SPRING 2012: CHEM 475 - PHYSICAL METHODS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
College: School of Natural Sciences
Department: Chemistry
A survey course of research techniques used in modern inorganic chemistry. Topics covered will include X-ray diffraction, matrix isolation, mass spectrometry, magnetism, electrochemistry, and various spectroscopies (IR, Raman, UV-Vis, NMR, EPR, XPS, EXAFS, and Mossbauer). Open to undergraduates by special permission only. Session: Full Term
Faculty |
Email |
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Andrew Barron |
arb@rice.edu |
713-348-5610 |
GRB W212 |
10:50 AM - 12:05 PM |
Chem 475
Elemental composition
Combustion analysis, ICP AA, EDX , XPS, Auger, RBS, and NMR
i. Reagent control over the size, uniformity, and composition of Co-Fe-O nanoparticles. C. Crouse and A. R. Barron, J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 4146-4153.
ii. Reaction bonded refractory metal carbide/carbon composites. A. N. MacInnes, A. R. Barron, J. J. Li, and T. R. Gilbert, Polyhedron , 1994, 13 , 1315-1327.
iii. The synthesis of chalcopyrite semiconductors and their solid solution by microwave irradiation. C. C. Landry, J. Lockwood, and A. R. Barron, Chem. Mater., 1995, 7, 699.
iv. The interfacial mixing of silicon coatings on niobium metal: a comparative study. P. D. Stupik, M. M. Donovan, A. R. Barron, T. R. Jervis, and M. Nastasi, Thin Solid Films. , 1992, 207 , 138.
v. Epoxidation and deepoxidation of single-walled carbon nanotubes: quantification of epoxide defects. D. Ogrin, J. Chattopadhyay, A. K. Sadana, E. Billups, and A. R. Barron, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128 , 11322-11323.
vi. A new method for the determination of trialkylaluminum content in alumoxanes. A. R. Barron, Organometallics, 1995, 14, 3581-3583.
Physical and Thermal
Melting point, DTA , DSC, and TGA
Chemical speciation
MS, IR, XPS, Auger, NMR, EPR, Magnetic suseptability, and UVvis
i. A spectroscopic evaluation of the efficacy of two mass deacidification processes for paper. A. N. MacInnes and A. R. Barron, J. Mater. Chem. , 1992, 2 , 1049.
ii. Reactions of alumino-polyhydride complexes of tungsten. X-ray crystal structures of [Me 3 P) 3 H 3 W( m -H) 2 AlCl( m -N=CHEt)] 2 , {[Me 3 P) 3 WH 5 ]Li} 4 , (Me 3 P) 3 WH 2 I(SiMe 3 ) and (Me 3 P) 3 H 2 W( m -H) 3 AlCl 2 NMe 3 . A. R. Barron, G. Wilkinson, M. Motevalli, and M. B. Hursthouse, J. Chem. Soc. , Dalton Trans. , 1987, 837-846.
iii. Synthesis and characterization of triethylsiloxy-substituted alumoxanes: their structural relationship to the minerals boehmite and diaspore. A. W. Apblett, A. C. Warren, and A. R. Barron, Chem. Mater ., 1992, 4 , 167.
iv. Hydrolysis of tri- tert- butylaluminum: the first structural characterization of alkylalumoxanes, [(R 2 Al) 2 O] n and (RAlO) n . M. R. Mason, J. M. Smith, S. G. Bott, and, A. R. Barron, J. Am. Chem. Soc ., 1993, 115 , 4971.
v. Acylation and esterification of the aryloxide ligand in AlMe(DBMP) 2 . M. B. Power, A. R. Barron, S. G. Bott, E. J. Bishop, K. D. Tierce and J. L. Atwood, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. , 1991, 241-247.
vi. The interaction of tris- tert -butylgallium with white phosphorus: Isolation of an unusual gallium phosphorous cluster. M. B. Power and A. R. Barron, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. , 1991, 30 , 1353-1354.
vii. Tailoring aqueous solubility of functionalized single-wall carbon nanotubes over a wide pH range through substituent chain length. L. Zeng, L. Zhang, and A. R. Barron, Nano Lett . 2005, 5 , 2001.
viii. Solid state 13 C NMR of fluorinated single-wall carbon nanotubes (F-SWNTs): using just MAS to attenuate 13 C- 19 F dipole-dipole interactions, obtain narrow and unusually shielded 13 C signals, and assess extent of fluorination, L. B. Alemany, L. Zeng, L. Zhang, C. L. Edwards, and A. R. Barron, Chem. Mater., 2007, 19, 735
ix. Radical anion complexes of tris-(1,3-diphenyltriazenido) aluminum. J. Braddock-Wilking, J. T. Leman, C. T. Farrar, S. C. Larsen, D. J. Singel, and A. R. Barron, J. Am. Chem. Soc ., 1995, 117 , 1736.
