inorganic-chemistry

name	inorganic-chemistry
description	Chemistry of inorganic compounds
license	MIT
compatibility	opencode
metadata	{"audience":"inorganic chemists, researchers, students","category":"chemistry"}

What I do

• Study elements and inorganic compounds
• Analyze coordination chemistry and metal complexes
• Investigate organometallic compounds
• Research solid-state chemistry
• Characterize inorganic reactions and mechanisms
• Develop inorganic materials

When to use me

• When studying transition metal chemistry
• When analyzing coordination compounds
• When investigating organometallic reactions
• When working with solid-state materials
• When characterizing inorganic complexes
• When developing catalysts

Key Concepts

Periodic Trends

• Atomic radius: Decreases across period, increases down group
• Ionization energy: Increases across period
• Electronegativity: Increases across period
• Electron affinity: Varies across period
• Oxidation states: Variable for transition metals

Coordination Chemistry

Ligand Types

• Monodentate: Single donor atom (NH₃, H₂O, Cl⁻)
• Bidentate: Two donor atoms (en, oxalate)
• Polydentate: Multiple donor atoms (EDTA)
• Ambidentate: Multiple binding modes (SCN⁻, NO₂⁻)

# Example: Crystal field stabilization energy
def cfse(electron_config, geometry):
    """
    Calculate crystal field stabilization energy.
    electron_config: d-electron count
    geometry: 'octahedral' or 'tetrahedral'
    """
    if geometry == 'octahedral':
        # For 6-coordinate: t2g ↑↓↑↓↑↓ > eg ↑↑
        return {'d0': 0, 'd1': -4, 'd2': -8, 'd3': -12,
                'd4': -6, 'd5': 0, 'd6': -4, 'd7': -8,
                'd8': -12, 'd9': -6, 'd10': 0}
    elif geometry == 'tetrahedral':
        # For 4-coordinate: e ↑↓ > t2 ↑↑
        return {'d0': 0, 'd1': -6, 'd2': -12, 'd3': -8,
                'd4': -4, 'd5': 0, 'd6': -6, 'd7': -12,
                'd8': -8, : -, : }

Molecular Orbital Theory

• Bonding and antibonding orbitals
• d-orbital splitting in complexes
• Spectrochemical series
• Magnetic properties

Important Compound Classes

• Oxides, halides, sulfides
• Coordination complexes
• Organometallics
• Cluster compounds
• Solid-state materials