Coordination Chemistry in Europe since Alfred Werner

Abstract

The development of coordination chemistry in Europe since Alfred Werner's epoch-making 1893 publication is reviewed. Mention will be made of the work done by the German School (P. Pfeiffer, F. Hein, W. Hieber, W. Reppe, W. Klemm, E.O. Fischer), the French School (M. Délépine, R. Charronat, A. Joly, J.-P. Mathieu), the Scandinavian School (K.A. Jensen, J. Bjerrum, I. Leden, L.G. Sillen), the English School (F.G. Mann, J. Chatt, R.S. Nyholm, G. Wilkinson), the Russian School (L.A. Chugaev, I.I. Chernyaev, A.A. Grinberg, K.J. Jatzimirski), the Italian School (A. Miolati, L. Cambi, L. Malatesta, P. Chini), and the Swiss School (G. Schwarzenbach).