2021 Faculty Courses School of Science Undergraduate major in Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry II

Academic unit or major: Undergraduate major in Chemistry
Instructor(s): Hiroyuki Kawaguchi
Class Format: Lecture
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): 1-2 Mon (H112) / 1-2 Thu (H112)
Class: -
Course Code: CHM.B301
Number of credits: 200
Course offered: 2021
Offered quarter: 1Q
Syllabus updated: Jul 10, 2025
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This course focuses on important trends in the properties of the elements and their compounds, and covers the fundamentals of atomic and molecular structure from the inorganic chemistry point of view. This represents a detailed discussion of properties of s-block elements, p-block elements, d-block elements, f-block elements, and their compounds.

Inorganic chemistry provides a way of comprehending properties of elements and their compounds, and forms a basis for preparing new materials. This course facilitates students' development of knowledge in elements and their compounds on a systematic basis.

Course description and aims

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain structures and properties of main-group element compounds.
2) Explain structures and properties of d-block and f-block element compounds.
3) Explain structures, bonding, electronic states, and reactions of coordination compounds.

Keywords

s-block elements, p-block elements, d-block elements, f-block elements, coordination compounds

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

This course starts by explaining properties of hydrogen, main group elements, and their compounds, and then focuses on coordination chemistry.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Hydrogen	Explain properties of hydrogen.
Class 2	s-Block elements	Explain properties of alkali and alkaline earth elements.
Class 3	p-Block elements (1) - periodicity	Expalin the periodicity of properties of main group elements.
Class 4	p-Block elements (2) - hypervalent molecules	Expalin strucutres and bonding in hypervalent molecules.
Class 5	p-Block elements (3) - electron deficient molecules, Wade's rule	Explain structures and bonding in eletron deficient molecules.
Class 6	p-Block elements (4) - hydrides, halides	Explain properties of hydrides and halides.
Class 7	p-Block elements (5) - oxides, sulfides, nitrides	Explain properties of oxides, sulfides, and nitrides.
Class 8	d-Block elements	Explain properties of d-block elements and theris compounds.
Class 9	f-Block elements	Explain properties of f-block elements and theris compounds.
Class 10	Coordination Chemistry (1) - structures	Explain structures of metal complexes.
Class 11	Coordination Chemistry (2) - bonding	Explain interactions between a metal center and ligands in coordination compounds.
Class 12	Coordination Chemistry (3) - crystal field theory, ligand field theory	Explain properties of coordination compounds by using ligand field theory.
Class 13	Coordination Chemistry (4) - electronic spectra	Explain electronic spectra of coordination compounds.
Class 14	Coordination Chemistry (5) -reactions	Explain reactions of coordination compounds.

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Shriver and Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Course materials are provided during class.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Students' knowledge of basic topics of inorganic chemistry covered in the course will be assessed by the final exam (100%).

Related courses

CHM.B201 ： Inorganic Chemistry I
LAS.C101 ： Basic Inorganic Chemistry
CHM.B202 ： Basic Analytical Chemistry

Prerequisites

No prerequisites.