| TERM: | 2020-21 Winter |
| COURSE NUMBER: |
CHEM 445 |
| COURSE TITLE: |
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry |
| NAME OF
INSTRUCTOR: |
Dr. Alyxandra Thiessen |
| CREDIT WEIGHT
AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: |
credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 3) |
| COURSE
DESCRIPTION: |
This course explores the structure, bonding, and
reactivity of main group and transition metal compounds based on an
understanding of molecular symmetry and molecular orbital theory. It
also introduces more detailed descriptions of the reactivity of
transition metal complexes and their role in catalysis.
Prerequisites:
CHEM 341, 371 |
| COURSE MATERIALS: |
Miessler, G. L. and Tarr, D. A. Inorganic Chemistry,
5th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey 2014. |
| MARK
DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT: |
|
| Laboratory |
20% |
| Assignments |
10% |
| Journal |
10% |
| Weekly Summary | 5% | | Participation | 5% |
| Midterm 1 |
15% |
| Midterm 2 |
15% |
| Final Exam |
20% |
|
|
|
100% |
|
| LEARNING OUTCOMES: |
- A. Depth and Breadth of Knowledge
- 1. Develop an understanding of key concepts used to
describe bonding in inorganic compounds
- 2. Use the terminology and mathematical formalisms
for describing symmetry, molecular orbitals and electronic spectra
- 3. Use the ideas developed for describing symmetry
and character tables to discuss the geometry of molecules.
- 4. Connect the core ideas of symmetry and character
tables to experimental techniques such as IR spectroscopy.
- 5. Using quantum mechanical principles, demonstrate
an ability to construct molecular orbitals for different molecules
using the ideas of symmetry.
- 6. Create energy level diagrams for diatomic,
triatomic, and polyatomic molecules.
- 7. Extend the ideas of crystal field theory to
ligand field theory and describe the energy levels of common transition
metal compounds
- 8. Interpret UV/Vis spectra of transition metal
compounds using symmetry and ligand field theory
- 9. Develop an understanding of the way NMR can be
used to study inorganic compounds including the use of multi-nuclear NMR
- 10. Understand key concepts of organometallic
chemistry and write out key types of reaction mechanisms
- 11. Describe the structure and function of
important transition metal catalysts.
- B. Knowledge of methodologies
- 1. Interpret the IR spectra of organometallic
compounds
- 2. Collect and interpret multi-nuclear NMR spectra
of spin ½ and quadrupolar nuclei
- 3. Interpret the UV/Vis spectra of transition metal
compounds
- 4. Demonstrate the lab skills for handling air
sensitive reactions
- C. Application of Knowledge
- 1. Apply an understanding of the theories, models,
concepts, and tools of chemistry to explain and predict structures and
reactions
- 2. Apply MO theory to describe reactivity, UV/Vis
spectra, and structure
- 3. Apply the understanding of organometallic and
catalytic reaction mechanisms to bio-inorganic chemistry
- 4. Draw connections bewteen catalysis and the power
of chemistry to transform the world, with the potential to both harm
and help the creation.
- D. Communication skills
- 1. Improve written and formatting skills
- 2. Work in teams to perform laboratory experiments,
read and asses the primary and secondary literature.
- 3. Develop an ability to mentor and train younger
chemistry students
- E. Awareness of the limits of knowledge
- 1. Appreciate how Molecular orbital theory is a
model of the molecular and atomic world
- 2. Understand the limits of MO theory
- 3. Relate the way we use models for describing the
molecular world to the way we use mental models in other areas of
thinking; theology, politics, literature, etc.
- 4. Know how spectroscopic technique provide
evidence for models and when those models are effective and ineffective
for describing experimental results
- 5. Understand how inorganic chemistry has changed
the way society uses molecules and its central place in the modern
chemical industry.
- F. Maturity and professional capacity
- 1. Train students in using the primary literature
- 2. Train students in basic laboratory technique
- 3. Edit and comment on student reports
- 4. Encourage, evaluate, and critique student
learning.
- 5. Work effectively with others in various
situations, including the laboratory setting, classroom, and out of
class work.
- 6. Act with integrity at all times, showing respect
grace and forgiveness to everyone in your learning communities.
- 7. Reflect on their role as stewards of creation
and the use of catalytic chemistry to perform chemical reactions at the
lab and industrial scale.
|
| LECTURE OUTLINE: |
Structure, symmetry and bonding
- Chapter 2: Atomic Structure
- Chapter 3: Simple Bonding Theory
- Chapter 4: Symmetry
- Chapter 5: Molecular Orbital Theory
- Chapter 6: MO theory and Donor-Acceptor Chemistry
- Applications of MO theory
Ligand field theory and spectroscopy of T-metal complexes
- Chapter 10: Coordination Chemistry - Bonding
- Chapter 11: Electronic spectroscopy
- Application of ligand field theory
Using T-metal chemistry
- Multinuclear NMR In Inorganic Chemistry
- Chapter 13: Organometallic Chemistry
- Chapter 14: Catalysis
|
| SEMINAR
OUTLINE: |
Labs will be held Wednesday afternoon from 2:00 to 5:00.
Information about the lab including any prelabs will be distributed the
previous week. This will allow us to adjust lab timings to more closely
follow the class material. Prelabs for the Wednesday lab will be due
Monday morning and will be returned to you Wednesday morning.
There
will be two types of labs, theoretical/computational labs where we will
explore inorganic chemistry from an atomic and molecular perspective,
as well as synthetic labs where we will learn some of the basic
techniques for preparing inorganic compounds.
Structure, symmetry and bonding
- 1) Understanding Atomic orbitals and MO’s of diatomics using Spartan
- 2) Mentoring intro students
- 3) Lewis acid-Base Computational Lab
Ligand field theory and spectroscopy of T-metal complexes
- 4) Synthesis of Manganese carbonyl compounds (3 weeks)
- 5) Electronic spectroscopy of chromium compounds
Characterizing T-metal compounds
- 6) Synthesis of Co(en3)Cl3
|
THE KING'S UNIVERSITY