CONTENTS -- Chapter 1 NMR Spectroscopy in the Liquid and Gas Phase -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Stereochemistry -- 3 Dynamic Systems -- 4 Paramagnetic Complexes -- 5 Group 13 Compounds -- 6 Group 14 Compounds -- 7 Group 15 Compounds -- 8 Compounds of Group 16 -- 9 Compounds of Group 18 -- 10 Appendix -- Chapter 2 NMR Spectroscopy in the Solid State -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Motions in Solids -- 3 Structure of Solids -- 4 Molecules Sorbed Onto Solids -- 5 Appendix -- Chapter 3 Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Spectroscopy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Main GroupElements -- 3 Transition Metals and Lanthanides -- 4 References -- Chapter 4 Characteristic Vibrations of Compounds of Main Group Elements -- 1 Group 1 -- 2 Group 2 -- 3 Group 13 -- 4 Group 14 -- 5 Group 15 -- 6 Group 16 -- 7 Group 17 -- 8 Group 18 -- 9 References -- Chapter 5 Vibrational Spectra of Transition Element Compounds -- 1 Scandium, Yttrium and the Lanthanides -- 2 Titanium, Zirconium and Hafnium -- 3 Vanadium, Niobium and Tantalum -- 4 Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten -- 5 Manganese, Technetium and Rhenium -- 6 Iron, Ruthenium and Osmium -- 7 Cobalt, Rhodium and Iridium -- 8 Nickel, Palladium and Platinum -- 9 Copper, Silver and Gold -- 10 Zinc, Cadmium and Mercury -- 11 Actinides -- 12 References -- Chapter 6 Vibrational Spectra of Some Coordinated Ligands -- 1 Carbon and Silicon Donors -- 2 Dihydrogen and Related Complexes -- 3 Boron Donors -- 4 Carbonyl Complexes -- 5 Nitrogen Donors -- 6 Phosphorus and Arsenic Donors -- 7 Oxygen Donors -- 8 Sulfur and Selenium Donors -- 9 Potentially Ambident Ligands -- 10 References -- Chapter 7 Gas-phase Molecular Structures Determined by Electron Diffraction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Compounds of Elements in Groups 2 and 13 -- 3 Compounds of Elements in Group 14 -- 4 Compounds of Elements in Group 15 -- 5 Compounds of Elements in Group 16.

6 Compounds of Transition Elements and Actinides -- 7 References.