Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry

COURSE CURRICULUM

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Course title

THEORETICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

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Code

HM-301

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Study curriculum

All study courses at the Institute of Chemistry

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Organizer of the curriculum (institute, department)

Institute of Chemistry

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Degree (BSc, MSc, PhD)

BSc

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Academic year/semester

II/III

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ECTS points

6

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Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Biljana Pejova

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Prerequisites

General chemistry

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Course objectives (competences):
The student should acquire advanced knowledge of the chemistry of inorganic compounds.

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Course content:
1. Introduction: atomic orbitals, hydrogen-like atoms, multi-electron atoms.
2. Chemical bonding in inorganic compounds: Ionic bonding (energy aspects in the formation of ionic bonds, interactions between ions, lattice enthalpy), Lewis structures (octet rule, resonance, formal charge, oxidation number, hypervalency), characteristics of chemical bonds (bond length, bond strength, bond energy).
3. Molecular shapes in inorganic compounds: VSEPR method (basic geometric shapes of molecules, modifications of basic geometric shapes), valence bond theory (homonuclear diatomic molecules, polyatomic molecules, hybridization concept), molecular orbital theory (molecular orbitals in homonuclear diatomic molecules, molecular orbitals in polyatomic molecules, characteristics of multiple bonds).
4. Chemical bonding in complex particles: complex particles, coordination compounds (neutral and ionic), ligands (ambidentate, polydentate), polynuclear complexes, nomenclature, coordination polyhedra, isomerism and chirality, chemical bonding from the perspective of valence bond theory, crystal field theory (octahedral and tetrahedral crystal fields, spectrochemical series, electronic configuration of dⁿ complexes, optical and magnetic properties of complex particles), ligand field theory (octahedral complex, MO energy diagram for octahedral complex, π-bonding, effect of π-bonding on the ligand field splitting parameter).
5. Intermolecular interactions in inorganic compounds: formation of condensed phase, ion-dipole interactions, dipole-dipole interactions, London dispersion forces, hydrogen bonding.
6. Structure of inorganic compounds in the solid phase: crystalline and amorphous substances, classification of solid crystalline substances (metals, ionic, structures based on networks of covalently bonded atoms, molecular), description of the structure of solid substances (concept of close packing of spheres, voids in close-packed structures, unit cells, crystal systems).
7. Chemical bonding in electronic conductors: free electron model, basics of band theory (from diatomic molecules to one-dimensional solid phase, electronic structure of solid phase), electronic structure of semiconductors (intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, p and n-type conductivity), superconductors.
8. Inorganic materials: hard and soft materials, metals and alloys, hard materials (diamond and graphite; calcium carbonate; silicates; cement and concrete; borides, carbides, and nitrides; glasses; ceramics), materials relevant to new technologies (semiconductors, superconductors, luminescent materials, magnetic materials, composite materials), nanomaterials.
9. Mechanisms of inorganic reactions: chemical kinetics and reaction mechanisms (chemical reactions and energy changes, collision theory, transition state theory, steric effects and reactivity of oriented molecules, reaction energy profiles and reaction coordinates, bimolecular (S_N2) and unimolecular (S_N1) nucleophilic substitution, new aspects of bimolecular substitution mechanism in gas phase, classification of reaction mechanisms in inorganic chemistry involving metal complexes: D, A, I_d, and I_a mechanisms, direct observation of activated complex, solvent effects on the rate and mechanism of chemical reaction), substitution reactions in metal complexes (S_E2 mechanism, labile and inert complexes, substitution reactions in octahedral complexes, nucleophilicity in inorganic chemistry, substitution reactions in square planar complexes, substitution reactions in tetrahedral complexes, substitution reactions in carbonyls), oxidative addition and reductive elimination, redox reactions, reactions with free radicals.

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Teaching methods: Lectures, independent work

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Total available time

180

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Time distribution

4+0+0 hours/week

Lectures 60 hours

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Teaching methods distribution

15.1.

Teaching - lectures

60 hours

15.2.

Practicals (laboratory, problem solving), seminars, team work

0 hours

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Other activities

16.1.

Projects

0 hours

16.2.

Independent work

30 hours

16.3.

Homework

90 hours

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Grading methods

17.1.

Tests

90 points

17.2.

Seminars/projects (written/oral presentation)

0 points

17.3.

Activity

10 points

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Grading scale (points/mark)

< 50 points

5 (five) (F)

51 to 60 points

6 (six) (E)

61 to 70 points

7 (seven) (D)

71 to 80 points

8 (eight) (C)

81 to 90 points

9 (nine) (B)

91 to 100 points

10 (ten) (A)

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Criteria for taking the final exam

Attendance at lectures and activity

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Course language

Macedonian, English

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Teaching quality control

Anonymous surveys, discussions with students

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Literature

22.1.

Compulsory

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

 Duward Shriver, Peter Atkins

Inorganic Chemistry

Mikena, Bitola

2010

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P. Atkins, L. Jones, L. Laverman

Chemical principles: The quest for insight

W. H. Freeman and Company, New York

2013

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Smiljko Ašperger

Chemical kinetics and inorganic reaction mechanism

Springer Science&Business Media,  New York

2003

22.2.

Additional

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

F. A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson

Advanced inorganic chemistry

W. H. Freeman and Company, New York

1999

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F. A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, P. L. Gaus

Basic inorganic chemistry

John Willey and sons, New York

1995

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S. P. A. Kettle

Physical inorganic chemistry

Spectrum Academic Publishers, Oxford

1996

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