CHEM 3II3

INTRODUCTION TO TRANSITION METAL CHEMISTRY

Undergraduate

Fall 2026 · Intro: Transition Metal Chem · C01

Readings

eText Inorganic Chemistry - 6 Month Access Ed: 8
Weller · 8 · Suggested
ISBN 9780192636744; 9780198866916

Fall 2026 · Draft · C01

Electronic configuration for metals and their complexes
General trends: atomic radii, ionic radii, ionisation energies
Physical properties, basic chemical properties, oxidation state trends (Frost diagrams)
Historical introduction – Werner vs. Blømstrand theories, definitions and IUPAC nomenclature
Coordination number and geometry
Types of ligand: bridging and chelating (monodentate, bidentate, polydentate etc.)
Types of isomerism: geometric ( cis , trans , mer , fac ), optical, ionization, linkage, coordination
Thermodynamics: equilibrium constants, formation constants {stepwise (K), overall (b)}, chelate and macrocycle effects, Irving-Williams series
Organic ligands
Organometallic species
Crystalline lattices – how crystal field theory came about
Octahedral CF splitting diagram
Crystal field splitting energy (CFSE), spectrochemical series for ligands and metals
Low spin and high spin complexes, explanation for trends in ionic radii

Inorganic Chemistry
Mark Weller; Jonathan Rourke; Fraser Armstrong; Simon Lancaster; Tina Overton · 2025 · 8th · Recommended / optional
Oxford University Press · ISBN 9780198866916
Inorganic Chemistry ISBN: 9780198866916 Authors: Mark Weller; Jonathan Rourke; Fraser Armstrong; Simon Lancaster; Tina Overton Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication Date: 2025 Edition: 8th The textbook is recommended, not mandatory. The 7th edition is acceptable.
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The textbook is recommended, not mandatory. The 7th edition is acceptable.
See source

Fall 2025 · Intro: Transition Metal Chem · C01

Etext Inorganic Chemistry - 6 Month Access Ed: 8
Weller · 8 · Suggested
ISBN 9780192636744; 9780198866916

Sources