Chem 151B
Inorganic Chemistry II


Spring 2018

 

 


Announcements


6/5/18: PS2 and Midterm solutions posted. Good luck on Thursday!


Old Announcements

5/23/18: PS2 posted, due Monday, June 4th at noon.

5/4/18: Problem Set 1 solutions posted.

4/19/18: Essay/talk topics are due.

3/21/18: Syllabus and old exams posted. For other possible exam questions about solid state chemistry, check out oliver.chemistry.ucsc.edu/256C.

 

 

 

Instructor: Scott Oliver
PSB 258
soliver@ucsc.edu


Lectures: T/Th, 11:40 am to 1:15 pm in Earth & Marine Sciences, Room B210
(No class on Tuesday, April 24th)


Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:15 to 2:15 pm, PSB 258. After class also works well. Other times can be arranged.
Prerequisite: Inorganic Chemistry (Chem 151A)

Grading Scheme:
Problem Set 1 (due Tuesday, May 1st) 10%
Midterm Exam (Tuesday, May 8th, in class) 25%
Essay or Presentation (due Tuesday, May 29th) 30%
Problem Set 2 (due Thursday, May 31st) 10%
Final Exam (Thursday, June 7th, in class) 25%

Exams: All exams are closed-book and no calculators are allowed. Model sets are ok. Each exam emphasizes the topics covered in lecture, sections of the textbook and problem sets. The final exam is cumulative but contains choice: answer ~ 4 of 6 (mostly themed) questions.

Problem Sets: There will be 2 homework assignments during the quarter and will consist of ~ 8 problems each. They are designed to help comprehend the lecture material, get feedback on problem solving and prepare for the exams. Optional practice problems will also be given but are not handed in. Solutions for both will be posted on the 151B website.

Lecture Notes: All notes will be written on the blackboard. The exams are based primarily on the lecture notes and discussion therein, and the problem sets. Feel free to ask questions during class, it only helps everybody! Announcements and any handouts will be placed on the 151B web site.

Course Outline
Inorganic Rings, Cages, Clusters, Chains and Polymer Chemistry Huheey, 4th ed., Ch. 15, 16
Physical Inorganic Chemistry: NMR, EPR and Mössbauer Spectroscopy Drago, Ch. 7-9, 12-15
Shriver, 6th ed., Ch. 8
West, 2014, 2nd ed., Ch. 6
Smart & Moore, 4th ed., Ch. 2
Solid State Chemistry Smart & Moore, 4th ed., Ch. 1, 4 5, 9
West, 2014, 2nd ed., Ch. 2-4, 8
Huheey, 4th ed., Ch. 4, 7


Review: Introductory Inorganic and Transition Metal Chemistry
Introduction / What is Inorganic Chemistry Huheey, 4th ed., 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

Systematic Chemistry of the Elements:
Trends in the Periodic Table
See: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Cotton and Wilkinson Ch. 12, 14, 17, 18
Bioinorganic, Biomineralization and Biomaterials Chemistry Ch. 19


Supplementary Texts to Which the Lecture Notes will Refer
(all books with call numbers placed on 1-day reserve in S&E Library)


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; rent: $10; used $6 to $34; stay away from the $52 paperback version; 2nd and 1st editions in S&E stacks).

Duward F. Shriver & Peter W. Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry, 6th ed.; W. H. Freeman and Co.: New York, NY, 2014 (QD151.5 .S57 2014; new: $163; rent: $131 :-O; Kindle: $64; 5th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st editions in S&E stacks).

Gary L. Miessler, Paul J. Fischer & Donald A. Tarr, Inorganic Chemistry, 5th ed.; Pearson: Boston, MA, 2014 (QD151.3 .M54 2014; new: $144; rent: $44; Kindle: $148; 3rd and 1st editions in S&E stacks).

Anthony R. West, Solid State Chemistry and its Applications, 2nd ed./Student ed., Wiley: New York, 2014 (QD478 .W47 2014; $43; Kindle $40; 1st edition and 2nd edition of Basic Solid State Chemistry in S&E stacks).

Lesley E. Smart and Elaine A. Moore, Solid State Chemistry, An Introduction, 4th ed.; CRC Press: New York, 2012 (QD478 .S53 2012; $53, Kindle $50; Kindle Rent $17; 2nd edition in S&E stacks).

Russel S. Drago, Physical Methods for Chemists, Surfside Scientific Publishing: Gainesville FL, 1977 (QD453.2 D7 1977; used $12 to 67; 2nd edition QD453.2 D7 1992; used $80 to $198; checked out of S&E stacks).