Chemistry 3360, Intermediate Inorganic

Patrick Desrochers
Fall 2006  Lecture: (Laney 105) TTh 9:25 - 10:50      

daily lecture board lists

homework links 

Solid packing models (Ch 7)

Fall 2006 syllabus (.pdf format)

laboratory downloads

 

Fall 2006 Final exam review topics

Chime viewer download

 


Lecture Figures, Interesting Web links

 

ferrofluids

levitating frogs

High Field Mag. Lab, U. of Nijmegen

 Solid state structures
and materials science

 Minerals: pictures, general information, fun facts

coordination complexes summary

pi effects and Do

lability

white, pink, and green gold

 

optical illusion, vision, complementary colors

dental filling chemistry 

Nicholson, J. W.; Anstice, H. M. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 1497.

Corrosion intercept technology

Protects everything from guitar strings to coins and sensitive electronics.

 Metal foams
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 6589-6594.

 

approximations made
in computational chemistry

hybrid and molecular orbitals

grand atomic orbital table

 

noble gases in welding

paramagnetism of liquid oxygen

pocket water purification  
Proctor & Gamble product for impoverished regions

Midgely: leaded gasoline and CFC's
Kauffman, G. B. J. Chem. Educ. 2000, 77, 1540

 People and pets into diamonds

direct fluorination of organics

courtesy of Prof. Lagow, UT Austin

Ammonia synthesis videogame

G. Weaver, Purdue University

 

coal mine fire, still burning after 44 y

Centralia, PA

"Losing their voice”, Sn & Pb
by Mark Turner

tritium illuminated watches

 

 
NIH protein database query sheet            You will be prompted to download the Chime viewer from MDL Information Systems to see the structures.