Instructor        Scott Oliver          soliver@chemistry.ucsc.edu; Thimann 307; 831-459-5448; chemistry.ucsc.edu/oliver_s.html

Classes           MWF, 8 to 9:10 a.m., Thimann Labs, Room 101

Office Hours   Wednesdays and Thursdays, 2 to 3 p.m., Thimann 307.  Other times can be arranged with the instructor.

Prerequisites:  Chem 108B & 108M (or 112C & 112N), 163A, 151A/L

Text                James E. Huheey, Ellen A. Keiter & Richard L. Keiter, Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity, 4th ed.; HarperCollins College Publishers: New York, 1993 (QD151.2 .H84 1993).

Supplementary Material

D. F. Shriver & P. W. Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd ed.; W. H. Freeman and Co.: New York, 1999 (QD151.5 .S57 1999). ß Library has 2nd edition.

Catherine E. Housecroft & Alan G. Sharpe, Inorganic Chemistry; Prentice Hall: New York, 2001.

A. G. Sharpe, Inorganic Chemistry; Longman: New York, 1986 (QD151.2 .S48 1986).

F. Albert Cotton, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 6th ed.; Wiley: New York, 1999 (QD151.2 .C68 1999).

A. R. West, Basic Solid State Chemistry, 2nd ed.; Wiley: New York, 1999 (QD478 .W47 1999).

F. Albert Cotton, Chemical Applications of Group Theory, 3rd ed.; Wiley: New York, 1990 (QD461.C65 1990).

Framework Molecular Model Sets, Brumlik, Barrett & Baumgarten.

Grading

         Midterm exam:             25%              Monday, October 24th, 8 to 9:10 a.m.

Cumulative final exam:  30%              Final exam week, time and place TBA

Problem sets:               20%              Mid-October, late November

Topic presentation:       25%              Mid-November

Problem Sets     Assignments will consist of 15 problems or so each.  They are designed to help you comprehend the lecture material, get feedback on problem solving, and prepare for the exams.  Practice problems will also be given at the end of each chapter, but will not be handed in.

Lecture Notes           Most notes will be written on the blackboard.  Some Powerpoint slides may also be used.  Note that only some of the latter will be placed on the course website.  Because exams are based primarily on lecture notes, attendance is highly recommended.  Any other material such as handouts or old exams will also be placed as PDF format on the course website.

Tentative Lecture Topics and Reading Assignments From

Inorganic Ring, Cage, Cluster and Polymer Chemistry             Ch. 16

Trends in the Periodic Table                                                        Ch. 14, 18

Group Theory and its Applications                                              Ch. 3

Physical Inorganic Techniques                                                     Ch. 15, x

Solid State Chemistry (Chem156C/256C)                                 Ch. 7

Bioinorganic, Biomineralization and Biomaterials Chemistry   Ch. 19

Systematic Chemistry of the Elements:                     Ch. 12, 14, 17, 18

See: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Cotton and Wilkinson

Introduction / What is Inorganic Chemistry                                     Ch. 1

The Structure of the Atom                                                                Ch. 2

Symmetry and Group Theory                                                          Ch. 3

Bonding Models in Inorganic Chemistry                                        Ch. 4, 5

Chemical Forces                                                                             Ch. 8

Acid-Base Chemistry                                                                      Ch. 9

Coordination Chemistry: Bonding, Spectra, and Magnetism     Ch. 11

Reactions, Kinetics, and Mechanisms                                          Ch. 13

Organometallic Chemistry                                                              Ch. 15