Department of Chemistry, Unit Catalogue 2010/11 |
CH20174: Inorganic chemistry 3 for visiting students |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Intermediate |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| EX100 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly) |
| Requisites:
| In taking this unit you cannot take CH20147 or take CH20148 |
| Description:
| Aims: To provide an introduction to the chemistry of compounds of the transition metal elements. To provide a basic knowledge of advanced methods for structure determination. Learning Outcomes: After studying this unit, students should be able to: * Describe bonding models that can be applied to a consideration of the properties of transition metal compounds. * Account for the solution chemistry of representative elements as a guide to the reactivity of the transition metals. * Describe the principles underlining NMR and powder diffraction techniques. * Interpret and predict NMR spectra for a range of nuclei other than 113C. * Interpret and predict ESR spectra. Skills: Numeracy (F, A); Problem solving (T, F, A); Oral communication (F). Content: General properties of transition metal compounds. Crystal field theory and ligand field theory. Descriptive chemistry of first row transition metal elements. Bioinorganic chemistry. Kinetics and mechanisms of substitution and redox reactions. General principles of NMR - magnetic properties of nuclei, sensitivity and abundance. Spectra of I = 1/2 nuclei. Chemical shifts and coupling constants. Problems with I>1/2 nuclei. Magnetic properties of the electron and the origin and interpretation of ESR spectra. |