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1.01 - A Short History of Coordination Compounds: The Journey From Plant Extracts to the Present Day
Editor(s)
Constable, Edwin C.; Parkin, Gerard; Que, Lawrence
Book title
Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry
Volume
3
Publisher
Elsevier
Place of publication
Oxford
Pages
1-24
ISSN/ISBN
978-0-08-102689-2
Keywords
Coordination chemistry, History, Instrumentation
Abstract
Coordination chemistry had its origins as a practical technology in prehistory. In the intervening millennia, it has developed into a precise molecular science. This article describes some of the milestones in the evolution of coordination chemistry, with an emphasis on the historical development of physical methods.