| Preface |
| Introduction by Joseph Chatt |
| Historical Aspects |
| 1 Theories of Coordination Compounds: Alfred Werner's TriumphGeorge B. Kauffman |
| 2 While Waiting for Werner: Chemistry in ChainsLevi Tansjo |
| 3 Werner's Beitrag, 1893: A Linguistic and Epistemological AnalysisLuigi Cerruti |
| 4 J.V. Dubsky and His Participation in Werner's Coordination TheoryFrantisek Jursik and G. B. Kauffman |
| 5 Early Structural Coordination ChemistryLinus Pauling |
| 6 John C. Bailar, Jr. (1904-1991): Father of U.S. Coordination ChemistryGeorge B. Kauffman and Gregory S. Girolami and Daryle H. Busch |
| 7 Kai Arne Jensen's Contribution to Coordination ChemistryHans Toftlund |
| 8 Jannik Bjerrum (1909-1992): His Early YearsClaus E. Schaffer |
| 9 Jannik Bjerrum's Later Life - Turning Toward Chemical Physics: Personal Recollections of a Grateful StudentChristian K. Jorgensen |
| 10 The Contributions of David P. Mellor, Frank P. Dwyer, and Ronald S. Nyholm to Coordination ChemistryStanley E. Livingstone |
| 11 History of Coordination Chemistry in Japan During the Period 1910 to the 1960s Specialized AspectsKazuo Yamasaki |
| 12 The Compleat Coordination Chemistry: What a Difference a Century Makes!Daryle H. Busch |
| 13 Coordination Chemistry of Pigments and Dyes of Historical InterestMary Virginia Orna and Adrienne W. Kozlowski and Andrea Baskinger and Tara Adams |
| 14 The Importance of Non-BondsMichael Laing |
| 15 Effective Atomic Number and Valence-Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion: 60 Years LaterMichael Laing |
| 16 Brief History of the Thermodynamics of Complex Equilibria in SolutionMihaly T. Beck |
| 17 Stabilization of Unstable d-Metal Oxidation States by Complex FormationK.B. Yatsimirskii |
| 18 Oxidation States and dq Configurations in Inorganic Chemistry: A Historical and Up-to-Date AccountJesper Bendix and Michael Brorson and Claus E. Schaffer |
| 19 Coordination Based on Known Free Ligands, Moderate Dissociation Rate, Weaker Electron Affinity of Central Atom Than Ionization Energy of Ligand, and Quantum ParadoxesChristian K. Jorgensen |
| 20 The Chelate, Macrocyclic, and Cryptate EffectsIsomerismArthur E. Martell and Robert D. Hancock |
| 21 Linkage Isomerism of Thiocyanate Bonded to Cobalt(III): From Alfred Werner to the Present DayD. A. Buckingham |
| 22 Optical Activity in Coordination ChemistryBodie Douglas |
| 23 Inorganic Optical ActivityR.D. Gillard |
| 24 Chirality in Coordination CompoundsAlex von Zelewsky and Pascal Hayoz and Xiao Hua and Paul Haag |
| 25 Equilibrium Shift Mechanism for the Pfeiffer EffectStanley Kirschner and Thaddeus Gish and Ulysses Freeman, Jr. |
| 26 Mechanism of Optical Resolution of Octahedral Metal Complexes Compounds of Various ElementsHayami Yoneda and Katsuhiko Miyoshi |
| 27 Nontraditional Ligands and Their Impact on Coordination ChemistryRobert W. Parry |
| 28 Electron-Deficient Boranes as Novel Electron-Donor LigandsNorman N. Greenwood |
| 29 Lanthanide AminopolycarboxylatesGregory R. Choppin and Pamela J. Wong |
| 30 Hydrolysis Behavior of the Transuranium Elements ApplicationsBernd Jung and Norman M. Edelstein and Glenn T. Seaborg |
| 31 Solvent Extraction of Metals Is Coordination ChemistryMichael Laing |
| 32 Coordination Chemistry in the Solvent Extraction of Metals: Developments from Russian LaboratoriesYu A. Zolotov |
| 33 Humic and Hydrous Oxide Ligands in Soil and Natural Water Metal-Ion ComplexationCooper H. Langford |
| 34 Coordination Model of Metal-Ion Interactions with Water Hyacinth Plants |
| 35 Design of New Chelating Agents For Removal of Intracellular Toxic MetalsMark M. Jones |
| 36 Coordination Compounds of Metal Ions in Sol-Gel GlassesRenata Reisfeld and Christian K. Jorgensen |
| 37 Coordination Compounds in New Materials and in Materials ProcessingHerbert D. Kaesz |
| Author Index |
| Affiliation Index |
| Subject Index |