610-341 Inorganic Chemistry IIIB

Chemistry 610-240 or 610-241. Concurrent enrolment in 610-345 is strongly recommended.

Upon completion of the subject 610-341 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; electronic structure and photochemistry of metal complexes; the structure of the solid state; and reactions of coordinated ligands, including aspects of asymmetric synthesis and the mechanism of action of metallo-enzymes.

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.

One 3-hour written examination at the end of semester. Assignments and tests may constitute up to 10% of the final assessment.