Systematic presentation of the chemical applications of group theory. Emphasis on the formal development of the subject and its applications to the physical methods of inorganic chemical compounds. Against the backdrop of electronic structure, the electronic, vibrational, and magnetic properties of transition metal complexes are presented and their investigation by the appropriate spectroscopy described.
Keywords:inorganic chemistry, group theory, transition metal complexes, symmetry element, point group, LCAO, metal metal bonding, vibrational spectroscopy, character tables, sandwich compounds, 400503, Inorganic Chemistry