Notes
Fall 2023 - Most recent classes now appear at the top of the list.
(35) Dec. 15 A Brief Look at Hemoglobin
(34) Dec. 13 Coordination Complexes - Crystal Field Theory and an Introduction to Ligand Field Theory
(33) Dec. 11 Coordination Complexes - Introduction to Crystal Field Theory
(32) Dec. 8 Coordination Complexes - Experimental Data Used when Studying Coordination Complexes
Dec 6. - Test 3
(31) Dec. 4 Coordination Complexes - A Look at Coordination Number and Selected Geometries
(29 and 30) Nov. 29 and Dec. 1 Coordination Complexes - Chelation and Stereoisomers
(28) Nov. 27 An Introduction to Coordination Complexes
(27) Nov. 22 Hard-Soft Acid-Base Concept
(26) Nov. 20 Super Bases and the Frontier Orbital Model of Lewis Acid-Base Reactions
(25) Nov. 17 IR Active Vibrational Modes, Super Acids and Super Bases
(23 & 24) Nov. 3 and 15 Trends in Acid and Base Strength
Nov. 13 - Do Over
Nov. 10 - No Classes
Nov. 8 - In-Class Review
Nov. 6 - Test 2
(23) Nov. 3 Trends in Acid and Base Strength
(22) Nov. 1 Reintroduction to Acids and Bases
Oct. 30 - Class Canceled
(21) Oct. 27 Polyatomic MO Diagrams
(20) Oct. 25 Heteronuclear Diatomic Moleculess and Polyatomic MO Diagrams
(19) Oct. 23 Homodiatomic MO Diagrams, Bond Order, and Frontier Orbitals
(18) Oct. 20 Introduction to Molecular Orbital Theory and O2 MO Diagram
(17) Oct. 18 Introduction to Molecular Orbital Theory
(16) Oct. 16 Carbonyl Stretching Peaks
(15) Oct. 13 Using Character Tables-Vibrations and Stretches
(14) Oct. 11 Using Character Tables-Vibrations
Oct. 10, class canceled
(13) Oct. 6 Practice Determining Point Groups and an Introduction to Character Tables
Test 1, Oct. 4
(12) Oct. 2 Finding Symmetry Elements and Determining Point Groups
(11) Sept. 29 An Introduction to Molecular Symmetry
(9,10) Sept. 25, 27, and 29 Recalling VSEPR Rules and Geometries and a Closer Look at the Polarity of Molecules
(8,9) Sept. 25 Lewis Structures, Resonance Contributors, Formal Charges, and examples of Strucutres that are problematic for the Lewis model of bonding.
(8) Sept. 22 Lewis Structures, Resonance Contributors, and Formal Charges
(7) Sept. 20 Rationalizing Periodic Trends
(6) Sept. 18 Shielding and Periodic Trends
(5) Sept. 15 The Aufbau Principle, Factors Affecting the Energy of Electrons, and Rationalizing Electron Configurations
(4) Sept. 13 Quantum Numbers, a Look at Angular and Radial Distribution Functions, and the Aufbau Principle
(3) Sept. 11 A brief introduction to the Schrödinger Equation and Quantum Mechanics
(2) Sept. 8 Historical Development of Atomic Theory
(1) Sept. 6 Same introduction as Fall 2021
Fall 2021
Dec. 10, 12, and 14: Ligand Field Theory
Dec. 8 and 10: Experimental Data Used to Describe Bonding and Crystal Field Theory for Octahedral Complexes
Dec. 6: Coordination Number and Structure
Dec 3: Canceled
Dec 1: Test 3
Nov 29: Review
Nov. 24: Isomerism in Coordination Chemistry
Nov. 22: Introduction to Coordination Chemistry
Nov. 19: The Hard-Soft Acid-Base Concept
Nov. 15 and 17: Acid and Bases
Nov. 12: Reintroduction to Acid and Bases
Nov. 8 and 10: Building the MOs for CO2
Nov. 3 and 5: Interpreting MO Diagram of water
Nov. 1: Class Canceled
Oct. 29: Test 2
Oct. 27 Orbital Mixing and Hetereodiatomic Molecules
Oct. 25 Introduction to Molecular Orbitals
Oct. 22 Introduction to Molecular Orbitals, and Diatomic Molecules
Oct. 20 Introduction to Molecular Orbitals
Oct. 15 and 18 Using Character Tables to find number of IR active vibrations in water and number of IR active carbonyl stretching vibrations in square planar metal compounds
Oct. 15 Using Character Tables to find number of IR active vibrations in water
Oct. 8 and 12 Using Character Tables
Oct. 6: Test 1
Oct. 4 Finding Point Groups and What is a Point Group Anyway
Oct. 1 Point Groups:
Sept. 29, Oct. 1 Symmetry Operations and Elements
Sept. 29 Shape and Molecular Polarity
Sept. 27 VSEPR
Sept. 24 Lewis Structures, Resonance Contributors, and Formal Charge
Sept. 22 Periodic Trends and Lewis Structures
Sept. 20 Energy Level Diagrams, and Shielding calculator
Sept. 17 Aufbau Principle, Energy Level Diagrams, and Shielding
Sept. 15 Quantum Numbers
Sept. 13 Wave Mechanics
Sept. 10 Early Atomic Structure
Sept. 3 Introduction
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