Spring, 2002
QDH 318
Instructor Dr. Andrea Martin
(610) 268-8820
amartin19311@yahoo.com
Schedule: Feb 7, 8 WEEK 1
Feb 14, 15 WEEK 2
Feb 21,22 WEEK 3
Feb 28, March 1 WEEK 4
March 7, 8 WEEK 5
March 14, 15 WEEK 6
March 21, 22 WEEK 7
March 28, 29 WEEK 8
April 4, 5 SPRING BREAK
April 11, 12 WEEK 9
April 18, 19 WEEK 10
April 25, 26 WEEK 11
May 2, 3 WEEK 12
May 9, 10 WEEK 13
Text: Girolami,
Rauchfuss and Angelici, Synthesis and Technique in Inorganic Chemistry
(GRA)
Lab Schedule:
1) The Metal-Arene Complex [1,3,5-C6H3(CH3)3]Mo(CO)3
- GRA Expt 16, p 161
2) Preparation of Tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)hydroborate K+
(handout)
3) Metal-Metal Quadruple Bonds GRA Expt 11, p 111
4) Linkage Isomers
5) Preparation of Mn(acac)3 and study of paramagnetism GRA p
117
6) Cobaloximes: Models of Vitamin B12 GRA p 211
Chem 458, continued
Welcome to Chem 458! I hope you will
find this to be an interesting and challenging class, with plenty of
opportunity for you to exercise your own creativity and independent thinking.
Students will work in
pairs for the semester. For three labs,
students will be expected to complete the given experiment AND plan and execute
a follow-up independent study experiment of their choice. Some suggested independent study topics and
references are given at the conclusion of each lab in the text. In addition, students are encouraged to seek
out members of the chemistry department with expertise in the given area for
independent study topics, in addition to traditional literature sources (e.g.,
SciFinder Scholar and the Cambridge Crystallographic Database). The lab instructor must approve all
independent study topics with sufficient lead time that appropriate chemicals
and equipment may be obtained.
You may work at your
own pace, but it is strongly recommended that each experiment and related
independent study be completed within two weeks in order to complete the
assigned labs by the end of the semester.
Planning will be of the utmost importance! By planning your independent study projects early, you may be
able to carry them out in parallel with the assigned experiment.
Optional extra credit
assignments will be offered to those who complete the 6 mandatory labs before
the end of the semester.
Students will be
expected to keep a bound laboratory notebook, which will be graded. Standard rules of record-keeping include use
of a pen, signing and dating every entry, and obtaining a witness
signature. In addition to the notebook,
students will be required to write a laboratory report covering the topics
indicated in the text and answering the problems posed in the text. Each student is required to write an
individual report for each laboratory.
Laboratory reports will be due within 2 weeks of the completion of the
experimental procedures.
Safety is of primary
importance in the laboratory! Safety
goggles are required at all times in the laboratory. Students are expected to follow all safety guidelines for working
with chemicals and equipment. Horseplay
will not be tolerated. No food or drink
will be allowed in the laboratory at any time.
Any student who fails to follow safety rules or the directions of the
laboratory supervisor will be dismissed from lab and receive a failing grade
for that lab.