610-241 Inorganic Chemistry IIB

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Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

One of Chemistry 610-141 or 610-161 AND one of 610-142 or 610-162. Concurrent enrolment in 610-245 is strongly recommended.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Upon completion of 610-241 students should comprehend: the nature of the main group and transition metal elements; bonding in inorganic compounds (main group, electron deficient, coordination, and metal-metal bonded species); structural and spectroscopic techniques; important inorganic reactions, including redox, organometallic and catalytic processes; aspects of descriptive inorganic chemistry; the environmental, biological, solid state and industrial applications of inorganic chemistry.

Students should also appreciate the importance of rational, critical and independent thought in chemical science and in the understanding of inorganic chemistry.

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

Assessment

One 3-hour written examination at the end of semester.

Prescribed Texts

• Shriver, D F, Atkins, P W, Inorganic Chemistry. 3rd ed., OUP, 1999.