CHEM 3510U – Inorganic Chemistry I: Transition Metals

This is a course in the coordination chemistry of the classical (Werner) transition metal ions. Description of the solid state including lattice structures, radius rule, lattice energies, and MO diagrams. Description of the solution state including Lewis acid-base theory, HSAB theory, aquo ion Bronsted acidity, ligand exchange kinetics, formation constants, thermodynamics, and chelate effect. Ligand field theory including crystal field splittings, MO diagrams and use of group theory, theoretical principles of UV-visible spectroscopy, Orgel and Tanabe-Sugano diagrams, magnetism and redox. Descriptive chemistry of the first row transition metal ions including oxidation states, complexation behaviour, and bio-inorganic examples.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2010U, CHEM 2120U
Note(s): Students are expected to take CHEM 3520U in the following semester.