Schedule
CHM 320
Fall, 2007
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Assignment |
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Lab |
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W 8/29 |
6.11 (178-180) |
Course Introduction |
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F 8/31 |
19.5- (538-539) |
Demands on a Theory of Coordination Complexes: Color |
Intro. Lit. / |
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M 9/3 |
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Labor Day |
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T 9/4 (M) |
19.6 |
Demands on Theory, II: Oxidation States; Ionic/Covalent, etc. |
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W 9/5 |
19.7 (skim), p. 625 6.7 |
Demands on Theory III: Coordination Number; A. Werner. |
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H 9/6 |
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11:00 Library 29: Open Library Session on resources in science with emphasis on electronic databases (no reg. req.) |
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F 9/7 |
p. 184; CHM320 www |
Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds |
Synthesis of Known; Exploratory Reactions |
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M 9/10 |
19.8 (547-552) |
Isomerism |
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W 9/12 |
21.10 (624-630) |
Overview of Cobalt Chemistry |
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F 9/14 |
6-6.8 (162-174) 6.13 (186-188), 835-7 |
Acid/Base Theories, Hard/Soft Acids and Bases |
Synthesis of Unknown |
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M 9/17 |
5.13-5.16 (152-158); 19.6 |
Ionic vs. covalent:
Fajan's Rules http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fajans_rules
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W 9/19 |
1.11; 1.14; 23-23.3 (700-709) |
Bonding in Complexes: Sidgewick EAN replaces Lewis Octet |
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F 9/21 |
1.7-1.10 |
Electronic Structure; Slater's Rules |
Quant. Anal. H2O |
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M 9/24 |
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Test I |
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W 9/26 |
1.12; 1.19-1.20; 4.1-4.3 |
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F 9/28 |
1.15-1.16 |
Electronegativity/Dipole Moments |
Ion Exchange Chrom. |
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M 10/1 |
20.1-20.2; 541-2 |
VBT for Coordination Compounds; Kepert Model |
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W 10/3 |
20.3 |
Shapes of Orbitals; Crystal Field Theory for Octahedral |
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F 10/5 |
20.3 |
CFT for Tetrahedral, Square Planar; Jahn-Teller |
Quant. Anal. Co or Cl |
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M 10/8 |
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Columbus Day |
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W 10/10 |
20.9 |
Ligand Field Stabilization Energy |
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F 10/12 |
20.10-20.11 |
CFT Thermodynamic Aspects |
Quant. Anal. Co or Cl |
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M 10/15 |
3-3.3 (79-85) |
Symmetry Elements and Operations |
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W 10/17 |
3.4 |
Point Groups |
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F 10/19 |
3.5 |
Representations of Point Groups |
NH3 or Conductivity |
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M 10/22 |
App. 3; 320 www |
Character Tables |
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W 10/24 |
3.6, 3.7 |
Vibrational Modes |
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F 10/26 |
3.8 |
Chiral Molecules |
NH3 or Conductivity |
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M 10/29 |
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Test II |
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W 10/31 |
1.13; 4.4 |
Molecular Orbital Theory |
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F 11/2 |
4.4 |
LGO/Group Theoretical Approach to MOT |
Oxalate Analysis |
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M 11/5 |
20.4 |
Molecular Orbitals in Octahedral Complexes |
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W 11/7 |
20.4 |
MOT: Pi Bonding |
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F 11/9 |
20.4 |
MOT: Square Planar and Tetrahedral Complexes |
UV/Vis or IR spectroscopy |
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M 11/12 |
20.6 |
Spectroscopy; Selection Rules |
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W 11/14 |
20.6 |
Orgel Diagrams |
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F 11/16 |
20.6, 20.7 |
Tanabe-Sugano Diagrams |
UV/Vis or IR spectroscopy |
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M 11/19 |
23.10, 23.13 |
Alkyl, aryl, alkene, alkyne complexes |
First Draft Due |
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W 11/21 |
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Thanksgiving Break |
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F 11/23 |
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Thanksgiving Break |
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M 11/26 |
23.7; p. 789, 802-804 |
Types of Organometallic Reactions; ZN and FT Catalysts; olefin metathesis |
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W 11/28 |
20.8 |
Magnetic Susceptibility Technique |
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F 11/30 |
25.1-25.2; 25.4-25.5 |
Topics in Kinetics |
Magnetic Susceptibility |
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M 12/3 |
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Test III |
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W 12/5 |
28.1, 28.3 |
Trace Metals of Life: Hemoglobin |
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F 12/7 |
Review |
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Final Draft due |
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F 12/14 |
8:00 A: Final Exam |
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