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Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (I)

Credit: 3

Lecturer:

Dr. Ling-Kang Liu ¼B³®±^

Outline:

I. Symmetry & Bonding

Atomic orbitals: H-like; many electron; spectra terms
Symmetry elements; Point groups; Molecular geometries
Symmetry operator; Character table; Representation; Group theory
Applications on molecular orbitals
hybridization orbital
MO of diatomic molecule
MO of Hn
MO of delocalized pi orbitals
MO of AHn
MO of AXn
Applications on Molecular vibrations
Walsh diagram
Orbital E vs Geometry change

II. Transition Metal Chemistry

Electronic Configuration, Spectroscopy, Magnetism
Coordination Chemistry, Tanabe and Sugano Diagrams
Bonding, Structures, Reactivity & Reaction Mechanisms

III. Main Group Chemistry

Ionic & Covalent Bond, Chemical Forces, H-Bonding & Acid-Base Chemistry
Structures & Reactivity
Supramolecular Chemistry & Organometallic Chemistry
A Brief Introduction on Modern Development

Prerequisite Courses: 1. General Chemistry 2. Inorganic Chemistry, Undergraduate Level  

Textbook:

  1. F. Albert Cotton; "Chemical Applications of Group Theory"; Wiley- Interscience; 1990; 3rd Edition.
  2. James E. Huheey, Ellen A. Keiter, Richard L. Keiter; "Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity"; Benjamin Cummings; 1997; 4th Edition.
  3. F. Albert Cotton, Geoffrey Wilkinson, Carlos A. Murillo, Manfred Bochmann, Russel Grimes; "Advanced Inorganic Chemistry"; Wiley- Interscience; 1999; 6th Edition.
  4. Gary L. Miessler, Donald A. Tarr; "Inorganic Chemistry"; Pearson Prentice Hall; 2004; 3rd Edition.
  5. Yves Jean; Francois Volatron; Jeremy Burdett;¡§An Introduction to Molecular Orbitals¡¨Oxford

Scoring:

3 Examinations (75%)
Assignments, Homework, Term Paper and/or Presentation (25%)

Week
Date
Topic
1
9/15,9/17
Atomic orbitals: H-like; many electron; spectra terms Symmetry elements; Point groups; Molecular geometries Symmetry operator; Character table; Representation; Group theory
2
9/22,9/24
Applications on molecular orbitals: hybridization orbital; MO of diatomic molecule; MO of Hn; MO of delocalized pi orbitals; MO of AHn; MO of AXn
3
9/29,10/01
Applications on molecular orbitals: hybridization orbital; MO of diatomic molecule; MO of Hn; MO of delocalized pi orbitals; MO of AHn; MO of AXn
4
10/06,10/08
Applications on Molecular vibrations
5
10/13,10/15
Walsh diagram: Orbital E vs Geometry change
6
10/20,10/22
First Exam(10/22)
7
10/27,10/29
II. Transition Metal Chemistry
8
11/03,11/05
Electronic Configuration, Spectroscopy, Magnetism
9
11/10,11/12
Coordination Chemistry
10
11/17,11/19
Bonding, Structures
11
11/24,11/26
Reactivity & Reaction Mechanisms
12
12/01,12/03
2nd Exam
13
12/08,12/10
III. Main Group Chemistry Ionic & Covalent Bond, Chemical Forces, H-Bonding & Acid-Base Chemistry
14
12/15,12/17
Structures & Reactivity
15
12/22,12/24
Supramolecular Chemistry & Organometallic Chemistry
16
12/29,12/31
A Brief Introduction on Modern Development
17
1/05,1/07
Final Exam