CHEM-651: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I
Fall 2011
   
Instructor: Prof. Joel Rosenthal
Lectures: Tues + Thurs 12:30 - 1:45 PM (BRL 207)
Textbook: Inorganic Chemistry - Third Edition (Recommended)
  by Housecroft + Sharp
Office Hours: By appointment
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Course Outline
Date Lecture Topic Supplemental Material
8/28 Lecture 1 Structure of the Atom Atomic Wavefunctions
8/30 Lecture 2 Electronic Configurations Orbital Energetics
9/4 Lecture 3 Rationalizing Periodic Trends Periodic Trends
9/6 Lecture 4 Simple Bonding Models Platinum XANES
9/11 Lecture 5 Molecular Shape and Geometry  
9/13 Lecture 6 Molecular Symmetry Point Group Analysis
9/18 Lecture 7 Valence Bond Theory Methane PES
9/20 Lecture 8 Molecular Orbital Theory I Orbital Mixing and PES
9/25 Lecture 9 Molecular Orbital Theory II  
9/27 Lecture 10 Acids and Bases Proton Affinity and IE
10/2 Lecture 11 Introduction to Coordination Chemistry  
10/4   Midterm  
10/9 Lecture 12 Crystal Field Theory Crystal Field Theory
10/11 Lecture 13 Ligand Field Theory  
10/16 Lecture 14 Electronic Structure of Metal Carbonyls  
10/18 Lecture 15 Electronic Spectroscopy and Microstates Cu(II) UV-vis Abs
10/23 Lecture 16 Microstates and Term Symbols  
10/25 Lecture 17 Correlation and Tanabe-Sugano Diagrams TS Diagrams
10/30 Lecture 18 Basic Substitution Reactions and Kinetics  
11/1 Lecture 19 Dissociative Reaction Mechanisms Substitution Kinetics
11/6 Lecture 20 Associative Reaction Mechanisms  
11/8 Lecture 21 Fundamentals of Redox Chemistry Half Reactions
11/13 Lecture 22 Electrochemistry and Potential Diagrams Frost + Pourbaix Diagrams
11/15 Lecture 23 Outer Sphere ET and Marcus Theory  
11/20   Midterm II  
11/22   Thanksgiving  
11/27 Lecture 24 Inner Sphere ET and Mixed Valency  
11/29 Lecture 25 Introduction to Organometallic Chemistry  
12/4 Lecture 26 Organometallic Reactions Involving Modification of Ligands  
12/8   Class Presentations (9AM 219 BRL)  
Note: Course Outline is approximate and Subject to Change

 

Problem Sets
Due Date Problem Set Solution Set Statistics
9/11 Problem Set #1 Solutions to PS #1

Avg = 53/60
High = 60; Low = 34
Standard Deviation = 7.5
9/27 Problem Set #2 Solutions to PS #2

Avg = 74/90
High = 85; Low = 50
Standard Deviation = 8.4
10/30 Problem Set #3 Solutions to PS #3

Avg = 79
High = 97; Low = 36
Standard Deviation = 15.6

 

Exams
Date Exam Solution Set Statistics
10/4 Midterm I Solutions to Midterm I

Avg = 76.4
High = 96; Low = 46
Standard Deviation = 14.8
11/20 Midterm II Solutions to Midterm II

Avg = 59
High = 81; Low = 28
Standard Deviation = 13.6

12/11

3:30 - 6:30 PM

BRL 207

 Final Solutions to Final