Chemistry 546 - Adv Inorganc Chem

Basic atomic structure concepts; stereochemical principles and bonding models applied to main group and transition metal compounds and to the structure of solids. Includes elementary molecular orbital and ligand field theory, and kinetics and reaction mechanisms of d-block complexes. Descriptions of metal-metal bonded and organometallic systems. Structure and bonding principles applied to catalytic and biological system reactivity. Prerequisites: CHEM 241/341, 476.

Open to Chemistry graduate students and undergraduates who received a grade of C or better in CHEM 341 and CHEM 476.