The aim of this book is to provide a good supplementary document to students, particularly those in L2 and M1 Chemistry. It contains a lot of useful information for students and specialists in this subject and also provides many answers to their questions. Dealing with inorganic chemistry, this document is part of the evolution and continuous enrichment of the field and therefore constitutes a significant contribution to this discipline.
The document is composed of five main chapters completed by a last part dedicated to bibliographical references and webography.
After a very informative reminder about the atom, the author devoted the first chapter to the different types of chemical bonds and the theory of molecular orbitals. In the same spirit, he proposes to address in chapters 2 and 3, the geometry of a compound and coordination complexes, the understanding of which is necessary in this discipline. The book follows a logic by addressing in chapter 4 the theory of the crystal field which will allow students to master the stabilization energies and the Jahn Teller effect. A final part of the course is devoted to the spectroscopy and magnetism of complexes, in accordance with the rest of the program.
The rigorous approach will be perfectly suited to chemistry students with an inorganic inclination. This book covers a large part of the program and will undoubtedly be conducive to many developments for oral lessons. Corrected exercises allow good assimilation.
In short, all the explanations presented by Professor DIENG in this book are presented in a clear and educational way and constitute a very convincing illustration, which makes reading very enjoyable. For example, the author considered it necessary to make an introductory reminder on the atom, its electronic structure, atomic orbitals and some properties of atoms. With regard to the theory of hybridization, he proposed several examples to facilitate a better understanding of the students.
For all the above reasons, I highly recommend reading this book to all Chemistry students.
