La visione della bibliografia e dei dati dei testi adottati è riservata agli abbonati

The course has the following program:

1) Review of fundamentals in Chemistry. Knowledge of these topics represents a prerequisite for successfully attending the course.

2) Summary of atomic structure and periodic properties of the elements. Chemical bonding: revision of Lewis structures, VSEPR model and valence bond theory. Elements of molecular orbital theory.

3) Fundamentals in Organic Chemistry: introduction to main functional groups and reactivity; introduction to principle of the main instrumental measurements (partially flipped classes).

4) Molecular symmetry: point groups, irreducible representations and character tables. Applications of symmetry concepts to molecular orbitals.

5) Introduction to structure and symmetry of crystalline solids. Description and rationalization of representative inorganic crystal structures (metals, ionic and covalent solids).

6) Intermolecular forces and the structure of molecular materials.

7) Introduction to the chemistry of transition metals. Structure and thermodynamics of coordination complexes. Crystal field and ligand field theories.

Computer practicals

Classroom exercises illustrating the use of scientific software for: (a) molecular orbital calculations (b) visualization of crystal structures.

Course slides and material

Slides and additional material for the course will be available through the BEEP web site: https://beep.metid.polimi.it/