Advanced Inorganic Chemistry is designed to give you the knowledge to explain everyday phenomena of inorganic complexes. You will study the various aspects of their physical and chemical properties and learn how to determine the practical applications that these complexes can have in industrial, analytical, and medicinal chemistry.
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry is designed to give you the knowledge to explain everyday phenomena of inorganic complexes. You will study the various aspects of their physical and chemical properties and learn how to determine the practical applications that these complexes can have in industrial, analytical, and medicinal chemistry.
This course will begin with the discussion of symmetry and point group theory and its applications in the field of vibrational spectroscopy. We will then study molecular orbital (MO) theory specifically applied to metal organic complexes. MO theory will be critical in understanding the following: 1) the relative position of ligands in the spectrochemical series, 2) the electronic transitions and related selection rules, and 3) the application of spectroscopy of metals. The course will then move onto the study of the oxidation states of transition metals and their redox properties. A firm grasp of the chemical redox properties of transition metals is critical to understanding their reaction mechanisms and stability in solution. We will then look at catalysis reactions utilizing inorganic complexes, including industrial practices. Lastly, we will take a look at some real-world applications of transition metal complexes in the fields of medicinal chemistry, solar energy, electronic displays, and batteries.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Explain symmetry and point group theory and demonstrate knowledge of the mathematical method by which aspects of molecular symmetry can be determined.
Use molecular symmetry to predict or explain the chemical properties of a molecule, such as dipole moment and allowed spectroscopic transitions.
Construct simple molecular orbital diagrams and obtain bonding information from them.
Demonstrate an understanding of valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR), which is used for predicting the shapes of individual molecules.
Explain spectroscopic information obtained from coordination complexes.
Identify the chemical and physical properties of transition metals.
Demonstrate an understanding of transition metal organometallics.
Define the role of catalysts and explain how they affect the activation energy and reaction rate of a chemical reaction.
Identify the mechanisms of both ligand substitution and redox processes in transition metal complexes.
Discuss some current, real-world applications of transition metal complexes in the fields of medicinal chemistry, solar energy, electronic displays, and ion batteries.
