Inorganic Chemistry I

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

1. Understand the relationship between the electronic structures and properties of the d- and f- block elements

2. Understand the chemistry of co-ordination compounds d- and f- block elements

3. Understand selected examples of the bioinorganic chemistry of d-and f-block compounds

1. Outline the general properties of the d- block elements.

2. Occurrence and isolation

3. close packing concepts

4. metallic bonding

5. band theory

6. conductivity

7. High oxidation states

8. Intermediate oxidation states

9. Metal-metal bonded d-metal compounds

10. Noble character of group 12 elements

11. Metal Sulphides and Sulphide complexes

12. Write the electron configurations of the following groups of the d- block elements: Sc, T.V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Mo.

13. Explain the peculiar properties of the following transition metal groups listed above.

14. Relate properties of the group 12 elements to electronic structure

15. Explain the functions and uses of d- block elements and their compounds: e.g. alloy (steel), colouring of glass, paints etc.

16. Explain the nature of the f-block elements (lanthanides and actinides)

17. Write the electron configuration of some representative f-block elements.

18. Compare the electron configuration of d-block with those of f-block elements.

19. Outline the uses of Lanthanides and Actinides.

20. Explain the phenomenon of artificial radioactivity.

2.1 Explain the meaning of Coordination Compounds.

2.2 Illustrate the shape and disposition of d-orbitals with diagrams.

2.3 Define effective atomic number.

2.4 Relate 2.3 above to the following:

(a) Co-ordination numbers

(b) Ligands

(c) Number of electrons lost and gained during bonding.

2.5 Explain Alfred Werner theory.

2.6 Describe the various isomeric forms viz: geometric and optical isomerism, polymerization isomerism, ionization isomerism, Hydrate isomerism, linkage isomerism, coordination isomerism.

2.7 Apply the I.U.P.A.C system of nomenclature in naming co-ordination compounds.

2.8 Illustrate the various structural arrangements possible in coordination compounds such as:-

(a) Octahedral complexes

(b) Square planner complexes

(c) Tetrahedral complexes

2.9 Explain the degenerate nature of the d- orbital in an atom.

2.10 Explain the splitting of the dorbital under the influence of ligand field for octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar complexes.

2.11 Describe the effect of the ligand field on the orbital electrons in the formation of:-

(a) spin free outer orbital complex

(b) spin paired inner orbital complex.

2.12 Describe reactions of complexes:

co-ordination equilibria

2.13 Know rates and mechanisms of ligand substitution

2.14 Illustrate the different degrees of stability of various oxidation states.

3.1 Explain biological roles of some metal ions

3.2 Explain the roles of Fe complexes and Cu complexes in biological oxygen transport

3.3 Describe models of oxygen binding based on Co and Fe synthetic complexes

3.4 Know the structure of Vitamin B12

3.5 Describe the structure of the active site of zinc-containing carboxypeptidase enzymes

3.6 Describe the role of the zinc ion in the mechanism of action of the carboxypeptidases

3.7 Know the structure and mechanism of action of the anticancer drug cis-platin.