UCI Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry (Fall 2014)
Lec 02. Inorganic Chemistry -- Symmetry and Point Groups
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Instructor: Matthew D. Law
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Description: This course is an introduction to modern inorganic chemistry. Topics include principles of structure, bonding, and chemical reactivity with application to compounds of the main group and transition elements, including organometallic chemistry.
Recorded on October 6, 2014.
Index of Topics:
00:59-Symmetry in Molecules: Staggered Ethane
19:20-Summary
21:44-Low-Symmetry Point Groups
24:38-High-Symmetry Point Groups
29:42-Linear Point Groups
31:53-D Point Groups
36:09-C Point Groups
38:35-S Point Groups
41:01-Identifying Point Groups
43:45-Example: Phosphorous Pentafluoride
46:33-Example: Diborane
48:17-Example: 18-crown-6 Ether
Required attribution: Law, Matthew D. Inorganic Chemistry 107 (UCI OpenCourseWare: University of California, Irvine), http://ocw.uci.edu/courses/chem_107_inorganic_chemistry.html. [Access date]. License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US).
