CHEM-651: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I
Fall 2010
   
Instructor: Prof. Joel Rosenthal
Lectures: Tues + Thurs 12:30 - 1:45 PM (BRL 207)
Textbook: Inorganic Chemistry - Fourth Edition, Principles of Structure and Reactivity
  by Huheey, Keiter + Keiter
Office Hours: By appointment
  Syllabus
  Final Project Description
  Student Reviews
   
  Students may complete online course evaluations from December 3rd through December 9th. Please go to http://www.udel.edu/course-evals/

 

Course Outline
Date Lecture Topic Supplemental Material
8/31 Lecture 1 Structure of the Atom I  
9/2 Lecture 2 Structure of the Atom II Periodic Trends
9/7 Lecture 3 Symmetry and Group Theory Point Group Assignment
9/9 Lecture 4 Character Tables and Matrix Representations Muliken Terms
9/14 Lecture 5 Simple Bonding Models Lewis: Valence and Structure
9/16 Lecture 6 Valence Bond Theory  
9/21 Lecture 7 Molecular Orbital Theory I MOs for Diatoms and XPS
9/23 Lecture 8 Molecular Orbital Theory II  
9/28 Lecture 9 Molecular Orbital Theory III XPS of Methane
9/30 Lecture 10 Crystal Field Theory  
10/5 Lecture 11 Ligand Field Theory I  
10/7 Lecture 12 Ligand Field Theory II  
10/12 Lecture 13 Introduction to Electronic Spectroscopy  
10/14   Midterm  
10/19 Lecture 14 Selection Rules and Correlation Diagrams  
10/21 Lecture 15 Tanabe-Sugano Diagrams and Spectroscopy  
10/26 Lecture 16 Basic Substitution Reactions and Kinetics  
10/28 Lecture 17 Dissociative Reaction Mechanisms  
11/2 Lecture 18 Associative Reaction Mechanisms  
11/4 Lecture 19 Fundamentals of Redox Chemistry  
11/9 Lecture 20 Electrochemistry and Potential Diagrams  
11/11 Lecture 21 Outer Sphere ET and Marcus Theory  
11/16 Lecture 22 Inner Sphere ET and Mixed Valency  
11/18 Lecture 23 Introduction to Organometallic Chemistry History of OM Chemistry
11/23 Lecture 24 Organometallic Reactions Involving Gain/Loss of Ligands  
11/25   Thanksgiving  
11/30 Lecture 25 Organometallic Reactions Involving Modification of Ligands  
12/2 Lecture 26 Introduction to Bioinorganic Chemistry Amino Acids
12/7 Lecture 27 Bioinorganic Catalysis Redox Active Sites
12/11   Class Presentations (9 AM - 12 PM) Room 116 BRL  
Note: Course Outline is approximate and Subject to Change

 

Problem Sets
Due Date Problem Set Solution Set Statistics
9/28 Problem Set #1 Solutions to PS #1

Avg = 113/150 (75%)
High = 134, Low = 94
Standard Deviation = 12.4
10/26 Problem Set #2 Solutions to PS #2 Avg = 83%
High = 94, Low = 66
Standard Deviation = 8.6
11/30 Problem Set #3 Solutions to PS #3 Avg = 75%
High = 85, Low = 59
Standard Deviation = 8.9

 

Exams
Date Exam Solution Set Statistics
10/14 Midterm Solutions to Midterm

Avg = 49%
High = 62, Low = 29
Standard Deviation = 8.7
12/16 Final Solutions to Final