1 Chemistry 3211 – Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Instructor: Dr. Francesca (Fran) M. Kerton Office: C4007 Phone: 737-8089 Research Labs: C5006 (ext. 4784), C5007 E-mail: fkerton@mun.ca …

Course Subject: The purpose of this course is to give you a sound and deep understanding of the underlying principles (the foundations) of inorganic chemistry. We will aim to cover as much material as possible from Part 1 of the required text (Inorganic Chemistry, 4th edition, by Shriver and Atkins, Freeman Publishing 2006). Part 1 is chapters 1 to 8. Some sections will be omitted and some material concerning the chemistry of s- and p-block elements will be taken from chapters 9-17. It is likely that d-block metals will also be touched on (e.g. their occurrence and isolation/extraction). Therefore, it is essential that you attend and are an active participant in class. If you miss class, you won’t know what is included and what is omitted! Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday, 12:00-12:50 and Friday 13:00-13:50, Room C2010 Labs: All in Room C5001; Section 1 (CRN 62328) Thurs 9:00-12:00; Section 2 (CRN 62330) Fri 14:00-17:00; Section 3 (CRN 69377) Wed 14:00-17:00. Office hours: Thursday 17:00-17:50, C4007. Other times by appointment only! E-mail Dr. K. to arrange a suitable time. Prerequisites: Chemistry 1050 and 1051 (or equivalent e.g. 1010, 1011 and 1031) Recommended Resources: • “Inorganic Chemistry” 4th Ed. by Shriver and Atkins (S & A) Freeman 2006 and the optional Solutions Manual are sold in the bookstore and is the required text for this course. • “Inorganic Chemistry” 2nd Ed. by Housecroft and Sharpe (H & S) Pearson – Prentice Hall 2006. This used to be the required text for Chem 2210. Other Useful References are in the Library. It is your friend. Visit it once in a while: • “Inorganic Chemistry” 3rd Ed . by Miessler and Tarr, 2004. (2nd edition in library, QD 151.2 M54 1999) • “Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of structure and reactivity”, 4th Ed. by Huheey and Keiter, 1993. QD 151.2 H84 1993 • “Basic Inorganic Chemistry” , 3rd Ed . by Cotton, Wilkinson, and Gauss, 1995. QD 151.2 C69 1995 • “Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry”, 3rd Ed. by Rayner-Canham and Overton, 2003. QD 151.5 R39 2003 • All potentially serious inorganic chemists should at some time read “Advanced Inorganic Chemistry” 6th Ed. by Cotton, Wilkinson, Murillo and Bochmann (4th edition in the library, QD 151.2 C68 1980); and “Chemistry of the Elements” 2nd Ed. by Greenwood and Earnshaw (1st edition in the library, QD 466 G74 1984). The “Oxford Chemistry Primers” series is an affordable and very useful source for understanding the basics of chemistry (not just inorganic) and is published in small soft cover 2 volumes. The following are recommended for this course and are in the library, others can be purchased: ¾ “Chemical bonding” and “Foundations of inorganic chemistry” by M. J. Winter. ¾ “Periodicity and the p-block elements” by N. C. Norman. ¾ “Essentials of inorganic chemistry” by D. M. P. Mingos. For a full list see http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/series/OxfordChemistryPrimers/ The Internet is awash with useful websites for various topics in inorganic chemistry. Please let me know of any you find particularly useful. One I go to frequently for information on a particular element is http://www.webelements.com/ (developed by M. J. Winter, see above). Another nice website is the ACS’s special periodic table edition of C&E News: http://pubs.acs. org/cen/80th/elements.html The grading scheme for the course is as follows: 1 Midterm (Friday Feb 19th ) 1 5% Laboratory (all labs must be completed and submitted in order to pass) 20% 5 Assignments 20% (due Jan 15th-3%, Jan 29th-4%, March 5th-3%, Mar 26th-3%, Apr 6th-7% ) Final Examination (held during regular exam period) 45% The lecture and laboratory components must both be passed to pass the course. All experiments must be performed and submitted before the end of the course in order to pass.

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