CHM 327 - Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry

A foundational course in the concepts and chemical systems of inorganic chemistry with particular emphasis on the roles of metals in biochemistry. Topics may include origin of the elements, nuclear chemistry, chemical periodicity, descriptive chemistry of the elements, simple bonding models, ionic and chrystalline solids, coordination chemistry, crystal field theory, ligand substitution reactions, electron transfer reactions, and select applications to the subfield of bioinorganic chemistry.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHM 109 and CHM 110 or permission of department chair
Pre- or Corequisite: CHM 209
Offered in Alternate Years, Spring Semester