2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Science Department of Chemistry Graduate major in Chemistry
Basic Concepts of Inorganic Chemistry II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Chemistry
- Instructor(s)
- Masaki Kawano
- Class Format
- Lecture (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CHM.B402
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Review the basics of chemical bonding and intermolecular forces, and study the fundamentals and applications of supramolecular chemistry using intermolecular interactions.
Course description and aims
Students will deepen their understanding of supramolecular chemistry by understanding the weak intermolecular interactions that play an important role in the construction of supramolecules and by learning the correlation between structure and physical properties.
Keywords
Chemical bonding, intermolecular forces, supramolecular chemistry, crystal chemistry
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lecture materials will be distributed and explained in lectures.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | introduction | See handout |
| Class 2 | chemical bonds | See handout |
| Class 3 | intermolecular interactions | See handout |
| Class 4 | intermolecular interactions | See handout |
| Class 5 | supramolecular chemistry | See handout |
| Class 6 | supramolecular chemistry | See handout |
| Class 7 | supramolecular chemistry | See handout |
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)
handout
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
report
Related courses
- CHM.B401 ： Basic Concepts of Inorganic Chemistry I
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.