1. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY 340

2. MAIN THEMES OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Periodic Properties and Periodic Trends Point Groups and Symmetry The 18 electron rule Crystal Field Theory Molecular Orbital Theory

3. PERIODIC TRENDS AND PROPERTIES Classification of Elements and Compounds Electron configurations Shielding and Effective Nuclear Charge What is the Electron Configuration of Iron and what are some Physical Properties it should have based on its location in the periodic table?

4. MOLECULAR ORBITAL THEORY Orbital Overlap Bond Order Orbital mixing Secondary Resonance http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Textbook_Maps/General_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Map%3A_Chemistry%3A_The_C entral_Science_(Brown_et_al.)/09._Molecular_Geometry_and_Bonding_Theories/9.7%3A_Molecular_Orbitals

5. SYMMETRY AND SHAPE Lewis Structures Symmetry Elements Symmetry Operations Point Groups

6. CRYSTAL FIELD THEORY Coordination Δ oct and CFSE Spectrochemical Series Jan Teller Distortion Predict the Crystal field stabilization energy of Co(CO) 6 3+

7. 18 ELECTRON RULE Reflects that transition metals are able to use all 9 orbitals Applies to organometallic complexes Works with π- acceptor ligands When short on electrons complexes form Each M-M bond counts for two electrons