Reference no: EM132342110

Inorganic Chemistry II

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

1. Understand the chemistry and uses of non-aqueous system

2. Understand the chemistry and application of silicates

3. Understand the production of silicones by the hydrolysis of alkyl substituted chlorosilanes

4. Understand supramolecular chemistry and binding of metal ions by macrocyclic molecules

5. Understand the chemistry of the inert (noble) gases

1.1 Describe aqueous and non-aqueous solvents.

1.2 Classify solvents as aqueous and nonaqueous.

1.3 State the Arrhenius definitions of acids and bases.

1.4 Describe the autoionization of nonaqueous acids and bases.

1.5 Describe liquid ammonia as a nonaqueous solvents and the behaviour of metals in liquid ammonia.

1.6 List the chemical properties of metalammonia solutions.

1.7 List the uses of metal ammonia solutions.

1.8 Compare the acidic strength of the hydrogen halides.

1.9 Compare the physical properties of the hydrogen halides along the following parameters - melting points, boiling points, specific conductivity, dielectric constant.

1.10 Explain the behaviour of anhydrous tetraoxosulphate (vi) acid.

1.11 Describe the preparation of glacial ethanoic acid and explain its use as a nonaqueous solvent.

1.12 Describe the structure of dinitrogen tetraoxide.

1.13 Explain the use of dinitrogen tetraoxide as a solvent

1.14 Compare the electrical conductivity of a range of univalent electrolytes in liquid sulphur (iv) oxide.

1.15 State the boiling point, melting point and the dielectric constant of sulphur(iv)oxide at 0oC.

2.1 Define a silicate.

2.2 Describe simple methods o preparation of silicates.

2.3 Classify silicates.

2.4 Explain bonding patterns in silicates.

2.5 Draw and describe the structure of orthosilicates giving specific examples

2.6 Describe the structure and composition of a pyrosilicate.

2.7 Draw the structure of pyrosilicates giving specific examples.

2.8 Draw the structure of cyclic silicate and describe its composition.

2.9 Explain the structure of both chain and sheet silicates and draw the structure of each of them.

2.10 Differentiate between the various forms of silicates.

2.11 List the properties and uses of silicates.

3.1 List the starting materials for the manufacture of silicones.

3.2 Describe the synthesis of silanes and their derivatives.

3.3 Describe the hydrolysis of trialkylmonochlorosilane to yield hexaalkylsiloxane.

3.4 Describe the hydrolysis of dialkyldichlorosilane to yield straight chain polymers.

3.5 Describe the hydrolysis of alkyltrichlorosilane to yield a very complex crosslinked polymer.

3.6 Write equations to illustrate the processes in 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 above.

3.7 Describe what happens when mixtures of trialkylmonochlorosilane and dialkyldichlorosilane are hydrolysed.

3.8 List the products obtained in 3.7 above.

3.9 Describe what happens when silicones are heated in the presence of air to 350oC - 400oC.

3.10 Describe what happens when silicones are heated to higher temperature in the absence of air.

3.11 List the properties and uses of silicones.

4.1 Describe supramolecular chemistry in general terms

4.2 Be familiar with supramolecular terminology such as host-guest systems

4.3 Describe some selected examples from biochemistry

4.4 Discuss the non-covalent interactions at the disposal of supramolecular systems

4.5 Discuss design principles including chelate and macrocyclic effects

4.6 Describe methods used to characterise supramolecular systems

4.7 Discuss structural, kinetic and thermodynamic aspects of supramolecular systems

4.8 Justify the investigation of cation binding macrocycles

4.9 Discuss the chemical synthesis of suitable macrocycles

4.10 Discuss co-ordination and template effects

4.11 Describe Crown ethers

4.12 Discuss the Host-Guest chemistry of Crown Ethers

4.13 Describe Cryptands, Spherands, Calixarenes, Sepulchrates, Siderophores, and compare their supramolecular chemistries

4.14 Discuss present and future applications: phase transfer reagents, separating systems, electrochemical sensors, switches and molecular machinery, supramolecular catalysis, drugs etc.

1 List the inert gases.

2 Write the electron configuration of the inert gases.

3 Explain the significance of the electron configuration of the inert gases.

4 List the general properties of inert gases.

5 Relate the general properties to the electron configuration of the inert gases.

6 Describe the following reactions: reaction of helium under excited condition,  formation of clathrate compounds by the inert gases, formation of co-ordination compounds by the inert gases 7 List the uses of inert gases.