2024 Faculty Courses School of Science Department of Chemistry Graduate major in Chemistry
Basic Concepts of Inorganic Chemistry I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Chemistry
- Instructor(s)
- Hiroyuki Kawaguchi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CHM.B401
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on core knowledge about coordination chemistry. This represents a detailed discussion of coordination compounds and organometallic complexes. The aim of this course is to get students to gain core knowledge on the basis of their undergraduate inorganic chemistry courses. The knowledge acquired through this course will help students to study in their specialized fields.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain the properties of metal complexes
2) Explain organometallic compounds
Keywords
coordination chemistry、transition metals
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students should answer quizzes related to the lecture during each class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Coordination compounds-metals and ligands |
Explain ligands of coordination compounds |
| Class 2 | Bonding of coordination compounds |
Explain bonding of coordination complexes |
| Class 3 | Structures of coordination compounds |
Explain molecular structures of coordination complexes |
| Class 4 | Ligand field theory |
Explain ligand field theory |
| Class 5 | Electronic spectra of complexes |
Explain electronic spectra of coordination complexes |
| Class 6 | Reactions of Coordination Compounds |
Explain properties of organometallic complexes. |
| Class 7 | Introduction to organometallic complexes |
Explain properties of organometallic complexes |
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 afterward (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Course materials are provided during class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Shriver and Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry
Evaluation methods and criteria
Course scores are based on quizzes (100 %) .
Related courses
- CHM.B201 ： Inorganic Chemistry I
- CHM.B301 ： Inorganic Chemistry II
- CHM.B202 ： Basic Analytical Chemistry
- CHM.B332 ： Photochemistry
- CHM.B333 ： Crystal Chemistry
- CHM.B335 ： Chemistry of Solids
Prerequisites
No prerequisites