| 1 |   | Introduction |   | 1 | 
| 2 |   | Crystal-Field Theory |   | 5 | 
| 3 |   | Electronic Spectra of Octahedral Complexes |   | 14 | 
| 4 |   | Substituted and Distorted Octahedral Complexes, and Square-Planar Complexes |   | 21 | 
| 5 |   | Tetrahedral Complexes |   | 28 | 
| 6 |   | Magnetism and the Magnetic Properties of Transition-Metal Complexes |   | 33 | 
| 7 |   | Summary of Crystal-Field Theory |   | 40 | 
| 8 |   | Molecular Orbital Theory of Transition-Metal Complexes |   | 41 | 
| 9 |   | Bonding in Octahedral Complexes |   | 44 | 
| 10 |   | Bonding in Complexes of D[subscript 4h] Symmetry |   | 57 | 
| 11 |   | Bonding in Tetrahedral Complexes |   | 66 | 
| 12 |   | Complexes of Other Symmetry |   | 70 | 
| 13 |   | Complexes with Two Metal Atoms |   | 71 | 
| 14 |   | Charge-Transfer Bands in the Electronic Spectra of Transition-Metal Complexes |   | 75 | 
| 15 |   | Revision Exercise: Complexes of Cobalt(II) and Cobalt(III) |   | 83 | 
| App |   | Flow Chart for Determining the Symmetry Point Group of an Object |   | 84 | 
|   |   | Learning Outcomes |   | 85 | 
|   |   | Answers to Questions |   | 87 | 
|   |   | Answers to Revision Exercise Questions |   | 93 | 
|   |   | Acknowledgements |   | 96 | 
|   |   | Index |   | 97 |