Preface.
1 Introduction to the Lanthanides.
1.1 Introduction.
1.2 Characteristics of the Lanthanides.
1.3 The Occurrence and Abundance of the Lanthanides.
1.4 Lanthanide Ores.
1.5 Extracting and Separating the Lanthanides.
1.6 The Position of the Lanthanides in the Periodic Table.
1.7 The Lanthanide Contraction.
2 The Lanthanides – Principles and Energetics.
2.1 Electron Configurations of the Lanthanides and f Orbitals.
2.2 What do f Orbitals Look Like?
2.3 How f Orbitals affect Properties of the Lanthanides.
2.4 The Lanthanide Contraction.
2.5 Electron Configurations of the Lanthanide Elements and of Common Ions.
2.6 Patterns in Ionization Energies.
2.7 Atomic and Ionic Radii.
2.8 Patterns in Hydration Energies (Enthalpies) for the Lanthanide Ions.
2.9 Enthalpy Changes for the Formation of Simple Lanthanide Compounds.
2.10 Patterns in Redox Potentials.
3 The Lanthanide Elements and Simple Binary Compounds.
3.1 Introduction.
3.2 The Elements.
3.3 Binary Compounds.
3.4 Borides.
3.5 Carbides.
3.6 Nitrides.
3.7 Hydrides.
3.8 Sulfides.
4 Coordination Chemistry of the Lanthanides.
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Stability of Complexes.
4.3 Complexes.
4.4 Alkoxides, Alkylamides and Related Substances.
4.5 Coordination Numbers in Lanthanide Complexes.
4.6 The Coordination Chemistry of the +2 and +4 States.
5 Electronic and Magnetic Properties of the Lanthanides.
5.1 Magnetic and Spectroscopic Properties of the Ln³⁺ Ions.
5.2 Magnetic Properties of the Ln³⁺ Ions.
5.3 Energy Level Diagrams for the Lanthanide Ions, and their Electronic Spectra.
5.4 Luminescence Spectra.
5.5 NMR Applications.
5.6 Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.
5.7 Lanthanides as Probes in Biological Systems.
6 Organometallic Chemistry of the Lanthanides.
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 The +3 Oxidation State.
6.3 Cyclopentadienyls.
6.4 Cyclooctatetraene Dianion Complexes.
6.5 The +2 State.
6.6 The +4 State.
6.7 Metal–Arene Complexes.
6.8 Carbonyls.
7 The Misfits: Scandium, Yttrium, and Promethium.
7.1 Introduction.
7.2 Scandium.
7.3 Coordination Compounds of Scandium.
7.4 Organometallic Compounds of Scandium.
7.5 Yttrium.
7.6 Promethium.
8 The Lanthanides and Scandium in Organic Chemistry.
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 Cerium(IV) Compounds.
8.3 Samarium(II) Iodide, SmI₂.
8.4 Lanthanide β-Diketonates as Diels–Alder Catalysts.
8.5 Cerium(III) Chloride and Organocerium Compounds.
8.6 Cerium(III) Chloride and Metal Hydrides.
8.7 Scandium Triflate and Lanthanide Triflates.
8.8 Alkoxides and Aryloxides.
8.9 Lanthanide Metals.
8.10 Organometallics and Catalysis.
9 Introduction to the Actinides.
9.1 Introduction and Occurrence of the Actinides.
9.2 Synthesis.
9.3 Extraction of Th, Pa, and U.
9.4 Uranium Isotope Separation.
9.5 Characteristics of the Actinides.
9.6 Reduction Potentials of the Actinides.
9.7 Relativistic Effects.
10 Binary Compounds of the Actinides.
10.1 Introduction.
10.2 Halides.
10.3 Thorium Halides.
10.4 Uranium Halides.
10.5 The Actinide Halides (Ac–Am) excluding U and Th.
10.6 Halides of the Heavier Transactinides.
10.7 Oxides.
10.8 Uranium Hydride UH₃.
10.9 Oxyhalides.
11 Coordination Chemistry of the Actinides.
11.1 Introduction.
11.2 General Patterns in the Coordination Chemistry of the Actinides.
11.3 Coordination Numbers in Actinide Complexes.
11.4 Types of Complex Formed.
11.5 Uranium and Thorium Chemistry.
11.6 Complexes of the Actinide(IV) Nitrates and Halides.
11.7 Thiocyanates.
11.8 Amides, Alkoxides and Thiolates.
11.9 Chemistry of Actinium.
11.10 Chemistry of Protactinium.
11.11 Chemistry of Neptunium.
11.12 Chemistry of Plutonium.
11.13 Chemistry of Americium and Subsequent Actinides.
11.14 Chemistry of the Later Actinides.
12 Electronic and Magnetic Properties of the Actinides.
12.1 Introduction.
12.2 Absorption Spectra.
12.3 Magnetic Properties.
13 Organometallic Chemistry of the Actinides.
13.1 Introduction.
13.2 Simple σ-Bonded Organometallics.
13.3 Cyclopentadienyls.
13.4 Compounds of the Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Ligand (C₅Me₅ = Cp*).
13.5 Tris(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) Systems.
13.6 Other Metallacycles.
13.7 Cyclooctatetraene Dianion Compounds.
13.8 Arene Complexes.
13.9 Carbonyls.
14 Synthesis of the Transactinides and their Chemistry.
14.1 Introduction.
14.2 Finding New Elements.
14.3 Synthesis of the Transactinides.
14.4 Naming the Transactinides.
14.5 Predicting Electronic Arrangements.
14.6 Identifying the Elements.
14.7 Predicting Chemistry of the Transactinides.
14.8 What is known about the Chemistry of the Transactinides.
14.9 And the Future?
Bibliography.
Index.

This series reflects the pivotal role of modern inorganic and physical chemistry in a range of emerging areas and in this text, the main features of the Lanthanides, Actinides and the Transactinide elements are described, enabling clear comparison and contrast with the Transition elements and Main Group metals