Department of Chemistry

University of North Texas

Announcements

9/28/05 EXAM 1 DATE: NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5

9/21/05 Chapter 4 suggested problems:

3^rd edition text: 1-6, 10, 15 (only 1st part), 17, 18.
2^nd edition text: 1-6, 10, 15 (only 1st part), 17, 18.

9/21/05 Links to an interesting group theory site (courtesy of Dr. Dean Johnston, Otterbein College):

Tutorial: http://www.otterbein.edu/home/fac/dnhjhns/symmetry/index.html

More stuff: http://www-theory.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/~gelessus/group.html

9/21/05 Chapter 3 HW exercises:

3^rd edition text: 1-10, 12, 16, 17, 21.
2^nd edition text: 1-10, 11a, 16, 17, 21.

9/14/05 Click to download Omary et al. paper discussed in class about electronic transitions and radii of monovalent coinage metal

9/14/05 Click to download Schmidbaur paper discussed in class about lanthanide contraction

9/14/05 Click to download paper discussed in class about ionization potential

9/14/05 Chapter 2 HW exercises:

3^rd edition text: 2 (fix equation); 10 (omit 7g); 11b, 12, 13, 16 (b,d), 18, 19. 22 (a,b, e only), 25, 26.

2^nd edition text: 2 (fix equation); 3; 10 (omit 7g); 11b, 12, 13, 16 (a,d), 18, 19. 21 (a, d only), 24, 25.

9/14/05 Solution manual for both the 2nd and 3rd editions of the textbook are on reserve in the science library

COURSE GENERAL INFORMATION

Lecture: Chemistry Building, Room 253, MWF 11:00-11:50 PM

Instructor: Dr. Mohammad A. Omary

Office: 303 Masters Hall

Telephone: 565-2443

E-mail: omary@unt.edu

Office hours: Wednesdays 12:30-2:30 PM; Available most other times on a drop-in or appointment basis.

Text: Miessler, G. L.; Tarr, D. A., "Inorganic Chemistry", 3^rd Edition, Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, 2003. ISBN 0-13-035471-b AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORE. 2^nd edition is OK but you will have to photocopy the problems from the 3^rd edition.

Optional but highly recommended: Any inorganic model set.

Course web page: Click on the course link in http://www.chem.unt.edu/faculty/omary.htm or go directly to http://www.cas.unt.edu/~omary/4610_5560-05.html

TOPICS

Exam 1 Material:

Atomic Structure (Chapter 2)
Simple Bonding Theory (Chapter 3)
Symmetry and Group Theory (Chapter 4)

Exam 2 Material:

Molecular Orbitals (Chapter 5)
Acid-Base and Donor-Acceptor Chemistry (Chapter 6)
The Crystalline Solid State (Chapter 7)

Exam 3 Material:

Coordination Chemistry I: Structures and Isomers (Chapter 9)
Coordination Chemistry II: Bonding (Chapter 10)
Coordination Chemistry III: Electronic Spectra (Chapter 11)

Final Exam Material (in addition to above material):

Organometallic Chemistry (Chapter 13)
Organometallic Reactions and Catalysis (Chapter 14)
Selected miscellaneous topics from uncovered chapters (time permitting)

Grading policy: Grading depends on whether you are enrolled in CHEM4610 or CHEM5560:

CHEM 4610 students: There will be three mid-term exams (3 x 20=60 pts), and a final exam (40 pts). The final letter grade for the course will be based on the total points of the exams.

CHEM 5560 students: There will be three mid-term exams (3 x 15 = 45 pts), and a final exam (40 pts). A term paper about a topic among a list chosen by the instructor will be mandatory and will account for 15 points. The final letter grade for the course will be based on the total points of the exams and term paper.

Disability accommodations: All reasonable accommodation will be made to facilitate special needs. However, it is the student's responsibility to make any special needs known to the instructor. It is recommended that students with special needs first meet with the staff of the Office of Disability Accommodation (ODA), Union 324, 565-4323, then meet with the instructor. For more information, see the ODA website.