Department of Chemistry

University of North Texas

Announcements

12/4/03 Exams in pdf format:

    Exam 3
    Exam 2
    Exam 1
12/1/03 Chapter 13 exercises: 1 (a, b), 2, 3 (a, b, c, d, f), 4, 5 (c, d), 6 (a, e, f), 7 (a, c, e), 10.
12/1/03 Click here to download Chapter 11 exercises
11/21/03 Exam 2 grade distribuion
11/7/03 Download exercises for Exam II material

10/31/03 End-of-chapter exercises for Chapters 6 and 9:

Ch. 6:
3rd ed: 1, 3, 4, 6, 13, 15, 16, 20, 22, 24.
2nd ed: 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 24, 25.

Ch. 9:
3rd ed: 1, 2b, 3, 4, 5, 8-14, 18.
2nd ed: 1, 2b, 3, 4, 5, 8-13, 17.

10/31/03 Attachment of class handouts about isomerism
10/29/03   Available and taken term paper topics
10/29/03   Available and taken term paper topics
10/22/03 Term paper rules
10/20/03   Download PowerPoint presentation discussed in class about pi acid- pi base adducts (concept of pi acids and bases).
10/15/03 Download papers discussed in class about the applications of MO theory:
                   a) Photocatalytic decomposition of NO by Ag(I)-doped zeolites
                   b) Delivery of nitric oxide to biological targets on demand
10/10/03 Link to Noble Prize winners:
       * 2003 Noble Prize winners in Chemistry
       * 2003 Noble Prize winners in Medicine (one is a chemist!).
       * List of Noble Prize winners in Chemistry for all years

10/8/03 Exam 1 grade distribuion
10/8/03 Exam 1 in pdf format
10/3/03 Powerpoint files about MO theory:
- Presentation # 1: MO's from AO's
- Presentation #2: Bonding scheme for diatomics

9/26/03 Click here to download last year’s 1^st exam

9/24/03 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.
9/22/03 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

9/17/03 Chapter 3 HW exercises:

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

9/7/03 Click to download paper discussed in class about lanthanide contraction

9/5/03 Click to download paper discussed in class about ionization potential

9/5/03 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.

COURSE GENERAL INFORMATION

Lecture: Masters Hall, Room 319, MWF 11:00 -11:50 AM

Instructor: Dr. Mohammad A. Omary

Office: 306 Masters Hall

Telephone: 565-2443

E-mail: omary@unt.edu

Office hours: Available most 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 recommended: Any inorganic model set.

Course web page: Click on the course link in http://www.chem.unt.edu/faculty/omary.htm

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 four exams. A term paper about a topic among a list chosen by the instructor will be optional for students who wish to substitute a grade in one of the mid-term 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 four exams.

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.