ronald d. archer: inorganic and organometallic polymers. wiley–vch, 2001, 247pp. price £64.50....

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Book Review Book Review RONALD D. ARCHER Inorganic and organometallic polymers Wiley±VCH, 2001, 247pp. Price £64.50. ISBN 0-471-24187-3 This monograph in the Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry Series provides valu- able and timely coverage of an area of increasing significance. The unique prop- erties available by incorporation of ele- ments from the whole periodic table beyond carbon into the realm of polymer chemistry provides a virtually infinitely rich field, the potential of which is now beginning to be realized and exploited in many areas of application. The variety of material, optical, thermal, magnetic, elec- tronic and other properties that may be introduced, and in principle manipu- lated, by the rational design of functional inorganic/organometallic polymers makes such materials of enormous po- tential significance to modern technology. The coverage of this text is well balanced, including both transition metal and main group systems. This contrasts with earlier works, which have been heavily biased towards main-group-element-containing polymers. This must, in part, reflect the author's own interests, but also the increasing number of transition-metal- containing polymers reported over recent years. It attempts to be inclusive in terms of the types of polymer and discusses both systems in which the polymer back- bone is made of inorganic repeat units and those in which metal ions are linked by organic units to form a polymer chain. Chapter 1 deals with various aspects of definition and classification, which is rather complex in this hybrid area in which such considerations remain some- what fluid and author defined. Chapter 2 deals with strategies for polymer synth- esis and emphasizes the methodologies employed for the preparation of systems in which metal ions are part of the polymer backbone. Chapter 3 discusses the application of various techniques for polymer characterization in terms of structure, molecular weight and material properties. The coverage is thorough, including techniques such as GPC, ther- mal and viscoelastic measurements, and diffraction/scattering techniques, as well as spectroscopic methods more familiar to the coordination/organometallic chemist. A brief introduction to each technique is provided and the discussion highlights the limitations of each in their application to polymer systems. The final chapter presents coverage of the applica- tion of inorganic and organometallic polymers in various areas, including medical, electronics, optics, magnetics and materials, illustrating the exploita- tion of their unique properties. The origin of this monograph in a special-topics graduate course presented by the author is emphasized by the inclusion of ex- ercises at the end of each chapter which will certainly enhance its usefulness as a teaching text. The extensive referencing to the original literature will also make it an invaluable resource for the researcher active in the area. As such, the text should be successful in reaching its target audi- ence of graduate and postdoctoral re- searchers working in the area and others interested in assessing the current state of the art in this increasingly important area. Philip J. Bailey University of Edinburgh, UK [DOI:10.1002/aoc.329] Copyright # 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY Appl. Organometal. Chem. 2002; 16: 477 Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com)

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