Chemistry 3610C - Fall 2008
Dr. Michael Lufaso
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Office Hours: MW 8-10 am, 11-noon; Bldg/office - 50/2716
Lecture: MWF 10:00-10:50 am, Bldg/lecture room - 50/1402
Lab: F 12:00-3:50 pm, Bldg/laboratory room - 50/3608
Textbook: Inorganic Chemistry - 3rd edition - C.E. Housecroft and A.G. Sharpe ISBN: 978-0-13-175553-6.
Lecture Syllabus and Laboratory Syllabus
Expected Prerequisite Knowledge
Lecture scores posted on UNF Blackboard
Lecture notes:
Chapter 1 - Basic Concepts: atoms
Chapter 2 - Basic Concepts: molecules
Chapter 3 - Nuclear properties
Chapter 4 - Introduction to molecular symmetry
Point Group Flowchart
Chapter 5 - Bonding in polyatomic molecules
Chapter 20 - d-block metal chemistry: general considerations
Chapter 21 - d-block metal chemistry: coordination complexes
Homework:
Chapter 1 - 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 17, 22, 24, 26, 30, 33, 37, 39
Chapter 2 - 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29
Chapter 3 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13,17,19,20,23, 24, 28,32
Chapter 4 - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35
Chapter 5 - 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 17, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27
Chapter 20 - 7, 8, 15, 16, 17,
Exams:
Exam 1 - September 29, 2008. Exam 1 study guide. A practice exam is listed on blackboard.
Exam 2 - November 3, 2008.
Laboratory
ACS Safety in the Academic Chemistry Laboratory
Inorganic Lab Notebook Guidelines
Inorganic Report Guidelines
Links:
Chemistry Links and Resources
VSEPR Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion model
Symmetry Resources and Tutorial
Symmetry and Point Groups - Many Examples
Symmetry and Point Groups
Chemistry, Structures & 3D Molecules at 3Dchem.com
Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry: Recommendations 2005 By Neil. G. Connelly, Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
Inorganic Chemistry Spectroscopy Tutorial: Theoretical Principles and Applications
Infrared spectroscopy - useful for inorganic laboratory
Infrared spectroscopy tutorial at the University of Colorado
Table of IR Absorptions (UCLA)
Tables for Group Theory provided by Shriver & Atkins: Inorganic Chemistry 4e, Oxford University Press
Model Kit
Sargent Welch - Basic Student Inorganic Model Set
Molecule Model Kits - MolecularVisions
Molymod inorganic/organic student molecular model set
Indigo.com - Chemistry Molecular Model Set
General Chemistry I Lecture Notes: for reviewing prerequisite knowledge.
Chapter 1 Introduction: Matter and Measurement
Chapter 2 Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
Chapter 3 Stoichiometry: Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations
Chapter 4 Aqueous Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry
Chapter 5 Thermochemistry
Chapter 6 Electronic Structure of Atoms
Chapter 7 Periodic Properties of the Elements
Chapter 8 Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding
Chapter 9 Molecular Geometries and Bonding Theories
Spring 2007 Inorganic Lecture Notes
Spring 2007 textbook: G.E. Rodgers - 2nd ed. - Descriptive Inorganic, Coordination, and Solid-State Chemistry
Chapter 2 Introduction to Coordination Chemistry
Chapter 3 Structures of Coordination Compounds
Chapter 4 Bonding Theories for Coordination Compounds
Chapter 6 Applications of Coordination Compounds
Chapter 7 Solid-State Structures
Chapter 9 Periodic Trends
Symmetry
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