| 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 |