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POST TRANSITION METAL CHEMISTRY
Dr J.J. Davis
Michaelmas Term – Third Year
Post-Transition Metals.
Position of the elements in the periodic table, relation to
transition elements, and distinctive properties of the atoms
and their compounds. Ionisation energies and radii; Oxidation
states and relative stabilities; failings of the ionic model;
Structural features; Complex formation and HSAB; Relativistic
inert pair and alternation effects; Geometric issues associated
with the inert pair effect; Organometallic chemistry and properties
of representative compounds; Colours and band gaps in the
group oxidation state; Metal-metal bonding; mixed valence
compounds; low oxidation states and clusters.
Bibliography
N.N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw , Chemistry of the Elements.
F.A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, C.A. Murillo and M. Bochmann, "Advanced
Inorganic Chemistry"
J.E. Huheey, E.A. Keiter, and R.L. Keiter, "Inorganic
Chemistry, Principles of Structure and Reactivity".
A.F. Wells, "Structural Inorganic Chemistry".
C. Elschenbroich and A. Salzer, "Organometallics, A Concise
Introduction".
Douglas, McDaniel, Alexander, "Concepts and models of
inorganic chemistry".
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