1. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Miessler & Tarr, 4th edition

2. Syllabus Goals & Objectives Textbook (bring to class)
Attendance & Grading 2 take-home exams + final (55%) homework (15%) literature presentation (10%) literature exam (15%) participation (5%)
To class on time
Exams are all take-home, due date is on syllabus (about a week to work on it)
HW due at the beginning of class, but I’m willing to answer questions in-class (before it’s due)
Lit presentations 2 or 3 times (1 is graded)
Lit exam end of semester

3. Course Content
Chapters 1-5 (bonding theories) Chapter 6, Acid-Base & Donor-Acceptor Theory Chapters 9, 10, 12 (coordination chemistry)
Chapter 11, Coord Chem: Electronic Spectra Chapters 13, 14 (organometallic chemistry) Chapter 16, Bioinorganic & Environmental Chem
Experimental Methods in Inorganic Chemistry
Nanochemistry; noncovalent interactions

4. Chapter 1 - Intro to Inorganic
What is it?
Sub-fields: main-group, coordination chemistry, organometallic, bioinorganic, physical inorganic, heavy-metals, trans-uranium……..
How does it compare to Organic Chemistry?
Compounds with single, double, triple bonds
Inorganic compounds can contain quadruple bonds (sigma + pi + pi + delta bond) [Cl4Re≡ReCl4]2–
Carbon: maximum number of connections = 4
Inorganic: carbon is found in carbon cluster compounds, in bridging alkyl groups

5. Chapter 1 - Intro to Inorganic
Organic: H is a terminal atom, only bonds to one other element. Inorganic: The same rules do not apply. Lewis structure of B2H6?
Organic: Limited geometries (linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, bent). Inorganic: Also square planar, trigonal bipyramid, octahedral, and more
Inorganic also has aromatic compounds (borazine B3N3H6)

11. History of Inorganic Chemistry
Ancient times through Alchemy:
Descriptive chemistry, techniques, minerals (Cu compounds), glasses, glazes, gunpowder
17th Century
Mineral acids (HCl, HNO3, H2SO4), salts and their reactions, acid and bases
Quantitative work became important, molar mass, gases, volumes
1869: The periodic table
Late 1800s: Chemical Industry
Isolate, refine, purify metals and compounds
1896: Discovery of Radioactivity
Atomic structure, quantum mechanics, nuclear chemistry (through early 20th century)

12. History of Inorganic Chemistry
20th Century
Coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry
WWII & Military projects: Manhattan project, jet fuels (boron compounds)
1950s
Crystal field theory, ligand field theory, molecular orbital theory
1955
Organometallic catalysis of organic reaction (polymerization of ethylene)
Modern Issues
Bioinorganic chemistry (nitrogen fixation), modeling biochemical process, enzymes, x-ray crystallography,
nanochemistry, manipulation of noncovalent interactions

13. Take a Look Literature taken from Inorganic Chemistry
Take a quick look: What are the sub-fields? What do you recognize, understand? What looks foreign?
You will be presenting a paper like this and being tested on your ability to read, interpret and answer questions.
What information do you need to be successful?