2024 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)
- Nobuhiro Matsushita / Keigo Kamata
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Tue / 1-2 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.C201
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course provides the fundamental knowledge on the chemistry of inorganic materials.
In the first half, physics, chemistry, structure and properties of various kinds of inorganic materials are lectured. Those are intended to be the fundamental for science and engineering of ceramics. In the latter half, the basic principles of acid-base and redox properties of inorganic materials in solutions, and the structure and electronic states of complex compounds are introduced.
Course description and aims
This lecture aims to learn the followings for understanding the inorganic materials and their properties.
Learn about the electric structural features of the elements appearing in periodic table.
Learn about the knowledge on the features and properties of the inorganic compounds containing various kinds of elements.
Learn about the origins of the varieties of structure and elements in inorganic compounds.
Learn about the acid-base and redox properties of inorganic materials in solutions.
Learn about the structures and electronic states of complexes.
Keywords
inorganic compound, chemical bond, periodic table, acid-base, redox, complex
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The course is divided into 2 parts.
In the first half, the chemical composition and crystal structures of inorganic materials which affect to their physical properties would be studied in addition to the summarization of various knowledges on orbits and chemical bonds.
In the latter half, the knowledge for the acid-base and redox properties of inorganic materials in solutions is introduced, and the students will also learn about the correlation between the structure, electronic state, and properties of inorganic complexes.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Hydrogen : Properties and Chemical reaction | transition state analysis, chemical reaction |
| Class 2 | Chemistry of alkali elements in inorganic materials | Alkali ions and compounds |
| Class 3 | Chemistry of alkaline earth elements in inorganic materials | Alkali earth ions and compounds |
| Class 4 | Chemistry of non-metal elements in inorganic materials 1 | Borides |
| Class 5 | Chemistry of non-metal elements in inorganic materials 2 | Higher order borane |
| Class 6 | Chemistry of non-metal elements in inorganic materials 3 | Carbon compounds, Silicon |
| Class 7 | Chemistry of nitrogen, oxygen | Nitrides, Oxides, Sulfides, Selenides |
| Class 8 | Acid and base (1) | Brønsted acid, leveling effect, aqua acid, oxoacid |
| Class 9 | Acid and base (2) | Lewis acid, Lewis base, hard acid/base, soft acid/base |
| Class 10 | Oxidation and reduction (1) | oxidation number, standard reduction potential, electrochemical series, Nernst equation |
| Class 11 | Oxidation and reduction (2) | redox reaction in water, disproportionation, Latimer diagram, Frost diagram, Pourbaix diagram |
| Class 12 | Complex chemistry (1) | structure of complex, coordination number, ligand |
| Class 13 | Complex chemistry (2) | crystal field theory, Jahn-Teller effect |
| Class 14 | Complex chemistry (3) | ligand field theory, reaction of complex |
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)
Textbook of the inorganic chemistry, and the documents distributed in lecture.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Some reference books are introduced in lecture.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Achievement is evaluated by the percentage of attendance, exercises or homeworks and final exam.
Related courses
- MAT.C302 ： Spectroscopy
- MAT.A203 ： Quantum Mechanics of Materials
- LAS.C101 ： Basic Inorganic Chemistry
- MAT.C312 ： Electrochemistry (Ceramics course)
- MAT.C301 ： Crystal Chemistry (Ceramics course)
Prerequisites
The students are requested to have taken the lectures on fundamental of inorganic chemistry.