Inorganic chemistry is the branch of chemistry concerned with the properties and behavior of compounds that do not contain carbon-hydrogen bonds, encompassing metals, minerals, organometallic compounds and materials such as ceramics and semiconductors. The discipline studies the structure and reactivity of coordination compounds, in which a central metal atom binds to surrounding molecules or ions called ligands, work substantially advanced by Alfred Werner's coordination theory around 1893, for which he later received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Inorganic chemistry underlies the development of catalysts, batteries, industrial materials and many pharmaceuticals that rely on metal-containing compounds.
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Central QuestionHow compounds built from elements other than carbon are synthesized and behave, and where that behavior overlaps organic chemistry through organometallic compounds. 1 ScopeInorganic chemistry studies the synthesis and behavior of inorganic and organometallic compounds, covering chemical compounds that are not carbon based. 1 SignificanceInorganic chemistry has applications across the chemical industry, including catalysis, materials science, pigments, surfactants, coatings, medications, fuels and agriculture. 1 Connections
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Inorganic chemistry deals with synthesis and behavior of inorganic and organometallic compounds.
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The distinction between the two disciplines is far from absolute, as there is much overlap in the subdiscipline of organometallic chemistry.
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It has applications in every aspect of the chemical industry, including catalysis, materials science, pigments, surfactants, coatings, medications, fuels, and agriculture.
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Inorganic chemistry deals with synthesis and behavior of inorganic and organometallic compounds.
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Infobox fields: Inorganic chemistry ; Supramolecular chemistry
F. Albert Cotton (Wikipedia)
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Infobox fields: Inorganic Chemistry
John C. Bailar Jr. (Wikipedia)
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Infobox fields: Inorganic chemistry
Samaresh Bhattacharya (Wikipedia)
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Infobox fields: Inorganic chemistry ; Organometallic chemistry
Pradyut Ghosh (Wikipedia)
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Infobox fields: Inorganic chemistry ; Supramolecular chemistry
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Pradyut Ghosh (born 17 February 1970) is an Indian inorganic chemist and a professor at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science.
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Marion Frederick Hawthorne (August 24, 1928, July 8, 2021) was an inorganic chemist who made contributions to the chemistry of boron hydrides, especially their clusters.
Mary L. Good (Wikipedia)
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Mary Lowe Good (June 20, 1931, November 20, 2019) was an American inorganic chemist who worked academically, in industrial research and in government.
Hermann Irving Schlesinger (Wikipedia)
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Hermann Irving Schlesinger (October 11, 1882, October 3, 1960) was an American inorganic chemist, working in boron chemistry.
Fred Basolo (Wikipedia)
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Fred Basolo (11 February 1920-27 February 2007) was an American inorganic chemist.
Geoffrey Wilkinson (Wikipedia)
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Infobox fields: Inorganic chemistry
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