Spring, 2003
Department
of Chemistry
University
of North Texas
Detailed resources for class
notes:
*
Download X-ray notes #1
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DOWNLOAD X-RAY NOTES #2
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DOWNLOAD X-RAY NOTES #3
* DOWNLOAD X-RAY NOTES #4
* Download papers discussed in class about magnetism:
Paper
1
Paper
2
* Click
here to download Homework set #3.
* Papers about microwave spectroscopy (presented 3/12/03):
1)
AuCl and AuBr
2)
AuF
3)
Covalent bonding of AuCl to Noble gases (Ar-AuCl and Kr-AuCl)
4)
Cu(CO)Cl
5)
Ag(CO)Cl
6)
Au(CO)Cl
7)
From theory to applications: Pd(CO)
* PowerPoint presentation about Raman spectroscopy: presented in class 3/3/03
Lectures1-3, 1/13/03, 1/15/03, and 1/17/03:
* Sections 1.3, 1.6 of your textbook
* Literature papers:
Tetrahedron
2002, 58, 3923-3928.
J.
Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 4570-4571.
J.
Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 9689-9691.
J.
Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 11264-11265.
J.
Phys.Chem. B. 2000, 104, 3507-3517.
J.
Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 1613-1624.
Lectures 4 and 5, 1/22/03 and 1/24/03:
Topic:
* Electronic absorption spectroscopy.
* Spin- and Laporte selection rules for:
- atomic spetra
- molecular spectra for centrosymmetric molecules
Resources:
* Douglas, B. E.; Hollingsworth, C. A. "Symmetry
in Bonding and Spectra: An Introduction", Academic Press: Orlando,
1985, Chapter 9 (Handout is on reserve in the library).
* Literature paper:
J.
Am. Chem. Soc. 1968, 90, 5721-5729.
(You went through this paper
in detail, so make sure you can understand it).
Lecture 6, 1/27/03:
TopicS:
* Spin- and Laporte selection rules for non-centrosymmetric
molecules
Resources:
* Same as above: Douglas, B. E.; Hollingsworth,
C. A. "Symmetry in Bonding and Spectra: An Introduction", Academic
Press: Orlando, 1985, Chapter 9 (Handout is on reserve in the
library).
Lecture 7, 1/29/03:
Topics:
* Reasons for observing d-d transitions even if
they were spin- and Laporte-forbidden
* Franck-Condon Principle and factor.
Resources:
* Same as above: Douglas, B. E.; Hollingsworth,
C. A. "Symmetry in Bonding and Spectra: An Introduction", Academic
Press: Orlando, 1985, Chapter 9 (Handout is on reserve in the
library).
* Drago (on reserve)
Lecture 8, 1/31/03:
Topics:
* Magnetic-dipole transitions
* Introduction to Circular Dichroism (CD)
* Oscillator strength and extinction coefficients
to measure intensities of electronic absorptions.
* Homework set #1 distributed--
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DOWNLOAD A PDF FILE (Hard copies given in class)
- DUE WEDNESDAY 2-5-2003
Resources:
* Same as above: Douglas, B. E.; Hollingsworth,
C. A. "Symmetry in Bonding and Spectra: An Introduction", Academic
Press: Orlando, 1985, Chapter 9 (Handout is on reserve in the
library).
* Drago (on reserve)
Lecture 9, 2/3/03:
Topics:
* Selection rules in Circular Dichroism (CD)
* Applications of CD (see papers from the literature
in the resources below, which we discussed in class)
Resources:
* Same as above: Douglas, B. E.; Hollingsworth,
C. A. "Symmetry in Bonding and Spectra: An Introduction", Academic
Press: Orlando, 1985, Chapter 9 (Handout is on reserve in the
library).
* Drago (on reserve)
* Papers discussed about using CD in various applications:
Paper
#1 (Assignment of electronic transitions): JACS 2002,
124, 13842-13855.
Paper
#2 (Enantioselectivity and diastereoselectivity): JACS
2002, 124, 14631-14641.
Paper
#3 (Supramolecular chemistry and asymmetric catalysis):
JACS 2002, 124, 12948-12949.
Lectures 10-12, 2/5,7,10/03:
Topics:
* Principles of luminescence spectroscopy
Major resource:
* Omary, M. A.; Patterson, H. H. "Luminescence
Theory". In "Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy &
Spectrometry" Academic Press, London, UK, 2000, pp. 1186-1207.
(Handout distributed in class).
Lectures 13 and 14, 2/12/03 and 2/14/03:
Topics:
* Three case studies of luminescent materials:
1. A simple diatomic system:
Hg2
2. Organic luminophores:
anthracene and its amide and ester derivatives.
3. Inorganic luminophores:
Ba[Pd(CN)4]
Resources:
* Omary, M. A.; Patterson, H. H. "Luminescence
Theory". In "Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy &
Spectrometry" Academic Press, London, UK, 2000, pp. 1186-1207.
(Handout distributed in class).
* Czuchaj, E.; Rebentrost, F.; Stoll, H.; Preuss,
H. Chem. Phys. 1997, 214, 277-289.
Lecture 15, 2/17/03:
Topics:
* Electrochemical methods in relation to electronic
spectroscopy.
* General introduction to cyclic voltammetry.
* Case study: Pt(diimine)(dithiolate) complexes:
tuning the excited state properties and potential use as solar cell dyes.
Resources:
* Harris, D. C. "Quantitative Chemical Analysis",
Freeman: New York, 1995, pp. 503-505 (Handout distributed in class
for Figs 18-20 and 18-21).
* Cummings,
S. D.; Eisenberg, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118,
1949-1960.
Announcements:
1/13 Make sure you buy your textbook!
1/13 Reading assignment: Section 1.6 (important)