This book, based on a lecture course which is given to final year undergraduates at Liverpool, illustrates the main features of f-block chemistry, along with some of the important applications, outlining the spectroscopic techniques which are commonly applied to complexes of the f-block elements.1. Introduction 2. Spectroscopy 3. Coordination Chemistry 4. Organometallic Chemistry 5. Lanthanide Complexes as Catalysts and Reagents for Organic Reactions