vii, 472 p. : 24 cm

Includes bibliographies and index

Nonclassical activation of carbon monoxide by organoactinides / Tobin J. Marks, Juan M. Manriquez, Paul J. Fagan, Victor W. Day, Cynthia S. Day, and Sarah H. Vollmer -- Alkyl, hydride, and related bis(trimethylsilyl)amide derivatives of the 4f- and 5f- block metals / Richard A. Andersen -- Organic derivatives of the f-block elements: a quest for f-orbital participation and future perspective / Takeshi Miyamoto and Minoru Tsutsui -- Synthesis and spectroscopy of novel mixed-ligand organolanthanide complexes / R. Dieter Fischer and Gudrun Bielang -- Cyclooctatetraeneactinide(IV) bis-borohydrides / Jeffrey P. Solar, Andrew Streitwieser, Jr., and Norman M. Edelstein -- Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of uranocenes / Wayne D. Luke and Andrew Streitwieser, Jr. -- Specific sequestering agents for the actinides / Kenneth N. Raymond, William L. Smith, Frederick L. Weitl, Patricia W. Durbin, E. Sarah Jones, Kamal Abu-Dari, Stephen R. Sofen, and Stephen R. Cooper -- Inner- vs. outer-sphere complexation of lanthanide (III) and actinide (III) ions / Gregory R. Choppin -- Actinides : d-or f-transition metals? / Werner Müller -- Vapor pressure and thermodynamics of actinide metals / John W. Ward, Phillip D. Kleinschmidt, Richard G. Haire, and David Brown -- Techniques of microchemistry and their applications to some transcurium elements at Berkeley and Oak Ridge / J.R. Peterson -- Chemistry of the heaviest actinides : fermium, mendelevium, nobelium, and lawrencium / E.K. Hulet -- Hypersensitive transitions in f-electron systems / B.R. Judd -- Lanthanide and actinide lasers / Marvin J. Weber -- Electronic structure of actinyl ions / R.G. Denning, J.O.W. Norris, I.G. Short, T.R. Snellgrove, and D.R. Woodwark -- Synthesis and characterization of protactinium(IV), neptunium(IV), and plutonium (IV) borohydrides / Rodney H. Banks and Norman M. Edelstein -- Optical properties of actinide and lanthanide ions / Jan P. Hessler and W.T. Carnall -- Photochemistry of uranium compounds / Robert T. Paine and Marcia S. Kite -- Multistep laser photoionization of the lanthanides and actinides / E.F. Worden and J.G. Conway -- Photoelectron spectra of actinide compounds / B.W. Veal and D.J. Lam

Nonclassical activation of carbon monoxide by organoactinides / Tobin J. Marks, Juan M. Manriquez, Paul J. Fagan, Victor W. Day, Cynthia S. Day, and Sarah H. Vollmer -- Alkyl, hydride, and related bis(trimethylsilyl)amide derivatives of the 4f- and 5f- block metals / Richard A. Andersen -- Organic derivatives of the f-block elements: a quest for f-orbital participation and future perspective / Takeshi Miyamoto and Minoru Tsutsui -- Synthesis and spectroscopy of novel mixed-ligand organolanthanide complexes / R. Dieter Fischer and Gudrun Bielang -- Cyclooctatetraeneactinide(IV) bis-borohydrides / Jeffrey P. Solar, Andrew Streitwieser, Jr., and Norman M. Edelstein -- Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of uranocenes / Wayne D. Luke and Andrew Streitwieser, Jr. -- Specific sequestering agents for the actinides / Kenneth N. Raymond, William L. Smith, Frederick L. Weitl, Patricia W. Durbin, E. Sarah Jones, Kamal Abu-Dari, Stephen R. Sofen, and Stephen R. Cooper -- Inner- vs. outer-sphere complexation of lanthanide (III) and actinide (III) ions / Gregory R. Choppin -- Actinides : d-or f-transition metals? / Werner Muller -- Vapor pressure and thermodynamics of actinide metals / John W. Ward, Phillip D. Kleinschmidt, Richard G. Haire, and David Brown -- Techniques of microchemistry and their applications to some transcurium elements at Berkeley and Oak Ridge / J.R. Peterson -- Chemistry of the heaviest actinides : fermium, mendelevium, nobelium, and lawrencium / E.K. Hulet -- Hypersensitive transitions in f-electron systems / B.R. Judd -- Lanthanide and actinide lasers / Marvin J. Weber -- Electronic structure of actinyl ions / R.G. Denning, J.O.W. Norris, I.G. Short, T.R. Snellgrove, and D.R. Woodwark -- Synthesis and characterization of protactinium(IV), neptunium(IV), and plutonium (IV) borohydrides / Rodney H. Banks and Norman M. Edelstein -- Optical properties of actinide and lanthanide ions / Jan P. Hessler and W.T. Carnall -- Photochemistry of uranium compounds / Robert T. Paine and Marcia S. Kite -- Multistep laser photoionization of the lanthanides and actinides / E.F. Worden and J.G. Conway -- Photoelectron spectra of actinide compounds / B.W. Veal and D.J. Lam