Journal of the American Chemistry Society , October 2009 )
"Here chemists from around the world describe the latest thoughts and findings about the chemistry of gold, and survey current and possible future applications of gold complexes." ( Book News , September 2009)
"Highly recommended." ( Angewandte Chemie International Edition , 2009)
