Inorganic
chemistry – the chemistry of compounds that are not organic in nature.
(Organic compounds have C
as the basic structural element
& do not contain metals.)
• Inorganic chemistry is generally split up into the following divisions:
1) Main group chemistry
2) Transition metal
chemistry
3) Lanthanide-actinide chemistry
We will
look at divisions 1) & 2),
and a general
sub-grouping
called organometallic
chemistry.