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SyllabusDate
September 18, 2009
October 8, 2009
Lecture Topic
Course Introduction, Atomic Structure
Hydrogenic Wavefunctions
Electron Configurations and Terms Symbols
Z* and Periodic Properties
No Class
Lewis Structures
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Model
More VSEPR; hybridization
Molecular Orbital Theory; Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals
MO diagrams for homonuclear diatomics
MO diagrams for heteronuclear diatomics
MO diagrams for polyatomic molecules
Cruickshank Lecture, Professor Nathan Lewis, Global Energy Issues, 7:30 p.m., Cherry Auditorium
Solid State Structure
Energetics of Ionic Solids
Born Haber Cycles
Metallic Bonding
Semiconductors
Introduction to Brønsted-Lowry Acid/Base Theory
Structural aspects of Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
Introduction to Lewis Acid/Base Theory
Thermodynamic Aspects of Lewis Acid/Base Reactions
Introduction to Oxidation/Reduction Reactions; Thermodynamics
Methods of Reporting Reduction Potentials
Kinetic Aspects of Oxidation/Reduction Reactions
Physical Techniques Used in Inorganic Chemistry
Symmetry and Point Groups
Symmetry and Point Groups
Introduction to Transition Metal Chemistry
Ligands
Nomenclature of Transition Metal Compounds
Crystal Field Theory
Influences on the size of Dq; Measuring Spin State; Measuring Dq
Thermodynamics of Transition Metal Complexes; Nonoctahedral Geometries; Jahn-Teller Effect
Valence Bond Theory for Transition Metal Complexes
Molecular Orbital Theory for Transition Metal Complexes
Review for the Final Exam