CHEM-457: Inorganic Chemistry
Spring 2014
   
Instructor: Prof. Joel Rosenthal
Lectures: Tues + Thurs 11:00 - 12:15 PM (BRL 207)
Textbook: Inorganic Chemistry - 5th Edition
  by Miessler, Fischer & Tarr
Office Hours: Monday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM or by appointment (BRL 034)
  Syllabus
   
 

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Course Outline
Date Lecture Topic Supplemental Material
2/11 Lecture 1 Structure of the Atom Atomic Wavefunctions
2/13 No Lecture UD Closed for Snow  
2/18 Lecture 2 Electronic Configurations Orbital Energetics
2/20 Lecture 3 Rationalizing Periodic Trends Periodic Trends
2/25 Lecture 4 Simple Bonding Models Molecular Geometry
2/27 Lecture 5 Symmetry Operations & Point Groups  
3/4 Lecture 6 Point Groups and Character Tables Point Groups and Matricies
3/6 Lecture 7 Group Theory and Molecular Vibrations Vibrational Analysis
3/13   Midterm I  
3/18 Lecture 8 Molecular Orbital Theory I + Midterm Review  
3/20 Lecture 9 Molecular Orbital Theory II Diatomic Molecules and PES
3/25 Lecture 10 Molecular Orbital Theory III MOs for Simple Triatomics
3/27 Lecture 11 Molecular Orbital Theory IV Proton Affinity and IE
4/8 Lecture 12 Acid-Base Chemistry I  
4/10 Lecture 13 Acid-Base Chemistry II
4/15 Lecture 14 Introduction to Coordination Chemistry
4/17   Midterm II  
4/24 Lecture 15 CFT and Magnetism Crystal Field Theory
4/29 Lecture 16 Ligand Field Theory I/II Ligand Field Theory
5/1 Lecture 17 Metal Carbonyl Chemistry + Intro to Substition Reactions M–CO bonding
5/6 Lecture 18 Dissociative Reaction Mechanisms Dissociative Mechanisms
5/8 Lecture 19 Associative Reaction Mechanisms  
5/13 Lecture 20 Introduction to Organometallic Chemistry  
5/15 Lecture 21 Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms  
Note: Course Outline is approximate and Subject to Change

 

Problem Sets
Date Problem Set Solution Set  
  Problem Set #1 Solutions to PS #1  
 
 
  Problem Set #2 Solutions to PS #2  
 
 
  Problem Set #3 Solutions to PS #3  
 
 
  Problem Set #4 Solutions to PS #4  
 
 
  Problem Set #5 Solutions to PS #5  
 
 
  Problem Set #6 Solutions to PS #6  
 
 

 

Exams
Date Exam Solution Set Statistics
3/13 Midterm I Solutions to Midterm I Average = 45
High = 89; Low = 2
 
4/17 Midterm II Solutions to Midterm II Average = 66
High = 95; Low = 12
 

5/23 3:30-6:30 (BRL 207)

 Final Solutions to Final