Sc, Y, the lanthanides and the actinides

This Chapter is divided into three main sections. The first of these is concerned with scandium and the second with yttrium and the lanthanides. This latter section is subdivided under the topic headings 'Oxides and Solid State Studies', 'Catalysts and Reagents', 'Solution Studies', 'Luminescence Studies', 'Coordination Compounds', and 'Organolanthanide Compounds'. The third and final section on the actinide elements is subdivided under the headings 'General and Coordination Chemistry' and 'Orgnoactinide Chemistry'. The emphasis in this report has been placed primarily on molecular species and, following the precedent of previous years, papers relating solely to stability constant measurements and studies of binary or ternary compounds have, in the main, not been included. (author)