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Spring 2003       Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 333            Lycoming College

LYCOMING COLLEGE                                                                                                                                    advanced inorganic chemistry

CHEMISTRY 333, 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                      

DESCRIPTION:                          "A study of modern theories of atomic and molecular structure and their relationships to the chemistry of selected elements and their compounds."  The course is divided into four areas:

                                                              a)     Atomic Structure and properties, Ionic Bonding, and Solids  (Hour Exam I)

                                                              b)    Covalent Bonding, Molecular Shapes, and Symmetry  (Hour Exam II)

                                                              c)     Coordination Chemistry (d-Metal Complexes)  (Hour Exam III)

                                                              d)    Selected topics of solution and descriptive chemistry  (mini-exam before Final)

CLASS HOURS:                         Lecture: MWF, 10:15 - 11:05 a.m.;   Lab: R 07:45 - 11:35 a.m.

Instructor:                           Dr. David A. Franz    Office: 321-4181    Home: 323-0301     E-mail: franz@lycoming.edu

OFFICE HOURS:                        MWF, 11:15 - 12:00 a.m.;   MF, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.;   or by appointment

TEXT:                                          Housecroft, C.E. and Sharpe, A.G. Inorganic Chemistry, Prentice Hall: New York, 2001  

LAB POLICIES:                          Safety glasses and bound lab notebook required; no bare feet, sandals or shorts in lab.  Written lab reports will be due one week following completion of each experiment, with a late penalty of five points plus one point per day late.  Reports are done individually, even on experiments done by pairs.

EXAMS:                                      There will be three hour exams and a comprehensive final (ACS Standardized).

HOMEWORK:                           A regular schedule of assignments will be made and must be completed when due.  These assignments, as well as written lab reports, are considered take-home, open-book quizzes and will be graded.  Students may consult the instructor for hints, and are welcome to consult literature sources, but must do their own work.  Violations of this policy will be considered as cases of academic dishonesty (see next page).

GRADING SCHEME:                 300     Hour Exams                                                                         Extra Credit:  3 pts added for each

                                                      140     Final Exam (100 ACS, 40 Descriptive Chem)                  Colloquium attended, in excess

                                                      160     Lab Experiments (120) and Student Lecture (40) of class absences, max. of 21 pts.

                                                      200     Class, HW, Nomenclature Exam                                       Class: 3 pts @ deducted in excess

                                                      800     TOTAL                                                                                of 3 absences.

                                                      Letter grades will be assigned on the following basis:

        Week          General Topic                                                                         Chapter          Lab Experiments (*indicates report req’d)

  1    Jan 13         Atomic Structure, Quantum Theory                                   1            2*        Synthesis of CuCl                                                       

  2    Jan 20         Atomic & Periodic Properties                                              1            3*        a.  Glove Box Synthesis

  3    Jan 27         Crystal Structures,  Ionic Solids                                          5                        b.  Conductance, IR

  4    Feb 03        Covalent Compounds                                                           1, 4                    EXAM I                

  5    Feb 10        Valence Bond Theory                                                           1, 4        4*        a.  Schlenk-line synthesis

  6    Feb 17        Molecular Shape, Symmetry                                                1, 3                    b.  Work-up; derivatization

  7    Feb 24        Point Group Classification;  MO Theory                           1, 4        5-1*    Synthesis of [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2                                  

        Mar 03        SPRING BREAK                                                                                  

  8    Mar 10        MO Theory; Inorganic NMR                                               1,4,2      5-2*    Synthesis of Unknown

  9    Mar 17        d-Metal Complexes - Descriptive                                        19                      EXAM II

10    Mar 24        d-Metal Complexes - Bonding                                             20          5-3*    Anal. for % H2O, % Co; Conductance

11    Mar 31        d-Metal Complexes – Spectra, Reactions                           20,25     4c*      NMR, IR

12    Apr 07        Descriptive Chemistry - Student Lectures                                       5-4*    Equivalent Weight; IR; UV-VIS                                

13    Apr 14        Descriptive Chemistry; Redox                                                                       EXAM III

14    Apr 21        Evals; Descriptive Chemistry; Final Exam Review                          6          Synthetic Tournament; Check-out                                                                

15    Apr 28        Descriptive Chem Mini-Exam and Final Exam (ACS)

Descriptive Chem - Student Lectures

Topics and Schedule

Topics                                                              Chapter      Page Reference

Hydrogen and Its Compounds                                    09       204 - 218

Group 1: the alkali metals                                          12       219- 232

Group 2: the alkaline earths                                       13       233 - 246

Group 13: boron family                                              12       247 - 280

Group 14: carbon family                                            13       281 - 314

Group 15: nitrogen family                                          14       315 - 350

Group 16: oxygen family (chalcogens)                        15       351 - 380

Group 17: fluorine family (halogens)                           16       381 - 400

Group 18: noble gases                                               17       401 – 409

Organometallic compounds                                        23       584 - 621

The f-block metals: Lanthanoids and Actinoids           24       622 – 640

Catalysis                                                                  26       662 - 684

Solid state chemistry                                                 27       685 - 700

The trace metals of life                                             28       701 - 731

Dates                           Student                                Topic                                 Date Preliminary Meeting

Mon. Apr 07                 _______________             ______________             ___________________

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Wed. Apr 09                 _______________             ______________             ___________________

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Fri. Apr 11                    _______________             ______________             ___________________

Fri. Apr 11                    _______________             ______________             ___________________

Mon. Apr 14                 _______________             ______________             ___________________

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Wed. Apr 23                 _______________             ______________             ___________________

Wed. Apr 23                 _______________             ______________             ___________________

Useful references in addition to your text (most are available from my office):

Cotton, F. A.; Wilkinson, G. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry; Wiley Interscience: New York

Greenwood, N.H.; Earnshaw, A. Chemistry of the Elements, 2^nd Ed.; Butterworth, Heinemann: Oxford, 1997

McQuarrie, D.A.; Rock, P.A. Descriptive Chemistry; Freeman: New York, 1985

Rayner-Canham, G.; Overton, T. Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, 3^rd Ed; Freeman: New York, 2000

Rochow, E.G. Modern Descriptive Chemistry; Saunders: Philadelphia, 1977

Wulfsberg, G. Principles of Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry; Brooks/Cole: Monterey, CA, 1987

Periodic Table Live, a computer CD with digital clips, JCE Software: Madison, WI, 1997

The Chemistry Set, a computer CD with digital clips, New Media: Henly-on-Thames, UK, 1996

Lycoming College                                                                                         Lab Rotation Schedule

Chem 333, 2003

Experiments:  (* indicates that a report is due one week following completion of this part)

2    *    Preparation and Sealed-Tube Storage of CuCl, an Air-Sensitive Compound

3          a.   Glove Box Synthesis of [(C₆H₅)₃PCl][SbCl₆]

      *    b.   Conductance and IR spectral Characterization

4          a.   Schlenk Line Synthesis of a Cobalt Metallocarborane Sandwich Complex

      *    b.   Column Chromatographic Workup; Derivatization

      *    c.   ¹H and ¹¹B NMR Characterization

5-1 *    Synthesis of a Known Cobalt Complex, [Co(NH₃)₅Cl]Cl₂

5-2 *    Synthesis of an Unknown Cobalt Complex

5-3 *    Determination of %H₂O, %Co, and Conductance for Known and Unknown

5-4 *    Determination of Equivalent Weight, IR Spectrum, and UV-VIS Spectrum for Known and Unknown

6          Synthetic Tournament:  Synthesis of Fremy’s Salt (scored by time, yield, and product quality)

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