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ganic and organometallic applications. These chaptersvary greatly in their usefulness, as can be seen from thecritical appraisal of individual chapters which follows.

Chapter 8("B-NMR) concentrates on polyboranes, giv-ing a clear and systematic presentation of the complexNMR spectroscopic properties of these compounds. Bycontrast, in Chapter 10(13C NMR), an attempt has beenmade to summarize an enormous quantity of data. Apurely graphical presentation may be helpful for somepurposes but it precludes access to detailed information.In the case of coupling constants only a few actual valuesare given, though unfortunately marred by an error whichhas been pointed out several times before: 'J (I3C,"B) in[BMe4]" is 39.4Hz, not 22.0 Hz. Insufficient space (28pages) has been given in Chapter 11 to the important nu-clides 29Si, 77Ge), '19Sn and '07Pb. An error from earlierwork remains uncorrected here: 6(Il9Sn) in Sn(C=CH), is-356.3, not -279. Chapter 12 (I4N and "N NMR) is apleasure to read. Here some important relationships be-tween NMR parameters and structure are brought out, at-tention is given to the growing importance of NMR spec-troscopy of solids, and reference is made to numerous re-cently published papers. On the other hand, in Chapter 13the reader is in places not very well served, e.g. when 31Pchemical shifts are under discussion. The treatment of6(31P) values for phosphorus atoms with coordinationnumbers 1 and 2 is very vague. Here the reader would bewell advised to refer instead to the excellent Chapter 3 (oreven Chapter 14) for interpretation purposes. More confu-sion is added when the compound [tBu-P{Cr(CO),),] is as-signed to the group in which phosphorus has the coordina-tion number 2. Compound classes which have alreadybeen covered in detail in earlier review articles are given alot of space. In Chapter 14 ( 1 7 0 NMR) scant reference ismade to boron-oxygen compounds, for which a largenumber of "0 chemical shifts were reported in the period1980-83 alone. In Chapter 16 I9FNMR spectroscopy, inkeeping with its relative importance, and in view of the ex-istence of various review articles, some of which are nowquite old, is discussed very briefly. The help which the ex-perimental chemist is given towards interpreting his data israther limited. For example, it is stated that in compoundswith the general formula XF, the shielding of the I9F nu-cleus decreases with increasingn, and that this behavior isnot unlike that of the 31P hielding in PC13, [PC14]@, Cl,,and [PCI,]" (even though the shielding increases in thiscase!). Chapters 19-21 (110pages) on the NMR spectros-copy of transition metal nuclides are satisfyingly compre-hensive in the information which they give. There is cur-rently an upsurge of interest in this topic, and the data pre-sented here will be of considerable value in helping futureresearch. The interpretation of NMR parameters for thesenuclides is very complex. It is therefore quite appropriatein view of the present state of research that in these chapt-ers most of the pages are occupied by data and graphs.In each chapter the arrangement of the material essen-tially follows a constant pattern, treating in turn chemicalshifts, coupling constants and relaxation behavior. Fornewcomers to the field especially, this makes it easier tobegin using NMR data to obtain information, and this isespecially helpful when one is concerned with the lesscommon nuclides. The structure of the book as a whole issimilar to that of the work which paved the way in thisfield (R .K . HarrisandB. E . Mann (Editors): NM R and thePeriodic Table,Academic Press, London 1978). In this con-text the striking resemblance between several chapters inthe two books is not solely due to the fact that parts of

them have been written by the same authors. Most of thechapters include references to the applications of NMRspectroscopy of solids (sometimes under the heading"Miscellaneous"), but the great upsurge which is occurringin the development of this technique is not conveyed to thereader. The large quantity of NMR data from measure-ments in solution is for the most part clearly presented (inthe form of tables and graphs). The last two chapters (22and 23) have been included so as to complete the broadcoverage of the book; they deal briefly with NMR spec-troscopy in inorganic biochemistry, and with biomedicalaspects. The effort which has been made to soften theotherwise rather abrupt conclusion of the book by includ-ing references to the literature in these two areas makes afavorable impression.Tocover multinuclear NMR in a single book was a for-midable undertaking. The problem of condensing as muchmaterial as possible into a small space (for which even 639pages is insufficient!), while maintaining the requiredstandards of quality, topicality and breadth of coverage,has no perfect solution. Nevertheless, there are groundsfor criticism when the literature coverage in the majority ofthe chapters extends only up to mid-1983. The cosmeticremedy of fitting in individual more recent references aft-erwards cannot hide this defect. If one regards this book asan attempt to organize the ever faster growing avalanche ofNMR data into manageable channels, then despite certainreservations one must on balance give it a positive vote.The NMR literature market cannot at present offer anyother comparable work. In view of these comments, thebook is definitely a worthwhile purchase as a work of ref-erence for chemists in academic departments and industry,whether or not NMR spectroscopy applications are in theforeground of their interests. For both undergraduate andgraduate students too, this book could fill a troublesomegap, provided that the high price is not prohibitive.Bernd Wruckmeyer [NB 884 IE]

