Inorganic Chemistry

• Lecture 1. Introduction to the Elements, the Periodic Table and periodic trends. (HS Chap 2)
• Lecture 2. Polarizing power and polarizability, Anomalous behavior of row 2 elements.
• Lecture 3. Hydrogen and its compounds. (HS Chap 10)
• Lecture 4. Oxygen and its compounds. (HS pps 552-60)
• Lecture 5. Structure of the elements (Groups 1 and 2 metals, Boron, Carbon and Phosphorus, Sulfur). (HS Chap 6)
• Lecture 6. Acids, Bases and Solvent Systems. (HS Chap 7)

• Lecture 1. Introduction to Transition Metal Ions and Coordination Chemistry. The Periodic Table d-orbital occupation and electronic configuration of M²⁺ ions, common oxidation numbers and their colours. General properties of TM Elements. Useful Definitions - ligand, chelate, coordination number etc. Examples of common ligands available in PDF format
• Lecture 2. Review of Common Stereochemistries (CN = 2..12). Examples given for each type, available in PDF format
• Lecture 3. Introduction to Crystal Field Theory. Shapes of d-orbitals, the energy of the d-orbitals with respect to the effect of octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar crystal fields.
• Lecture 4. Consequences of CFT. High-spin, Low-spin complexes and the spectrochemical series.
  Magnetic Moments of octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar complexes.
• Lecture 5. Stability of Metal Complexes. The difference between Kinetic and Thermodynamic stability. Stepwise formation constants. Chelation and the Chelate Effect.
• Lecture 6. Isomerism. Stereoisomerism and Structural isomerism, available in PDF format
• Nomenclature of Coordination Complexes. This will not be covered in lectures, but is required for successful completion of the course. See an example of how you can develop a systematic approach to naming and drawing complexes.

Tutorial questions and problem papers

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