Inorganic Thermochromism [Paperback]

A. Introduction.- A.I Definition of Inorganic Thermochromism and the Aim of this Book.- A.II Some Common Examples of Inorganic Thermochromism.- A.II.1 NO2N2O4 Equihbrium in the Gas Phase.- A.II.2 Color of Iodine in Various Solutions.- A.II.3 Ruby and Some Compounds of Mercury and Silver.- References.- B. Thermochromic and Chromotropic Phenomena of Cobalt(II) Chloride Solutions and Related Systems.- B.I Introductory Remarks: Visual Observations on Aqueous and Alcoholic Solutions of Cobalt(II) Chloride.- B.II Low-Temperature Spectrophotometric Studies on Alcoholic Solutions of Cobah(II) Chloride.- B.III Effects of Water, High Pressure and Dilution on the Spectra of Alcoholic Solutions of Cobalt(II) Chloride.- B.IV Thermochromic Equilibria of Cobalt(II) Chloride in Aqueous Solutions.- B.IV.1 General Remarks and Inert Salt Effect.- B.IV.2 Thermochromism of Cobalt(II) Chloride in Reversed Micelles.- B.V Chromotropic Phenomena of Cobalt(II) Chloride in Aprotic Solvents.- B.VI Chromotropic Phenomena of Other Cobalt(II) Salts in Aqueous and Organic Solvents.- B.VII Chromotropic Phenomena of Copper(II) and Nickel(II) Halides in Solution.- References.- C. Thermochromism of Nickel(II) Chelates in Solution.- C.I Introduction.- C.II Tetrammine-type Chelates: Octahedral-Square Planar Equilibria.- C.III ?-Diketonate Chelates: Monomer-Polymer Equilibria.- C.IV Mixed Diamine-?-Diketonate Chelates: Solvatochromic and Thermochromic Equilibria Governed by the Coordinating Power (Donor Number) of the Solvent.- C.IV.1 Introduction.- C.IV.2 Chelate Perchlorates and Tetraphenylborates.- C.IV.3 Nitrato- and Bis(?-diketonato)-Complexes.- C.IV.4 Halogeno- and Pseudohalogeno-Complexes.- C.V Chelates of Schiff Bases and Related Ligands: Tetrahedral-Square Planar Equilibria.- C.VI Thermochromic Systems Involving Formation of Five-Coordinate Complexes and Linkage Isomerization.- C.VI.1 Formation of Five-Coordinate Complexes.- C.VI.2 Isomerization Equihbria: The Nitro-Nitrito Equilibria.- Refl“!