Stetson University
Department of Chemistry
Fall Semester, 2004
CY 416 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Instructor:
Dr. Tandy Grubbs
Office: 252, Sage Hall
Office Phone: 822-8184
E-mail address: wgrubbs@stetson.edu
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, 2001).
2)
The homework solution manual that accompanies the above text.
3)
"Synthesis and Technique in Inorganic Chemistry" by Gregory Girolami, Thomas
Rauchfuss and Robert Angelici (University Science Books, Sausalito, CA, 1999).
Tentative Lecture and Examination Schedule:
Date
Chapter and Topic
Aug. 26
Introduction
Aug. 31; Sept. 2,7
Basic Concepts (Chapter 1)–Inorg. Nomenclature (Handout)
Sept. 9,14,16
Sept. 21
Nuclear Properties (Chapter 2)
(Element Essay Quiz #1: Sept. 14th)
Molecular Symmetry (Chapter 3)
Sept. 23
Exam #1 (Chapters 1-3)
1
Sept. 28,30; Oct. 5
Bonding in Polyatomic Molecules (Chapter 4)
Oct. 7,14,19
Metallic & Ionic Solids (Chapter 5)
(Element Essay Quiz #2: Oct 14th)
Oct. 21,26
Acids, Bases and Ions (Chapter 6)
Oct. 28
Reduction and Oxidation (Chapter 7)
Nov. 2
Exam #2 (Chapters 4, 5, 7)
Nov. 4,9
d-Block Chemistry: General Considerations (Chapter 19)
Nov. 11,16,18
d-Block Chemistry: Coordination Complexes (Chapter 20)
(Element Essay Quiz #3: Nov. 16th)
Nov. 23,30; Dec. 2,7
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.
Element Essay Quizzes:
Three times during the semester, you will spend approximately ½ of a class period taking
an ‘Element Essay Quiz.’ These quizzes will test your descriptive knowledge of select
elements and their simple compounds. Responses to questions will be in the form of
short essays. The assigned elements for each quiz are the following:
Quiz #1 (Main Group 1-4): Hydrogen, Lithium, Sodium, Magnesium, Aluminum,
Carbon, Silicon
Quiz #2 (Main Group 5-8): Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Arsenic, Oxygen, Sulfur,
Chlorine, Argon
Quiz #3 (Transition Metals): Titanium, Iron, Nickel, Copper, Zinc, Gold,
Platinum
Each quiz will consist of only two questions (each focusing on some aspect of one of the
elements from the possible list). For each question, you will be require you to respond
regarding one of the following: (1) the discovery of the element (who, where, when,
2
how), (2) the use of this element and it’s simple compounds in early civilization, or (3)
current use of the element and it’s simple compounds in industry/medicine. Preparation
for these quizzes will be carried out by you in an independent study fashion using what
ever library/internet resources you have available. Quizzes will be ‘closed book/notes.’
Laboratory Experiments:
Dates
Experiments( from Girolami et. al)
Aug. 31, Sept. 7
14. Optical Resolution of Co(en)33+
Sept. 14, 21
Handout: Photosynthesis of (2-C60)W(CO)5
Sept. 28; Oct. 5
12. The Paramagnetic Complex Mn(acac)3
Oct. 19, 26
16. The Metal-Arene Complex
[1,3,5-C6H3(CH3)3]Mo(CO)3
Nov. 2, 9
Handout: Tetraiodotin(IV) & its Triphenylphosphine
Complex
Handout: 'Hyperchem' Calculations on Coordination
Complexes
Nov. 16, 23
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:
15% - Exam I
15% - Exam II
15% - Exam III
15% - Final Exam
15% - Element Essays
25% - Laboratory reports
Final Letter Grade Scale:
97.0-100
87.0-89.9
77.0-79.9
67.0-69.9
<60.0
A+
B+
C+
D+
F
93.0-96.9
83.0-86.9
73.0-76.9
63.0-67.9
A
B
C
D
3
90.0-92.9
80.0-82.9
70.0-72.9
60.0-62.9
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