610-340 Inorganic Chemistry IIIA

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Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Chemistry 610-240 or (610-241 and 610-245) (1998: (610-240 or 610-241) and 610-245).

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Upon completion of the subject 610-340 students should comprehend: the main types of reactions of coordination compounds; cluster molecules; organometallic species and biomolecules; the reasons for the different types of structures observed for such molecules; the procedures for determination of the structures via spectroscopic and related techniques; the mechanisms of the more important reactions.

Students should have also developed: time and resource management skills; skills to synthesise a range of inorganic molecules; knowledge of the application and interpretation of a range of spectroscopic and physical techniques; experience in reporting the results of an experimental study.

The lecture course covers the topics: symmetry, group theory, and their applications; metal and main group chemistry; coordination, cluster and organometallic species; reactivity, including redox and catalytic processes; applications of nuclear magnetic resonance and related structural techniques.

The practical course will consist of a number of experiments involving the synthesis and/or chemical and/or instrumental investigations of important classes of main group and transition metal coordination and organometallic compounds.

Assessment

One 2-hour written examination at the end of semester. Practical work will be continuously assessed in the form of short reports. Practical work must be completed satisfactorily before credit can be granted.