| Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry CD 212 | Comments, Class Date, etc... | |||
| Topics that fascinate inorganic chemists | ||||
| Two examples from the recent literature | 
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| Structure, stability and isomerism | ||||
| M-M bonding | ||||
| Structure: Bonding Models in Inorganic Chemistry | ||||
| Valence Bond model CFT the ionic model MOT the integrated model | 
 
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| Trends in periodic properties | ||||
| Stability of various oxidation states Coordination numbers and Coordination geometry | ||||
| Introduction to Coordination Chemistry | ||||
| CFT of simple systems | 
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| Krishnamurthy and Schaap approach | 
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| Coordination Maps | 
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| Spectroscopy of transition metal systems | ||||
| Magnetism in transition metal complexes | ||||
| Molecular Orbital Theory of Simple Systems | ||||
| Electronic structure of simple ligands H2, M2 and X2 Homonuclear diatomics | 
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| Second Order Jahn Teller Effects | ||||
| Applications to TM chemistry (Ligands) | ||||
| Sigma Donors | ||||
| Extended p complexes | ||||
| Application of MOT to more complex systems | ||||
| Extension to clusters, FMO | ||||
| Extension to solids | ||||
| Simple Reactions in Inorganic Chemistry (Redox) | ||||
| Electron transfer reactions | 
| Ligand Substitution Reactions |