KE801: Inorganic Chemistry B (5 ECTS)

STADS: 10002801

Level
Master's level course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.
4th quarter.

Teacher responsible
Email: ugn@sdu.dk

Timetable
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
KE524 quantum chemistry and KE525 inorganic chemistry (former KE512 quantum chemistry/inorganic chemistry) or KE818 Supplementary Course in Quantum Chemistry and Symmetry must be passed.

Course introduction
The aim of the course is to acquire knowledge about the structure of inorganic compounds, properties and reactions at an advanced level.

Expected learning outcome
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:

• calculate and assign electronic spectra and magnetic structure of transition metal complexes.
• suggest reasonable geometrical structures for transition metal complexes including organometallic compounds).
• suggest reaction mechanisms for the most important substitution and redox reactions involving transition metal complexes including organometallic compounds.
• interpret experimental data and relate this to the structure and properties of inorganic compounds.

Subject overview
Fundamental principles of the structure and reactivity of coordination compounds. Ligand field theory, interpretation of electronic spectra and magnetic properties of transition metal complexes. The mechanism of substitution and redox reactions. Organometallic chemistry including applications in catalysis.
Selected topics from solid state chemistry.
Synthesis and characterization of a series of inorganic compounds. The following methods will be used in the characterization:
UV-visible spectroscopy, NMR and ESR spectroscopy. X-ray-diffraction.

Literature

• C. E. Housecroft & A. G. Sharpe : Inorganic Chemistry, Prentice Hall 3. Ed. Harlow 2008.
• Øvelsesvejledning til KE801.

Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
a) Lab reports are evaluated collectively, passed/failed, internal censorship by lecturer. These must be approved in order to be eligible for the written exam. 

b) Three hour written exam graded according to the 7-point grading scale with external censorship.

Reexamination after 2nd quarter.
The mode of exam at the reexamination may differ from the mode of exam at the ordinary exam.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Forelæsninger: 20 timer.
Eksaminatorietimer/opgaveregning: 10 timer.
Laboratorieøvelser: 24 timer.
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Language
This course is taught in English, if international students participate. Otherwise the course is taught in Danish.

Course enrollment
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Tuition fees for single courses
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