Structural Chemistry

Introduction

Structural Chemistry is a subject to study the microscopic structures of matters at the atomic/molecular level using Chemical Bond Theory.

Objective of Structural Chemistry

1. Determining the structure of a known substance
2. Understanding the structure-property relationship
3. Predicting a substance with specific structure and property

Text Book and references

1. 结构化学（第二版）厦门大学化学系物构组编，林梦海、谢兆雄执笔 (附书中各章节习题汇总 及 习题选答汇总)
2. Physical Chemistry, edited by P.W. Atkins
3. 结构化学基础, 周公度编著, 北京大学出版社
4. 结构化学基础习题解析， 周公度、段连运著
5. 化学键的本质, 鲍林著
6. Chemical Applications of Group Theory, Cotton.

Chapters (powerpoint files)

1. Chapter 1: Basics of Quantum Mechanics. (about 4 CTUs (class-time units), ppt file updated on Feb. 24, 2011)
2. Chapter 2: Atomic Structure (about 4 CTUs, ppt file updated on Mar. 6, 2011)
3. Chapter 3: Molecular Symmetry and Point Group (about 3 CTUs, ppt file updated on March 20, 2011)
4. Chapter 4: Structures of Diatomic Molecules (about 3 CTUs, ppt file updated on March 27, 2011)
5. Chapter 5: Structures of Polyatomic Molecules (Part I) (about 4 CTUs, ppt file updated on Apr 14, 2011)
6. Chapter 6: Structures of Polyatomic Molecules (Part II) (about 2-3 CTUs, ppt file updated on May 9,2011)
7. Chapter 7: Introduction to Crystallography (about 4 CTUs,ppt file updated on May 19,2011)
8. Chapter 8: Strcutures and Properties of Metals and Alloys (about 1 CTUs, ppt file updated on May 19,2011)
9. Chapter 9: Structures and Properties of Ionic Compounds (about 2-3 CTUs,ppt file updated on May 19,2011)
10. Special Talk: Applications of Group Theory in Chemistry (about 2 CTUs, ppt file updated on May 19,2011)
11. Selected Problems and Solutions for Chapters 5-9 (about 1 CTUs, ppt file updated on June 2,2011)

List of Assignments

1. Feb. 14, 2011, text book, p. 24, questions 1.4 and 1.5 (online doc file available)
2. Feb. 17, 2011, text book, p. 24, questions 1.9, 1.12 and 1.14 (online doc file available)
3. Feb.21, 2011, text book, p. 25, questions 1.18, 1.20 and 1.23 (online doc file available)
4. Feb. 24,2011, text book, p. 25, questions 1.25, 1.30,1.31 and 1.32 (online doc file available)
5. Feb.28,2011, text book, p. 56, questions 2.1, 2.4, and 2.5 (online doc file available)
6. Mar. 3 2011, text book, p. 56, questions 2.10, 2.11 and 2.12
7. Mar. 7,2011, text book, p. 56, questions 2.18, 2.20 and 2.23
8. Mar. 11, 2011, text book, p. 57, questions 2.25, 2.28 and 2.31
9. Mar. 14, 2011, text book, p. 89, questions 3.2, and 3.3
10. Mar. 17,2011, text book, p. 89, questions 3.7, 3.9, 3.10 and 3.14
11. Mar. 21, 2011, text book, p. 89, questions 3.16, 3.17,3.18 and 3.19
12. Mar.24, 2011, text book, p. 112, questions 4.2, 4.12
13. Mar. 27, 2011, text book, p. 111, questions 4.3, 4.5, 4.13, 4.15
14. Mar. 31, 2011, text book, p. 111, questions 4.9, 4.11, 4.14, and 4.19
15. Apr. 1,2011, text book, p. 149, questions 5.3, 5.5, 5.7
16. Apr. 9,2011, text book, p. 149, questions 5.10, 5.12, 5.16, 5.19
17. Apr. 11,2011, text book, p. 150, questions 5.21, 5.24, 5.27
18. Apr. 14,2011, text book, p. 150, questions 5.29, 5.30, 5.32
19. Apr. 21, 2011, text book, p. 184, questions 6.1, 6.4, 6.5
20. Apr. 25, 2011, text book, p. 184, questions 6.9, 6.11,6.15, 6.17
21. May 5, 2011, text book, p. 184, questions 6.24, 6.25, 6.26, 6.31.
22. May 9, 2011, text book, p. 224, questions 7.1, 7.2.
23. May 12, 2011, text book, p. 225, questions 7.4, 7.6, 7.9,7.13.
24. May 16, 2011, text book, pp. 225-226, questions 7.14, 7.16, 7.17, 7.26.
25. May 19, 2011, text book, pp. 226-227, questions 7.18, 7.19, 7.24, 7.27
26. May 23, 2011, text book, pp. 257-259, questions 8.3, 8.8, 8.9, 8.14, 8.21.
27. May 26, 2011, text book, pp. 285-286, questions 9.6, 9.7, 9.10, 9.11, 9.13.
28. May 30, 2011, text book, pp. 285-286, questions 9.14, 9.17,9.28, 9.30,9.32.

Name List

Teaching Assistants

1. Xue Wang (王雪), graduate student
2. Jiawei Zhang (张嘉伟), graduate student

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