Inorganic Chemistry II

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Course Code: 
10231322
Course Outline: 
A compulsory 3-lecture course that is mainly devoted to the chemistry of transition elements.  The course starts with descriptive chemistry of the elements, and then rigorously deals with application of bonding theories (VBT, CFT and LFT) in coordination compounds including their physical & chemical properties, structures and synthesis.  Reactivity (and mechanisms) of coordination compounds is treated in depth with special focus on coordination numbers 4, 5 and 6. Using LFT in understanding electronic absorption spectra of coordination compounds is involved using Orgel diagrams and Tanabe Sugano diagrams.
Credit Hours: 3
Course Category: Department Requirement