CHE 3404 - Inorganic Chemistry (3)

When Offered: Fall
The fundamentals of atomic theory and valence bond, ligand field and molecular orbital theories for interpretation of chemical bonding are considered in detail. Applications of these theories to the magnetic and spectral properties, structure, stability, and reaction mechanisms of inorganic compounds are examined, with emphasis on the transition metals. Symmetry and group theory are used to describe relevant physical and spectral information about molecules, orbital symmetries, allowed transitions between energy levels, and bond orders. The role of metal atoms in organometallic and bioinorganic molecular systems is considered. Lecture three hours.
Prerequisites: CHE 2101/CHE 2102 or CHE 2202/CHE 2204; CHE 2210/CHE 2211.