The series Structure and Bonding publishes critical reviews on topics of research concerned
with chemical structure and bonding. The scope of the series spans the entire Periodic Table
and addresses structure and bonding issues associated with all of the elements. It also focuses
attention on new and developing areas of modern structural and theoretical chemistry such as
nanostructures molecular electronics designed molecular solids surfaces metal clusters and
supramolecular structures. Physical and spectroscopic techniques used to determine examine and
model structures fall within the purview of Structure and Bonding to the extent that the focus
is on the scientific results obtained and not on specialist information concerning the
techniques themselves. Issues associated with the development of bonding models and
generalizations that illuminate the reactivity pathways and rates of chemical processes are
also relevant.The individual volumes in the series are thematic. The goal of each volume is to
give the reader whether at a university or in industry a comprehensive overview of an area
where new insights are emerging that are of interest to a larger scientific audience. Thus each
review within the volume critically surveys one aspect of that topic and places it within the
context of the volume as a whole. The most significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years
should be presented using selected examples to illustrate the principles discussed. A
description of the physical basis of the experimental techniques that have been used to provide
the primary data may also be appropriate if it has not been covered in detail elsewhere. The
coverage need not be exhaustive in data but should rather be conceptual concentrating on the
new principles being developed that will allow the reader who is not a specialist in the area
covered to understand the data presented. Discussion of possible future research directions in
the area is welcomed. Review articles for the individual volumes are invited by the volume
editors
