CHE 450G: Practical Inorganic Chemistry

U of KY Dept of Chemistry

Assigned Readings

Girolami, Rauchfuss & Angelici

	Preface and Introduction [08-26-98]
	Experiment 5, Magnetic Susceptibility [variable dates]
	Experiment 19, (CH₃)₃N:BF₃ [variable dates]
	Appendices [at your leisure]

Kanare

Entire book. Chapters 5 and 6 are most important. [08-26-98]

Errington

	Appendix A: Health and Safety Information [08-26-98]
	Chapter 2: Preliminaries [08-26-98]
	Additional Chapters to be added later [TBA]

Jolly

	Chapter 1, Synthetic Principles [08-26-98]
	Chapter 4, Elementary Techniques [08-31-98]
	Chapter 11, High-Temperature Processes [TBA]
	Chapter 21, Infrared Spectroscopy (ignore the group theory aspects for now) [09-02-98]
	Chapter 7, Manipulation in an Inert Atmosphere [various dates]
	Chapter 8, The Vacuum Line [Angelici #19]
	Chapter 25, Magnetic Susceptibility [Mn(acac)₃]

West (on reserve)

	Chapter 2.1 Preparative Methods [TBA]
	Chapter 4, Thermal Analysis [TBA]

Journal Articles

	J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 7A-11A (Notice to Authors). You can also find this (and other) information on the ACS web site. [08-26-98]
	J. Chem. Ed. 1997, 74, 1288-1292. Good article, titled "Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry", gives a great summary of the MALDI-MS technique (very readable). [TBA]

Web-Based Readings

	CHE 450 Rules and Safety Page (and all sublinks listed on that page) [08-30-99]
	All about Plagiarism and the Plagiarism Certification [08-30-99]
	The Glassware Gallery (and its subpages) [various, as required by your experiments]

Library Reserve Materials

The following items are on 2 hour Reserve in the Chemistry Physics Library (A map showing its location is available).

Synthesis and Technique in Inorganic Chemistry, Second Edition, R. J. Angelici; University Science Books: Mill Valley, CA, 1986. Prior Edition of required text for the course. A current edition is on order..
Advanced Practical Inorganic and Metalorganic Chemistry, R. J. Errington; Blackie A & P: London, 1997. Required text for the course; currently in Central Processing; borrow my copy if you need to.
Writing the Laboratory Notebook, Howard M. Kanare; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1985. Optional text for the course; read it very early in the semester!
The Synthesis and Characterization of Inorganic Compounds, William L. Jolly; Waveland Press, Inc: Prospect Heights, IL 1970. An oldie but a goodie with readings applicable to most experiments we'll do.
Solid State Chemistry: Compounds, A. K. Cheetham and P. Day, Eds.; Oxford University Press: New York, NY, 1992. Useful for when you're doing the superconductivity experiment or for info on zeolites.
Solid State Chemistry: Techniques, A. K. Cheetham and P. Day, Eds.; Oxford University Press: New York, NY, 1988. A lot of techniques you probably never thought about before because everything you made was soluble...
Physical Methods for Chemists, R. S. Drago; Saunders College Publishing: New York, 1992. Useful for experiments involving NMR and ESR.
NMR, NQR, EPR and Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Inorganic Chemistry, R. V. Parish; Ellis Horwood: New York, 1990. Useful for NMR, (esp. for I > 1/2) and ESR.
Introduction to NMR Spectroscopy, R. J. Abraham; J. Fischer; P. L. Loftus; WIley: New York, 1988. Useful for NMR experiments, esp. HETCOR and COSY.
Solid State Chemistry and its Applications, Anthony R. West; John Wiley & Sons, Inc: New York, NY 1992. Solid state synthesis and magnetism, in particular.
The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals , Second Edition, Robert H. Crabtree; John Wiley & Sons: New York, 1994.
Principles and Applications of Organotransition Metal Chemistry , James P. Collman, Louis S. Hegedus, Jack R. Norton and Richard G. Finke; University Science Books: Mill Valley, CA, 1987.
Problems and Solutions in Organometallic Chemistry,, Susan Kegley, Alan Pinhas; University Science Books: Mill Valley, CA 1987.A book of questions and problems to accompany Collman et. al.
Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity, Fourth Edition, James E. Huheey; Ellen A. Keiter; Richard L. Keiter; HarperCollins: New York, 1993. One of several good current Inorganic textbooks.
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Fifth Edition, F. Albert Cotton and Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson; Wiley: New York, 1988. This item is sometimes called the "Bible of Inorganic Chemistry" and, sadly, is one of the most frequently stolen books in the library. A new copy is on order, but you can borrow mine.

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