Noble Gas Chemistry: Structure, Bonding, and Gas-Phase Chemistry

Authored by one of the world’s leading experts in the chemistry of lighter noble gases, this comprehensive monograph fills the need for an up-to-date review of the diverse experimental techniques and theoretical methods currently in practice.
After reviewing the experiments breaking the paradigm of “non-reactive” noble gases, the physico-chemical background is introduced. Besides the emphasis on gas phase reactions, the author presents other relevant systems, such as chemistry in the bulk phase, under high pressure, and cold matrices. The discussion of gas-phase chemistry of the noble gases covers neutral and ionic compounds, diatomic molecules, complexes with small molecules and metal compounds, up to large clusters.

Table of Contents

Part I An Overview of Noble Gas Chemistry
Chapter 1 A Historical Introduction
Chapter 2 Typical Compounds And Bonding Motifs
Chapter 3 Chemistry In Silico

Part II Gas-Phase Chemistry of the Noble Gases
Chapter 4 Neutral Species
Chapter 5 Ionic Species

Appendix A Chemical Composition Of Air
Appendix B Ab Initio And Dft Electronic Structure Methods
Appendix C Atomic Charges Of Diatomic Molecules
Appendix D Bond Distances And Polarisabilities Of Diatomic Molecules