Progress in Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 46

Book excerpt: Capturing today's scientific imagination...PROGRESS in InorganicChemistry Nowhere is creative scientific talent busier than in the world ofinorganic chemistry experimentation. And the traditional forum forexchanging innovative research has been the respected Progress inInorganic Chemistry series. With contributions from internationallyrenowned chemists, this latest volume offers an in-depth,far-ranging examination of the changing face of the field,providing a tantalizing glimpse of the emerging state of thescience. CONTENTS OF VOLUME 46 * Anion Binding and Recognition by Inorganic Based Receptors (PaulD. Beer and David K. Smith) * Copper (I), Lithium and Magnesium Thiolate Complexes: An Overviewwith Due Mention of Selenolate and Tellurolate Analogues andRelated Silver (I) and Gold (I) Species (Maurits D. Janssen, DavidM. Grove, and Gerard van Koten) * The Role of the Pyrazolate Ligand in Building PolynuclearTransition Metal Systems (Girolamo La Monica and G. AttilloArdizzoia) * Recent Trends in Metal Alkoxide Chemistry (Ram C. Mehrotra andAnirudh Singh). "This series is distinguished not only by its scope and breadth,but also by the depth and quality of the reviews." --Journal of theAmerican Chemical Society. "This series is a valuable addition to the library of thepracticing research chemist, and is a good starting point forstudents wishing to understand modern inorganic chemistry."--Canadian Chemical News. "[This series] has won a deservedly honored place on the bookshelfof the chemist attempting to keep afloat in the torrent of originalpapers on inorganic chemistry." --Chemistry in Britain.