d-Block Chemistry
Topic 1 – Review – 2 lectures
Reading: MP & T Chapter 9, 10.2-2
Structure
Isomerism
Valence Bond Theory
Crystal Field Theory
Topic 2 – Bonding Theories – 4-5 lectures
Reading: MP & T Sections 10.3 – 10.5
Molecular Orbital Theory – Octahedral Complexes
Ligand Field Theory – The Spectrochemical Series
Angular Overlap – Tetrahedral and Square-Planar Complexes
Jahn-Teller Effect
Topic 3 – Spectroscopic and Magnetic Properties – 4-5 lectures
Reading: MP & T Sections 10.1 and 10.3, and Chapter 11
Term Symbols
Electronic Spectra
Magnetic Properties
Ligand Field Stabilization Energies
Topic 4 – Introductory Organometallic Chemistry – 5–6 lectures
Reading: MP & T Sections 13.2 - 13.5.2, 13.7, 14.1 – 14.2.2
Ligands
18-Electron Rule
Metal Carbonyl Complexes
Dihydrogen and Hydride Complexes
π-Complexes
Spectroscopy
Topic 5 – Reactions and Mechanisms – 4-5 lectures
Reading: MP & T Sections 12.1 - 12.4.3, 12.6 – 12.9
Substitution Reactions
Associative/Dissociative Mechanisms
Trans Effects
Oxidation/Reduction Reactions
Topic 6 – Reactions in Organometallic Chemistry – 4-5 lectures
Reading: MP & T Sections 14.1 – 14.2, 13.6
Ligand Dissociation and Substitution Reactions
Oxidative Addition/Reductive Elimination Reactions
Nucleophilic Displacement Reactions
Insertion Reactions
Elimination Reactions
Metal-Carbon Double Bonds
Metal-Carbon Triple Bonds
Topic 7 – Catalysis – 4–5 lectures
Reading: MP & T Sections 14.2 - 14.3
Ziegler-Natta Catalysis
Hydrogenation of Alkenes
Hydroformylation of Alkenes
Monsanto Acetic Acid Process
Wacker (Smidt) Process
Olefin Metathesis
Heck and Stille Coupling Reactions
Deuteration of Hydrocarbons
f-Block Chemistry
Topic – Overview – 3 lectures
Reading: As assigned in class.
Properties of the Atoms and Ions
Solid-state Compounds
Coordination Chemistry
Organometallics
MP & T refers to the required textbook for this course, namely “Inorganic Chemistry”, Fifth Edition, by Gary L. Miessler, Paul J. Fischer, and Donald A. Tarr, Pearson Prentice Hall Publishers, 2013. Textbook material is often augmented by online handouts.
Review from Chemistry 202
- Ligands and common abbreviations.
- Nomenclature rules.
- Elements of VBT and CFT.