Laboratorium fur Anorganische Chemieder Universitat Bayreuth (FRG)

Inductively Coupled Plasmas in Analytical Atomic Spec-trometry. Edited by A . Montaser and D. W. Golightly.VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, WeinheimIVCH Publishers,New York 1987. xxiii, 660 pp., bound, DM 220.00.-ISBN 3-527-26529-5/0-89573-334-XInductively coupled high frequency plasmas (ICPs),

which were first used in the early sixties as radiationsources for emission spectrometry, by Greenfield in GreatBritain and by Fassel in the United States, have developedto become the basis of a powerful analytical method formultielement determinations. ICP emission spectrometersare now available from more than fifteen manufacturersthroughout the world. ICPs are also used as atom reser-voirs for fluorescence spectrometry, and as ion sources formass spectrometry, and systems for these types of measur-ements are also commercially available. ICP spectrometryis now used as a routine method in many analytical labora-tories, together with other elemental analysis methods suchas atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS), X -ray spectrom-etry, and electrochemical and chromatographic tech-niques. Its fieldsof application include biology and medi-cine, the analysis of ores, minerals, soils and ceramics, en-vironmental analysis, and checking the purity of chemicalsand of metals. This book, which is the second comprehen-sive treatment of ICP to appear within a short time, follow-

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ing the two-volume work by Boumanson I CP atomic emis-sion spectrometry, therefore meets a considerable need onthe part of analysts. The editors Montaser and Golightly,by bringing together a group of eminent authors in thisfield, have produced an account of the fundamentals ofI C P as a technique of optical emission spectrometry(OES). The book also deals with the use of ICPs as ionsources for mass spectrometry and as atom reservoirs foratomic f luorescence work.In the introductory chapter (15pages) a brief account isgiven of the important advantages which the introductionof ICP, compared with other types of electrically gener-ated plasmas, has brought to the analysis of liquids. Thechapters which fol low are arranged in four parts. The firstpart (304 pages) deals wi th ICPs as radiation sources foroptical emission spectrometry. T his begins wi th a chapteron basic plasma spectroscopy rather than on analyticalplasma spectrometry. Next a chapter on emission spec-trometers deals with the construction and performance cri-teria of modern sequential and simultaneous spectromet-ers, together with trends for their future development. Afurther chapter discusses elementary aspects of high fre-quency generators for I C P spectrometry, and gives charac-teristic data on plasma torches and nebuli zers. The chapteron the analytical capabili ties of I C P deals with optimiza-tion techniques such as simplex procedures, the relation-ship between operating conditions and analyti cal perform-ance. L imits of detection, quantitative analysis, and cali-bration in ICP-OE S are treated thoroughly. T he problemsof choosing suitable spectral lines and of spectral interfer-ences, which are very important in analytical practice, areclearly and concisely treated in one chapter. In a furtherchapter, using analytical results on actinides as an exam-ple, it is impressively demonstrated that optical I CPatomic spectrometry using high resolution spectrometers isvery effective even with dif fi cult matrices. I n anotherchapter on the spectroscopic properties of the inductivelycoupled plasma, the reader is given a clear understandingand a good review of this aspect of the literature on ICP,which also is of importance to analytical chemists.T he second part (75 pages), deals with the analytical ca-pabili ties of ICPs in fields other than optical emissionspectrometry. The first chapter of this section gives an ac-

count of the principles of atomic fluorescence spectrome-try and the most recent results from I CP atomic fluores-cence. The chapter on I CP mass spectrometry too gives anindication of future developments, and provides an insightinto a technique which is now being used more and morefor multielement determinations in the sub-pg/mL rangeof concentrations.The third part (101pages), on sample introduction, givesa clear description in three chapters of the various meth-ods for generating aerosols f rom liquid and solid samples,and for introducing gases into the ICP . Two further chapt-ers report on important developments such as ICPs with agas consumption of less than 2 L /min, and ICPs which op-erate with gas mixtures and with gases other than argon;the development of ICPs of medium power (0.6- 1 kW ) andmedium gas requirement (