ABSTRACT
The applications and chemistry of copper compounds have received scant attention relative to the metal. This should not be surprising, as the compounds represent less than 1% of the total market for the metal and alloys (Jolly and Edelstein, 1992). This volume will attempt to avoid discussion of topics that relate primarily to the metal and alloys. Also, the biochemical, environmental, toxicological, and geological aspects of copper and its compounds have been adequately covered elsewhere; those areas will not be emphasized here. Several of the more representative volumes that cover these topics are given in Table 1 for reference.
