Short Course “The Chemical Bond”
15/02/16 – 19/03/2016 : Open Short Course at DIPC
The Chemical Bond
Prof. Gernot Frenking, from the Department of Chemistry of Philipps-Universität Marburg and DIPC, is delivering this course with the aim of bridging the gap between the physical nature of the covalent bond and chemical bonding models which are traditionally used in chemistry to describe molecular structures and interatomic interactions. The course is addressed to chemistry students at all stages and senior scientists who are interested in chemical bonding. Further information in the attached document.
If you are planning to attend, please, send an email before Friday 12th at amaia_arregi001 AT ehu.eus with the following information for the inscription: name, profile, affiliation, research subject and your preferred schedule (Monday-Thursday or Tuesday-Wednesday).
Instructor: Prof. Gernot Frenking, Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg and DIPC
Starting Date: The week starting on February 15th
Ending Date: The week ending on March 19th
Schedule: Two 90 minutes sessions per week, starting at 10:00 AM.
Venue: Lecture Room of Building 2 at DIPC, Ibaeta Campus, Donostia.
Description: The aim of this course is to bridge the gap between the physical nature of the covalent bond and chemical bonding models which are traditionally used in chemistry to describe molecular structures and interatomic interactions. It is addressed to chemistry students at all stages and senior scientists who are interested in chemical bonding. The specific direction and scope of the course is open to discussion and may be adjusted to the interest of the audience.
There will be a short historical introduction into chemical bonding with particular emphasis on the electron-pair bonding model of Gilbert Lewis, who published his seminal paper “The Atom and the Molecule” 100 years ago in 1916. This will be followed by the description of the physical nature of chemical bonding that was introduced by Heitler and London in 1927 and the later work by Klaus Ruedenberg. The remaining lectures are devoted to particular topics and classes of chemical bonding such as multiple bonding, conjugation, hyperconjugation, aromaticity, dative bonding, charge distribution, dipole moment, Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson model etc. The lecture covers chemical bonding in main-group compounds and transition metal complexes.
Outline:
I. History of Chemical Bonding
II. Physical Nature of the Chemical Bond
III. Chemical Bonding in Diatomic Molecules of Main Group Atoms
IV. Charge Distribution and Dipole Moment
V. Chemical Bonding of Atoms of the First Octal Row and Heavier Homologues
VI. Multiple Bonds
VII. Conjugation, Hyperconjugation, Aromaticity
VIII. Dative Bonding in Main Group Compounds
IX. Chemical Bonding in Transition Metal Compounds
Basic Reference Textbooks:
1. The Chemical Bond. Fundamental Aspects of Chemical Bonding. G. Frenking and S.
Shaik (Eds), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2014.
2. The Chemical Bond. Chemical Bonding Across the Periodic Table. G. Frenking and S.
Shaik (Eds), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2014.
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