2025 (Current Year) 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 (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Mon / 1-2 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CHM.B301
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 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 p-block and d-block element compounds.
3) Explain structures, bonding, electronic states, and reactions of coordination compounds.
Keywords
s-block elements, p-block elements, d-block elements, coordination compounds
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 | Symmetry of molecules and Group Theory (1) | Explain symmetry operations |
| Class 2 | Symmetry of molecules and Group Theory (2) | Explain the symmetry of molecules. |
| Class 3 | Symmetry of molecules and Group Theory (3) | Explain character tables |
| Class 4 | Symmetry of molecules and Group Theory (4) | Explain symmetry-adapted linear combination. |
| Class 5 | Metal complexes and coordinate bond | Explain metal complexes. |
| Class 6 | Ligands | Explain ligands. |
| Class 7 | Structures of metal complexes | Explain the structures of metal complexes. |
| Class 8 | Ligand field theory (1) | Explain octahedral complexes. |
| Class 9 | Ligand field theory (2) | Explain square planar and tetrahedral complexes. |
| Class 10 | Electronic spectra of metal complexes | Explain electronic spectra of metal complexes |
| Class 11 | Reactions of metal complexes | Explain reactions of metal complexes. |
| Class 12 | Main group chemistry (2)- s-block elements | Explain the properties of p-block elements. |
| Class 13 | Main group chemistry (3)- hypervalent compounds | Explain hypervalent compounds. |
| Class 14 | Main group chemistry (4)- electron deficient compounds | Explain electron deficient 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.