PřF:C7700 The chemistry of nonmetals - Course Information

C7700 The chemistry of nonmetals

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Miloš Černík, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

RNDr. Miloš Černík, CSc.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Wed 8:00–9:50 C12/311

Prerequisites (in Czech)

( C1020 General Chemistry || C1021 General Chemistry ) && C1061 Inorganic Chemistry I && C2062 Inorganic Chemistry II

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

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Course objectives

In this lecture the descriptive inorganic chemistry of main group non-metal elements is presented with emphasis on the compounds of hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and the halogens. The periodic trends in physical and chemical properties of the p-block elements and their compounds and the relations between structure and chemical reactivity are systematically treated. A diverse array of selected topics covers the chemistry of non-metallic clusters, chemistry of Zintl phases, superacids and homopolyatomic cations and anions as well as some important inorganic ring systems. At the end of this course, students should obtain a balanced survey of selected important topics in the chemistry of non-metals, which are presented within the context of an underlying theoretical framework and takes into account the results of the latest research. They should be able to learn the essential concepts of inorganic chemistry and to understand the periodic trends in chemical reactivity and bonding of non-metal compounds.

Syllabus

• 1. General characterization of the main group elements and their bonding possibilities. Periodic trends in chemical properties of p-elements.
  2. Mono- and polynuclidic elements. Stable isotopes and physical methods for the determination of molecular structure.
  3. Nonmetallic elements and their crystal and molecular structures. Bonding in homonuclear diatomic molecules. Spin isomers; ortho- and para-hydrogen; singlet and triplet states of oxygen.
  4. Allotropy of elements and its significance in chemistry. Chemistry of earth ozone layer. Allotropes of chalcogens, group 15 elements and boron.
  5. Acids and bases - development of the concept. Pure acids and their relative acidities; superacids. Hard and soft acids and bases.
  6. Homopolyatomic cations and anions of main group elements. Polyhalogen cations in superacidic media; polyiodides and other polyhalide anions.
  7. Dioxygenyl salts; ionic peroxides, superoxides and ozonides. Covalent peroxo-compounds. Cations and anions of chalcogens and group 15 elements. Anions of group 14 elements and borides. Structure and chemistry of Zintl phases.
  8. Hydrides - bonding in binary hydrides, their structure and physical properties, preparation methods. Chemistry of covalent hydrides of nonmetals.
  9. Halides - preparation, structure and chemical properties of binary and mixed halides of nonmetals. Interhalogen compounds; polyhalonium cations.
  10. Oxides - general preparation methods, structure and chemical properties of oxides of nonmetallic elements. Cations derived from oxides of nitrogen and halogens.
  11. Chemistry of selected oxo acids of main group elements and their salts. Chemistry of haloxo acids and oxohalides of nonmetals. Halogen oxide fluorides and related compounds.
  12. Sulfides, selenides and tellurides of main group elements. Structure and chemistry of phosphorus sulfides, selenides and related compounds. Sulfides of arsenic, antimony and bismuth. Chemistry of thioacids, their salts and other derivatives.
  13. Survey of binary nitrides. Acyclic phosphorus-nitrogen compounds. Sulfur-nitrogen cations and anions. Cyclophosphazenes and cyclothiazenes.

Literature

• GREENWOOD, N. N. and Alan EARNSHAW. Chemistry of the elements. Second edition. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997, xxii, 1341. ISBN 0750633654. info
• GREENWOOD, N. N. and A. EARNSHAW. Chemistry of the elements (Orig.) : Chemie prvků. Sv. 1 : Chemie prvků. Sv. 2. info
• 2. Klapötke T. M., Tornieporth-Oetting I. C.: Nichtmetallchemie, VCH, Weinheim 1994.
• Norman N. C.: Periodicity and the p-Block Elements, Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford 1994
• 4. Holleman A.F., Wiberg E.: Lehrbuch der Anorganischen Chemie, 101. verbesserte und stark erweiterte Auflage von N.Wiberg, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin - New York 1995.
• Cotton, Frank Albert., Murillo C., Wilkinson G., Bochmann M., Grimes R.: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 6th Ed., : John Wiley & Sons, New York 1999.

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

Oral examination or colloquium.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.

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