Makeup Forever Or Smashbox?

MA Educational Super Davidoffski and Inorganic Chemistry, MA

Teaching laboratory only the seemingly simple thing. Above all, be measured with a group of young, energetic people. Usually not specially interested in the subject and poorly focused on what the next few hours to do in the laboratory. Of course, I realize it is extremely unfair generalization, however, there are many students-passion, or knowledge from the usual greedy curiosity and need to know the world;). However, the remainder no longer needs so eagerly approach the challenges posed before them and, most importantly, responsibilities.

"inorganic is boring," "is an inorganic sucks, "" too much from memory ", etc.. Many of these opinions I hear among the students. Have to agree with the fact that Inorganic Chemistry seemingly can appear as much more chaos than organic chemistry - it would seem, represents a collection of neatly segregated patterns and rules. Obvious is the fact that one can argue with that, but let's leave the controversy. Need to pay attention to another thing: Inorganic Chemistry is considered boring and uninteresting, because very often it is just so imparted to young people. Then there are inclu information stream, which in general tend to be too far divorced from reality and even though (which strongly emphasize ) they are the very foundations of this area and form an integral frame, you can not forget about the fact that the skeleton supports the authorities. Why so little talking about the same elements or? Their presence, online forms around us? Why so little talking about natural resources (including those of national)? Why do not you talk more about receiving elements, interesting syntheses of important compounds, their occurrence in our bodies, food, soil, water, air, universe? Why are rarely move aspects of their use in practice closer to our everyday experience? At home, work, medicine, travel, and of all matters relating to the functioning of our body. Why do so few advocates of the related anecdotes, curiosities, or presence in the history and culture and tradition?

Combine thus neatly and flexibly to all these attributes into one exciting and innovative whole. I think this is the best recipe for it to inorganic chemistry can begin very passionate about and discover their secrets. Indeed, it need not be a recipe only for inorganic;), however, from the perspective of the subject, which is my duty (and emphasize: great pleasure ) teach, let me use a certain formulation of accurate and its consequences, drawn from the website of the research group of Michael K. Denka:

"In inorganic chemistry everything is great"
Prof. W. Beck, Munich, 1986

Super-expensive :

Gold
Platinum
Diamonds
Promethium

Super-corrosive  

Ozone (O3) ignites organic materials immediately. Very toxic
Fluorine
ClF3

Super-explosive  

NI3
Fulminates
XeO3 forms, whenever Xenon fluorides are hydrolyzed. It explodes violently in a very unpredictable fashion.

Super-complicated  

Structure and Bonding Inorganic compounds are examples of unusual bonding situations. Delocalized bonding such as in clusters, semiconductors and metals is the rule rather then the exception.

Super-coordinated
High coordination numbers (organic carbon: 1-5) are common:
IF7 (CN = 7)
[ReH9]2- (CN = 9)
U(COT)2 (CN = 16)

Super-acidic  

Magic Acid HF + SbF5 -> [H2F]+ [SbF6]- protonates methane and is probably the strongest acid known.

Super-conducting  

Hg
Nb3Ge
YBa2La3CuO7
Most "high-tech" materials (semiconductors, superconductors, wave guides optoelectronic materials etc.) are inorganic

Super-hard  

Diamond (5600 Vickers hardness)
Cubic boron nitride
Ti-B-C-N, Vickers Hardness = 6000)

Super high-melting  

TaC, m. p. = 3780 oC There is an unabated race for materials that can withstand extreme temperatures and / or corrosive environment. Applications are the coating of cutting tools, motor parts, ball bearings etc.

Super-clean Si 99.999999 %
Semiconductors

Super-selective  

Catalysts (Homogeneous and Heterogeneous)

For my part, as a university teacher, I strive to teach inorganic chemistry and a story about it through my humble person also was cool:)

best wishes

MA Davidoffski