2021 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Inorganic Chemistry
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Takehiko Mori
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Tue (S8-102) / 7-8 Fri (S8-102)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.P215
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
(1) Surveying inorganic compounds.
(2) Mastering nomenclature of inorganic compounds.
(3) Investigating chemical bonds in molecules and molecular symmetry.
(4) Understanding oxidation and reduction.
(5) Understanding ligand-field theory of transition metal complexes.
(6) Knowing organometallic compounds.
Course description and aims
Surveying inorganic chemistry.
Keywords
VSEPR, Molecular symmetry, Oxidation and reduction, Ligand-field theory, Organometallic compounds
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Each lecture includes quiz.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Elements and periodic table | To learn how to calculate the effective nuclear charge and understand ionic radii systematically. |
| Class 2 | Molecule and the model | Predict molecular structures using the VSEPR theory |
| Class 3 | Molecular symmetry and point group | Determine Schoenflies symbols and use character tables. |
| Class 4 | Ionic solids and metals | Understand structures of ionic crystals. |
| Class 5 | Half reaction and battery in oxidation and reduction | Redox potentials and electromotive force of batteries. |
| Class 6 | Using potential data in oxidation and reduction | Learn oxidation states using Latimer and Frost diagrams. |
| Class 7 | Chemistry of main-group metals | Compounds of main-group metals. |
| Class 8 | Chemistry of main-group elements | Compounds of main-group elements, and electron-deficient bonds in boranes. |
| Class 9 | Transition metal chemistry | Chemistry of transition-metal compounds. |
| Class 10 | Transition metal complexes | Chemistry of coordination compounds. |
| Class 11 | Ligand-field theory | Understand molecular orbitals of metal complexes using the ligand-field theory |
| Class 12 | Organometallic compounds | Learn organometallic compounds using the 18-electron rule. |
| Class 13 | Presentation |
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)
Ogino, Hida, and Okazaki Basic Inorganic Chemistry
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Atkins "Physical Chemistry" Ed. 10, Chapter 11.
Shriver & Atkins "Inorganic Chemistry"
Evaluation methods and criteria
Quiz and Presentation
Related courses
- MAT.A203 ： Quantum Mechanics of Materials
Prerequisites
None