Inorganic Chemistry — Elements Beyond Carbon

Inorganic chemistry covers every element on the periodic table outside the carbon-focused domain of organic chemistry. It is essential for materials science, catalysis and batteries.

Main Areas

• Main-group chemistry — alkali metals, halogens, noble gases.
• Transition-metal chemistry — d-block elements and their complexes.
• Coordination chemistry — ligands, geometry, crystal field theory.
• Solid-state chemistry — ionic lattices, metals, semiconductors.
• Bioinorganic chemistry — iron in haemoglobin, zinc enzymes.