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Course No.
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Course Title
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No. of Units
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Pre-requisites
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Th.
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Pr.
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Credit
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Chem 322
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Inorganic Chemistry II
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3
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3
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Chem 221
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Course Objectives :
A systematic presentation of theoretical aspects of Inorganic Chemistry as applied to transition metal chemistry. Also discussing the stereochemistry, kinetics, thermodynamics and spectroscopy of coordination compounds and their reactions .
Course Description :
Types of ligands, Nomenclature of coordination complexes and IUPAC rules, Symmetry point groups and structure, Coordination numbers and geometry, Isomerism, preparative methods, mechanism of bonding in linear M-CO bonds, Factors affecting the stability of complexes, Stability of complex metal ion in aqueous solutions, chelate–effect, magnetic properties of a chemical substances, magnetic susceptibility and magnetic moments, electronic structure of transition metals, Bonding theories in coordination compounds, valence bond theory(VBT), crystal field theory(CFT), molecular orbital theory(MOT) of Oh and Td complexes, Angular overlap model(AOM).
Main text books :
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, F. A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, C. A. Murillo, M. Bochmann, 6th ed., 1999, J. Wiley & Sons.
Inorganic Chemistry; Principles of structure and Reactivity, J. E. Huheey, E. A. Keiter, R. L. Keiter, 4th ed., 1997, Harper Collins.
Subsidiary books :
Concepts and Models of Inorganic Chemistry, B. Douglas, D. McDaniel, J. Alexander, 3rd ed., 1994, John Wiley & Sons
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