610-245 Inorganic Chemistry Practical

Credit cannot be gained for this subject and 610-240

One of chemistry 610-141, 610-161 or 610-051 AND one of 610-142, 610-162 or 610-052.

Inorganic chemistry emcompasses an enormous and diverse area of chemistry of great practical importance. This subject develops synthetic, analytical and instrumental skills in inorganic, bio-inorganic and organometallic chemistry. A wide variety of synthetic methods, handling procedures and analytical techniques are introduced.

The subject consists of the synthesis and characterisation of classes of main group, transition metal and organometallic compounds of technological and medical application. They include peroxy species, phosphates, metal-DNA complexes and metal catalysts. The metals include V, Cr, Fe, Co and Ni as well as Mo and Ru, from the second row transition metals. These systems are investigated by infrared, NMR and UV-visible spectroscopies, by X-ray powder diffraction and by magneto-chemistry. They are analysed by quantitative titrimetric and gravimetric techniques.

Practical work will be continuously assessed in the form of short reports.