Literature of inorganic chemistry

In this chapter, we have surveyed some of the most active and important areas of inorganic chemistry. The published literature in these fields is prodigious, so in keeping with a general textbook in inorganic chemistry that must introduce many fields, the coverage is far from complete. For further details on the material in this chapter, the interested reader should consulted the references listed. 

This book is meant to present in convenient form a readable account of the essentials of inorganic chemistry that can serve as both as a textbook for a one semester course upper level course and as a guide for self study. It is a textbook not a review of the literature or a research monograph. There are few references to the original literature, but many of the advanced books and monographs are cited. 

The standard treatise of inorganic chemistry, Gumelins Handbuch der anor-ganischen Ghemie, is now in its eighth edition. The previous literature deadline of January 1, 1950, was extended to cover the 1950-1960 decade, and special volumes covering this period are to be published, starting in 1963 their sequence will be based on the state of the art of individual elements. At the same time. 

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