610-241 Inorganic Chemistry II B

Note

Credit cannot be gained for this subject and 610-240.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Chemistry 610-141+ 610-142 or, if an average mark of greater than 60% is obtained, 610-161 + 610-162 (or Pre 1998: 610-121 + 610-122).

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Topics in the 18-lecture block common to this course and 610-240 Inorganic Chemistry II A will be developed with reference to topics drawn from environmental, biological, solid state and industrial applications of inorganic chemistry.

The subject covers the topics: metal chemistry: properties and reactions of metal compounds coordination complexes and organometallic species; main group chemistry: properties and reactions of non-metal compounds; bonding in polyatomic molecules; bioinorganic chemistry; the biological roles of the trace metals; structural inorganic chemistry; the structural basis of advanced materials.

Assessment

One 3-hour and one 2-hour written examination at the end of Semester 2.

Prescribed Texts

• Shriver D. F., Atkins P. W. and Langford C. H., Inorganic Chemistry. (2nd ed Oxford, 1994).