Dynamic processes
NMR, TGA, and UV
i. A new mechanism for cement hydration inhibition: solid-state chemistry of calcium nitrilotris(methylene)triphosphonate, M. Bishop, S. G. Bott, and A. R. Barron,Chem. Mater.., 2003, 15 , 3074-3088.
ii. Reactivity of organogallium peroxides: oxidation of phosphine, phosphites and triphenylarsine. X-ray crystal structures of ( t Bu) 2 Ga(O t Bu)(O=AsPh 3 ), ( t Bu) 2 Ga( m - O t Bu)( m -OO t Bu)Ga( t Bu) 2 and ( t Bu) 2 Ga[(O)P(Ph) 2 CH(O)P(Ph) 2 ]. M. B. Power, J. W. Ziller, and A. R. Barron, Organometallics , 1993, 12 , 4908.
iii. Sterically crowded aryloxide compounds of aluminum: reduction of coordinated benzophenone. M. B. Power, J. R. Nash, M. D. Healy, and A. R. Barron, Organometallics , 1992, 11 , 1830.
iv. Steric effects in aluminum compounds containing monoanionic potentially bidentate ligands: towards a quantitative measure of steric bulk. J. A. Francis , C. N. McMahon, S. G. Bott, and A. R. Barron, Organometallics , 1999, 18 , 4399-4416.
v. Substituent effects on the volatility of metal b -diketonates, B. D. Fahlman and A. R. Barron, Adv. Mater. Optics Electron ., 2000, 10 , 223-232.
vi. Increased volatility of barium metal organics by the use of nitrogen Lewis bases. J. M. Buriak, L. K. Cheatham, J. J. Graham, R. Gordon, and A. R. Barron, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 1991, 204 , 545.
vii. 1,4-Dioxobenzene compounds of gallium: reversible binding of pyridines to [{( t Bu) 2 Ga} 2 ( m -OC 6 H 4 O)] n in the solid state. L. H. van Poppel, S. G. Bott, and A. R. Barron, J. Am. Chem. Soc ., 2003, 125 , 11006-11017.
Molecular structure
XRD powder, Single crystal XRD, Electron diffraction, and NMR
i. The synthesis of chalcopyrite semiconductors and their solid solution by microwave irradiation. C. C. Landry, J. Lockwood, and A. R. Barron, Chem. Mater., 1995, 7 , 699.
ii. Crystal structure of Al( t Bu) 3 (NH 2 CH 2 CH 2 Ph): a molecular "slinky", C. L. Aitken and A. R. Barron, J. Chem. Cryst. , 1996, 26 , 297
iii. Tert- amyl compounds of aluminum and gallium: halides, hydroxides and chalcogenides. C. J. Harlan, E. G. Gillan, S. G. Bott, and A. R. Barron, Organometallics , 1996, 15 , 5479-5488.
iv. An accuracy assessment of the refinement of partial metal disorder in solid solutions of Al(acac) 3 and Cr(acac) 3 . B. D. Fahlman, S. G. Bott, and A. R. Barron, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans ., 2001, 2148-2147.
v. Chemical vapor deposition of cubic gallium sulfide thin films: a new meta-stable phase. A. N. MacInnes, M. B. Power, and A. R. Barron, Chem. Mater ., 1992, 4 , 11.
vi. Vapor phase laser photochemistry and determination by electron diffraction of the molecular structure of [( t Bu)GaS] 4 : evidence for the retention of the Ga 4 S 4 cubane core during the MOCVD growth of cubic-GaS. W. M. Cleaver, M. Späth, D. Hnyk, G. McMurdo, M. B. Power, M. Stuke, D. W. H. Rankin, and A. R. Barron, Organometallics , 1995, 14 , 690.
vii. Molecular structures of M( t Bu) 3 (M = Al, Ga, In): A study by electron diffraction and ab initio molecular orbital calculations, A. Keys, P. T. Brain, C. A. Morrison, R. L. Callender, B. A. Smart, H. E. Robinson, D. W. H. Rankin and A. R. Barron, Dalton Trans., 2008, 404-410
viii. Adducts of trimethyaluminium with phosphine ligands; electronic and steric effects. A. R. Barron, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. , 1988, 3047-3050.
Nano to Micro
Particle size, SEM, TEM, AFM, and VLS
i. Phosphonate mediated surface reaction and reorganization: implications for the mechanism controlling cement hydration inhibition. C, Lupu, R. S. Arvidson, A. Lüttge and A. R. Barron, Chem. Commun ., 2005, 2354-2356.
Handouts
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Laurie Cullum |
Combustion Analysis |
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Huilong Fei |
Ion Selective Electrode Analysis |
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Graham Piburn |
Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis |
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Hydrogen Analysis by RBS |
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Shawdon Molavi |
Melting Point Analysis |
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Basil Shadfan |
DSC |
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Paul Derry |
IR Sample Preparation: A Practical Guide |
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Far IR Spectroscopy: M-L Vibrations |
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Amanda Jones |
Auger Spectroscopy |
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Quadruple Nuclea NMR |
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Mayra Hernandez Rivera |
Lanthanide Shift Reagents |
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Jarrod Boyd |
NMR Spin-Spin Coupling |
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Analysis of Multi isotope NMR Spectia |
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Gabriel Oaxaca |
Solid State NMR |
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Stop-flow Reaction Measurements |
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Chengmin Jiang |
Chemical Kinetics by NMR |
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Linyuan Xin |
Gas Phase Electron Diffraction |
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Gabriela Escalera |
Neutron Diffraction |
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Michelle LaComb |
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy |
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Juan Velazquez |
Thermal Conduction Measurements |
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Yongji Gong |
Band Gap Measurements |
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Surface Hardness |
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Sehmus Ozden |
Molecular Weight of Polymers |
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Tawana M. Robinson |
Solution Molecular Weight of Small Molecules |
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