The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements is a contemporary and definitive compilation of chemical properties of all of the actinide elements, especially of the technologically important elements uranium and plutonium, as well as the transactinide elements. In addition to the comprehensive treatment of the chemical properties of each element, ion, and compound from atomic number 89 (actinium) through to 109 (meitnerium), this multi-volume work has specialized and definitive chapters on electronic theory, optical and laser fluorescence spectroscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, organoactinide chemistry, thermodynamics, magnetic properties, the metals, coordination chemistry, separations, and trace analysis. Several chapters deal with environmental science, safe handling, and biological interactions of the actinide elements.
The Editors invited teams of authors, who are active practitioners and recognized experts in their specialty, to write each chapter and have endeavoured to provide a balanced and insightful treatment of these fascinating elements at the frontier of the periodic table. Because the field has expanded with new spectroscopic techniques and environmental focus, the work encompasses five volumes, each of which groups chapters on related topics. All chapters represent the current state of research in the chemistry of these elements and related fields.
L.R. Morss
Absorption Actinide Elements CATE Coordination Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Transactinide elements Transuranium Elements Uranium chemistry dynamics environment magnetic properties spectroscopy thermodynamics toxicity
From the reviews of the third edition:
"This book is intended to provide a comprehensive and uniform treatment of the chemistry of the actinide elements … . Collectively, the set provides a balanced and insightful treatment of the current, cutting-edge research on these elements and related topics. … In my opinion, the editors have eminently succeeded in attaining their goals, I am pleased to recommend heartily this latest edition of a classic monograph … . This … should remain the definitive work on the subject for many years to come." (George B. Kauffman, Chemical Educator, Vol. 11 (5), 2006)