news article on lanthanide magnets
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I found this interesting article on the many uses of lanthanide magnets. Thought I'd share!
Computational Inorganic Chemistry: An Introduction
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The attached lecture provides a brief overview to computational methods and introduces their application to inorganic systems. Two specific literature examples are included. I have given this lecture in a senior level advanced inorganic chemistry class for the past 3 years.
Metals and Life by Eleanor Crabb and Elaine Moore
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This appears to be an excellent introductory text for bioinorganic chemistry. The authors assume no previous biochemistry knowledge and only a cursory understanding of concepts in inorganic chemistry is required. Any student who has completed general chemistry should find most of the book readily accessible.
Ligand Field Theory in Coordination Complexes- In Class Exercise
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This is an In class exercise on the subject of Ligand Field theory. It reviews nomenclature and introduces ideas of ligand field splitting and spin in transition metal complexes. It includes both a worksheet for classroom use, a worksheet key which includes some information not on the student worksheet .
The Electronic Properties of tris-(2,2'-bipyridine)-ruthenium(II) Lab Experiment(s)
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This is a lab experiment designed to cover an array of techniques, including metal complex synthesis, spectroscopy and electrochemistry. Overall, the goal is to synthesize the metal complex Ru(bpy)32+, exchange the counter ion to demonstrate changes in solubility, absorbance and emission properties (including excited state quenching through energy and electron transfer, and ground state oxidation), as well as cyclic voltammetry of the complex.
The History of the 18-Electron Rule
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This learning object focuses on fundamental concepts of organometallic chemistry. I use an article published in the Journal of Chemical Education (Jensen, W.B. "The Origin of the 18-Electron Rule," J. Chem. Educ.
A really neat periodic table
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A really neat interactive periodic table
Cyclic voltammetry
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This is a short presentation on cyclic voltammetry. It is covers the basics and some simple electrode mechanisms. There is room for improvement (especially in my art) and suggestions are welcome.
The organometallic hypertext book
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I am sure most people already use this but I always refer to students to the Organometallic hypertext book. It has excellent explanations of topics such as back-donation in organometallic complexes.
First Isolation of the AsP3 Molecule
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Early in 2009, Christopher Cummins’ group at MIT reported (in Science) the synthesis of AsP3, a compound that had never been isolated at room temperature. Later that year, a full article was published in JACS comparing the properties and reactivity of AsP3 to those of its molecular cousins, P4 and As4. The longer article is full of possibilities for discussion in inorganic chemistry courses, with topics including periodic trends, NMR, vibrational spectroscopy, electrochemistry, molecular orbital theory, and coordination chemistry.