Inorganic Chemistry
What is Inorganic Chemistry ?
In simple words we can say that, "Inorganic chemistry is the the branch of chemistry that deals with inorganic compounds".
Definition of Inorganic
Chemistry- Inorganic
chemistry is the branch of chemistry, which deals with the study of inorganic
compounds and organometallic compounds. Inorganic chemistry includes study of all
chemical compounds excluding organic compounds (where, organic compounds are carbon
based compounds, generally having carbon-hydrogen bonds i.e. C-H bonds.
Example of Inorganic Compound
Salt Magnesium Chloride (MgCl2)
is an ionic Inorganic Compound which contains magnesium-cations Mg2+
and chloride-anions Cl−
Branches of Inorganic Chemistry
Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry
Descriptive inorganic chemistry based on the arrangement and
ordering of compounds based on their properties.
Coordination Chemistry
Coordination chemistry is the branch of Inorganic chemistry which deals with
the study of coordination compounds or coordination complexes. A coordination
compound or coordination complex contains of a central atom or ion, which is generally
metallic and is known as coordination center, and get surrounded by
group of bounding molecules or ions, these surrounding molecules and ions are
known as ligands.
Materials Science
Material science deal with the study of materials. Study of metals,
semiconductors, polymers, ceramics, nanomaterials, biomaterials and many other
form of materials comes under material science. A material scientist study
about any material to find out its structure, properties and use this in
certain applications.
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Bioinorganic Chemistry is the branch of inorganic chemistry which deal with
study of different metals in biological system. Bioinorganic chemistry deal in
both natural field (like study and application of metalloproteins etc.) and
artificial field (like study, application and development of medicines). Bioinorganic
chemistry is the mixture of biochemistry
and inorganic chemistry.
Organometallic Chemistry
Organometallic chemistry is the branch of inorganic chemistry
which deal with the study of chemical compounds having at least one bond
between a Metal and carbon atom of organic compound. Organometallic compounds
are broadly used in research, industrial chemical reactions, catalysis to
increase the rates of reactions.
Cluster Chemistry
Cluster chemistry is the branch of inorganic chemistry which deals with the
study of clusters. Cluster forms when atoms or molecules bound together to form
large size substances whose size is intermediate in between the size of a molecule
and a bulk solid. Example of cluster- fullerene cluster from carbon atoms and
borane cluster from boron atoms.
