Download 1 Inorganic Chemistry Chem 418 Syllabus, Winter 2011 Instructor

Inorganic Chemistry
Chem 418
Syllabus, Winter 2011
Instructor: Professor Frank A. Gomez, Physical Science 809, x2368;
[email protected]
Office Hours: MW 10:40 a.m.-noon and by appointment.
Text: Inorganic Chemistry by G. L. Miessler and D. A. Tarr (3rd Edition, Prentice Hall,
2004).
Prerequisites: Chem 318
Grading:
2 Midterm Exams
4 Quizzes @ 25 points each
1 Oral Presentation
2 Homework @ 25 per
Final Exam
Total points
200
100
50
50
200
500
A weekly quiz will be given the total points equating to 100. At the end of the quarter the
lowest score of the two midterms and the quizzes will be dropped.
Description: This course is a continuation of Chem 318 with attention given to the
transition elements. Topics will include the structural, electronic, and reactivity properties
including catalysis, of transition element compounds, selected topics in organometallic
chemistry, and bioinorganic chemistry.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand the structure, bonding and chemistry (including reactions and mechanisms)
of coordination compounds.
2. Understand the structure, bonding and chemistry (including reactions and catalysis) of
organometallic complexes.
3. Understand the structure and bonding of cluster complexes.
4. Understand the role inorganic compounds have in biological action.
Exam Schedule:
Final Exam: Wednesday, March 16, 8:00 a.m.
Make-up exams will not be given.
Notes:
1. The lectures serve as the core material.
2. This course will entail use of the chemical literature.
3. Problem sets may be solved independently or collaboratively. I urge you to work in
small groups (two or three) and to submit homework as such. Many essay-type problems
will be assigned in homework, as well as in test problems, and learning to write,
scientifically, is both important and different from other disciplines. In other words, I
will grade both content and grammar on homework; on tests I will be more lenient.
4. Homework assignments will include a library search-type problem from the chemical
literature. Only selected problems will be graded.
5. Take advantage of my office hours.
6. Expect to spend about 2-3 hours at home working for every lecture to attain a level of
understanding required to pass this course with a good grade.
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References:
Basic Inorganic Chemistry by F. A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, and P. L. Gaus (3rd Edition, John
Wiley and Sons, 1995).
Concepts and Models of Inorganic Chemistry by B. Douglas, D. McDaniel, and J. Alexander
(3rd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 1994).
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry by F. A. Cotton and G. Wilkinson (5th Edition, John Wiley
and Sons, Inc., 1988).
Chemistry of the Elements by N. N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw (Pergamon Press, 1984).
Bioinorganic Chemistry by I. Bertini, H. B. Gray, S. J. Lippard, and J. S. Valentine
(University Books, 1994)
Organometallic Chemistry by G. O. Spessard and G. L. Miessler (Prentice Hall, 1996)
Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry by S. J. Lippard and J. M. Berg (University Science
Books, 1994)
Biochemistry by L. Stryer (3rd Edition, W. H. Freeman and Company, 1988)
Modern Inorganic Chemistry by W. S. Jolly (McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1984)
Inorganic and Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms by J. D. Atwood (Brooks/Cole
Publishing Company, 1985)
Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms by M. L. Tobe and J. Burgess (Longman, 1999)
Principles and Applications of Organotransition Metal Chemistry by J. P. Collman, L. S.
Hegedus, J. R. Norton, and R. G. Finke (University Science Books, 1987)
Orbital Interactions in Chemistry by T. A. Albright, J. K. Burdett, and M. H. Whangbo (John
Wiley and Sons, 1985)
Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity by J. E. Huheey, E. A. Keiter,
and R. L. Keiter (4th Edition, HarperCollins College Publishers, 1993)
Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry by G. Rayner-Canham (2nd Edition, W. H. Freeman and
Company, 2000)
Course Outline: (tentative)
Topic
I.
An Introduction to Transition-Metal Chemistry
A.
Coordination Numbers 1-8
B.
Properties and Principles
II.
Coordination Chemistry
A.
Valence Bond Theory
B.
Ligand Field Theory
C.
Molecular Orbital Theory
III. Reactivity of Coordination Compounds
A.
Square Planar Complexes
B.
Octahedral Complexes
C.
Inner and Outer Sphere Electron Transfer Reactions
IV. Organotransition Metal Chemistry and Catalysis
A.
The 18-Electron Rule
B.
Metal Carbonyls and Carbonyl-like Ligands
C.
Donors Containing Localized π Bonds
D.
Complexes with Cyclic π Donors
E.
Organometallics and Catalysis
V.
Inorganic Rings, Cages and Clusters
A.
Overview of Ring Compounds
B.
Boron Cage Compounds
C.
Metal Clusters
VI. Bioinorganic Chemistry
A.
Classification of Metalloproteins and Metalloenzymes
B.
Dioxygen Binding
C.
Biological Electron Transfer
D.
Enzymes
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Reading
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 12
Chapter 13,14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16