Stetson University

Stetson University Department of Chemistry Fall Semester, 2006 CY 416 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Instructor:

Dr. Tandy Grubbs Office: 252, Sage Hall Office Phone: 822-8184 E-mail address: [email protected] Office Hours: As posted on my door (or anytime I am in my office and available).

Goals of the Course:

Inorganic chemists seek to describe the physical characteristics and reactions of inorganic substances, a daunting task considering the enormous range of properties and bonding exhibited by the elements. This one semester course will build upon the knowledge that you gained in CY101-2 and CY351-2, and will focus on the nuclear origin of the elements, the structure of metallic and ionic solids, and a detailed description of the structure and reactions of transition metal complexes.

Texts:

1) “Inorganic Chemistry” by Catherine E. Housecroft and Alan G. Sharpe (Prentice Hall, New York, 2005). ISBN 0130399132.

2) The homework solution manual that accompanies the above text.

Tentative Lecture and Examination Schedule:

Date Chapter and Topic

Aug. 24 Introduction

Aug. 29,31; Sept. 5 Basic Concepts (Chapter 1)–Inorg. Nomenclature (Handout)

Sept. 7 Nuclear Properties (Chapter 2)

Sept. 12,14 No class

Sept. 19,21 Nuclear Properties – cont. – (Chapter 2)

Sept. 26 Molecular Symmetry (Chapter 3)

1 Sept. 28 Exam #1 (Chapters 1-3)

Oct. 3,5,12 Bonding in Polyatomic Molecules (Chapter 4)

Oct. 17,19,24 Metallic & Ionic Solids (Chapter 5)

Oct. 26,31 Acids, Bases and Ions (Chapter 6)

Nov. 2 Reduction and Oxidation (Chapter 7)

Nov. 7 Exam #2 (Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7)

Nov. 9,14,16 d-Block Chemistry: General Considerations (Chapter 19-20)

Nov. 21,28,30; Dec. 5 Organometallic Compounds - d-Block (Chapter 23)

Final exam date Exam #3 (Chapters 19,20,23)

Homework Problems:

Selected problems from the ends of the chapters will be assigned as we progress through the course. Answers to these problems may be found in the solutions manual accompanying the textbook.

Laboratory Experiments:

Dates Experiments (procedures provided as handouts)

Aug. 29, Sept. 5 Preparation and demonstration of two thermochromic solids; M2HgI4 [M = Cu(I), Ag(I)].

2 Sept. 12, 19 Handout: Photosynthesis of ( -C60)W(CO)5

Sept. 26; Oct. 3 The Paramagnetic Complex Mn(acac)3

Oct. 17, 24 Preparation and demonstration of two luminescent complexes; Al(III) (8-hydroxyquinolinolato)3 & Eu(III)(thenoyltrifluoroacetonato)3 (1,10-phenanthroline)

Oct. 31; Nov. 7 Tetraiodotin(IV) & its Triphenylphosphine Complex

Nov. 14, 21 'Hyperchem' Calculations on Coordination Complexes

2 Lab Report Due Dates: Each written lab report will be due at the beginning of class on the Tuesday following that in which the experimental work is scheduled to be complete.

Course Evaluation:

18% - Exam I 19% - Exam II 19% - Exam III 19% - Final Exam 25% - Laboratory reports

Final Letter Grade Scale:

97.0-100 A+ 93.0-96.9 A 90.0-92.9 A- 87.0-89.9 B+ 83.0-86.9 B 80.0-82.9 B- 77.0-79.9 C+ 73.0-76.9 C 70.0-72.9 C- 67.0-69.9 D+ 63.0-67.9 D 60.0-62.9 D- <60.0 F