Course Identification

Lecture 1

Periodic table. Electronic structure of atoms.

Lecture 2

Electronic structure of molecules. Hartree–Fock approximation. Concept of chemical bond. Linear combination of atomic orbitals. Consideration of molecular symmetry.

Lecture 3

Covalent bond. Hybridization. Ionic bond.

Lecture 4

Coordination bond. Hydrogen bond. Hydrophobic bond. Van der Waals force.

Lecture 5

Major types of chemical reactions: Acid/base, nucleophile/electrophile, radical, redox, ligand exchange.

Lecture 6

Thermodynamics (1^st law). Thermochemistry.

Lecture 7

Thermodynamics (2^nd law). Chemical equilibrium.

Lecture 8

Chemical kinetics. Mass action law.

Lecture 9

Chemical kinetics. Theory of activated complex.

Lecture 10

Methods for determining molecular structure – introduction. NMR spectroscopy.

Lecture 11

X-Ray diffraction.

Lecture 12

Infrared, RAMAN, and Mass-spectrometry

Lecture 13

UV-Vis and fluorescence spectrometry

Lecture 14

Practical excises of applying multiple analytical techniques for determination of molecular structure.

Upon successful completion of the course the students will:

Be familiar with different levels of approximation that are used to describe the electronic structure of molecules.

Be familiar with the concept of the chemical bond, with various types of chemical bonds, and with reactivity modes associated with rearrangement of these bonds.

To be able to explain basic phenomena in molecular chemistry by chemical thermodynamics and kinetics.

To be able to determine molecular structures using combinations of spectroscopy techniques.

Peter Atkins, Julio de Paula, Physical Chemistry

Russell S Drago, Physical Methods in Chemistry

Linus Pauling, General Chemistry