Organometallic Chemistry

1. Define and apply quantum numbers to describe electron configurations.
2. Explain and apply molecular orbital theory to predict bonding properties.
3. Apply valence bond theory and hybridization to describe chemical bonding.
4. Explain the principles of rotational and vibrational spectroscopy.
5. Identify symmetry elements and classify molecules into point groups.
6. Apply quantum mechanics to solve problems related to molecular structure and spectra.

13 weeks, about 28 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Atomic and molecular structures

   • Unit 1: Electron configuration · 2 hours

     Define shells, subshells, and orbitals.. Explain the relationships between quantum numbers.. Use quantum numbers to label electrons in atoms.. Describe and compare atomic orbitals.. List subshells in order of increasing energy..

2. Week 2Module 1: Atomic and molecular structures

   • Unit 2: Pauli exclusion principle and the Hund's rule · 2 hours

     Define Pauli Exclusion Principle and Hund's rule.. Arrange electrons in atomic orbitals.. Explain trends in the periodic table.. Write electronic configurations of the first 10 elements.. Explain the trend of ionization energy..

3. Week 3Module 1: Atomic and molecular structures

   • Unit 3: Molecular orbitals of molecules · 2 hours

     Define molecular orbital.. Explain how molecular orbitals are formed.. Give consequences from molecular orbital theory.. Use bond order to determine bond formation in molecules.. Define molecular orbital and give combinations of atomic orbitals..

4. Week 4Module 1: Atomic and molecular structures

   • Unit 4: Atomic Spectra · 2 hours

     Define atomic spectra.. Explain the origin of atomic spectra.. Calculate wavelengths in atomic spectra of hydrogen.. Explain the five series for atomic spectra of hydrogen.. Calculate wavelengths of Paschen lines..

5. Week 5Module 1: Atomic and molecular structures

   • Unit 5: Heat Capacities of solids · 2 hours

     Define heat capacity.. Derive the relation between specific heats.. Derive the heat Capacity function for low temperatures.. Write the mathematical expression for heat capacity.. Show the relationship between heat capacity and specific heat capacity..

6. Week 6Module 2: Theory of Chemical bonding

   • Unit 1: The Valence Bond Theory · 2 hours

     Define valence bond theory.. Define hybridization of atomic orbitals.. Explain how a chemical bond is formed.. Define valence bond theory and hybridization of atomic orbitals.. Explain how a chemical bond is formed..

7. Week 7Module 2: Theory of Chemical bonding

   • Unit 2: The Molecular orbital Theory · 2 hours

     Define molecular orbital.. Define molecular orbital theory.. Define properties of molecular orbital.. Define bonding molecular orbital.. Define antibonding molecular orbital..

8. Week 8Module 2: Theory of Chemical bonding

   • Unit 3: Resonance · 2 hours

     Define resonance.. Draw resonance structures of different molecules.. Explain what resonance energy is.. Explain what vector analogy of resonance is.. Define resonance and draw resonance structures..

9. Week 9Module 2: Theory of Chemical bonding

   • Unit 4: Angular momentum · 2 hours

     Define angular momentum.. Explain angular momentum coupling.. Explain Russell-Saunders (or L S) coupling.. Explain j-j coupling.. Define angular momentum and explain angular momentum coupling..

10. Week 10Module 2: Theory of Chemical bonding

    • Unit 5: Bonds in Molecules · 2 hours

      Define bonding.. Explain the difference between bonding and antibonding orbitals.. Draw Molecular orbital energy diagrams for diatomic molecules.. Show relationships between bond order, bond dissociation energy, bond length, and force constant.. Define bonding and explain the difference between bonding and antibonding orbitals..

11. Week 11Module 3: Quantum Mechanics

    • Unit 1: Introduction to Quantum chemistry · 2 hours

      Define quantum chemistry.. Explain the history of quantum chemistry.. Explain the Usefulness of quantum mechanics.. Give the postulates of quantum mechanics.. Define an operator..

12. Week 12Module 3: Quantum Mechanics

    • Unit 2: Orbitals, states and wavefunctions · 2 hours

      Define wavefunction.. Explain the usefulness of wavefunction.. Explain the nature of wavefunction.. Explain the uncertainty principle.. Define wavefunction and explain its usefulness..

13. Week 13Module 3: Quantum Mechanics

    • Unit 3: The Particle in a one dimensional (1D) box problem · 2 hours

      Define particle in a box.. Define terms in the time-independent Schrodinger wave equation.. Write the equation for probability of finding a particle within the box.. Calculate the wave number for transition in a conjugated system.. Define particle in a box and define the terms in the Schrodinger wave equation..

    • Unit 4: Particle in a Three-Dimensional (3D) Box · 2 hours

      Write equation for the 3D Schrodinger wave equation.. Draw the diagram for the quantized energy levels of a particle in 3D.. Calculate the energy difference when there is transition between two energy levels.. Write the 3D Schrodinger wave equation and draw the diagram for quantized energy levels..