Part 1 Foundations: Atomic structure -- Molecular structure -- Molecular shape and symmetry -- The structure of solids -- Acids and bases -- d-metal complexes -- Oxidation and reduction -- Part 2 Systematic chemistry of the elements: The metals -- Hydrogen and its compounds -- Main-group organometallic compounds -- The boron and carbon groups -- The nitrogen and oxygen groups -- The halogens and the noble gases -- Part 3 Advanced Topics: Electronic spectra of complexes -- Reaction mechanisms of d-block complexes -- d- and f-block organometallic compounds -- Catalysis -- Structures and properties of solids -- Bioinorganic chemistry.