Chemistry of Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides

This book arose from a symposium titled ''Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides: Preparation, Properties, and Reactivity'' organized by Jae Sung Lee, Masatoshi Nagai and myself. The symposium was part of the 1995 Congress of Pacific Rim Chemical Societies, held in Honolulu, Hawaii between December 17-22, 1995. The meeting was the first major conference to exclusively address the theme of metal ca...