Inorganic Chemistry 1
General
Prefix
CHEM
Course Number
432
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Science and Engineering
Description
Electronic structures of atoms, structure and symmetry of molecules, crystal structure of solids, molecular orbital theory, nomenclature of coordination complexes, ligand field theory, reaction mechanisms involving coordination complexes, and organometallic catalysis. Lab.
Prerequisites
Credits
Min
5
Max
5
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Describe the relationship between the electronic structure and periodic trends.
Outcome
Describe the structure, shape and geometry of molecules.
Outcome
Describe the symmetry of a molecule and use group theory to predict bands in the infrared and Raman spectra.
Outcome
Compare and contrast valence bond theory, hybridization and molecular orbital theory.
Outcome
Describe the structure of crystalline solids and ionic lattices.
Outcome
Name coordination complexes and describe the structure and bonding in the complex using ligand field theory.
Outcome
Use inorganic reaction mechanism of electron transfer and ligand exchange to predict the products of reactions.
Outcome
Use organometallic reactions to interpret and predict catalytic mechanisms.
Outcome
Use molecular modeling software to generate bond lengths, bond angles, electrostatic potential maps, and molecular orbital diagrams.
Outcome
Synthesize inorganic complexes and characterize them using instrumental methods.
Course Outline
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Dependencies
Courses
CHEM432
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Programs
CHEM432
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