Pigments, coordination chemistry

Price, R. Dyes and Pigments. In Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry Wilkinson, G., Ed. Pergamon Oxford U.K., 1987 pp 35-94. 

There have been two books devoted to the chemistry of iron, " and many reviews devoted to various aspects of its coordination chemistry, including structures and photochemistry (iron(III)). Iron complexes appear in a multi-author volume on the history of coordination chemistry, but there is disappointingly little about iron—just a brief mention of hexacyanoferrates in connection with pigments—in an otherwise excellent overview of the history of chemistry. ... 

Copper exhibits a rich coordination chemistry, primarily in the monovalent (+1) and divalent (+2) oxidation states. Compounds of copper have been used extensively in a wide range of practical applications, including as catalysts in both homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions, as fungicides, pesticides, and wood preservatives, as pigments for paints and... 

Coordination Chemistry of Pigments and Dyes of Historical Interest... 

Oma MV, Kozlowski AW, Baskinger A, Adams T (1994) Coordination chemistry of pigments and dyes of historical interest. In Kaufiman GB (ed) Coordination chemistry a century of progress. American Chemical Society, Washington, pp 165-176... 

The application of infrared spectroscopy to the inorganic compounds started as a more frequent technique during the 60 s with Lawson. This author made a first attempt to compile the work done in the relatively new field-inorganic Infrared Spectroscopy since 1952 where 1171 references were reported. Farmer, in 1964, studied the silicates and Nakamoto in relation to the coordinated compounds prepared a helpful atlas of these compounds. Afremow (1966) presented for an important research of inorganic pigments and extenders in the mid-infrared region from 1500 cm-1 to 200 cm-1. The study of surface chemistry and the nature of surface functional groups was also advanced by Basila (1968). 

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