KE525: Inorganic chemistry A (5 ECTS)

STADS: 10005201

Level
Bachelor course

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

Teacher responsible
Email: chk@ifk.sdu.dk
Email: adb@ifk.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Revison of timetable:
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Students from the Faculty of Science: MM501 Calculus I, MM502 Calculus II, and KE501 Fundamental Chemistry must be passed. KE503 Symmetry and KE521 Chemistry of the Elements and KE523 Physical Chemistry A/KE502 Chemistry of the elements and Physical chemistry are assumed to be known.

Students from the Faculty of Engineering: The mathematics and physics courses K-IFG1 / KC-IFG1 and K-IFG2 / KC-IFG2, as well as KE501-T Fundamental Chemistry must be passed. KE502-E1 / KE502-E2 / KE502-E3 Chemistry of the Elements and K-IFG3 / KC-IFG3 Physical Chemistry are assumed to be known.

Course introduction
The goal of the course is to build upon the knowledge obtained in course KE521 Chemistry of the Elements and KE523 Physical Chemistry A/KE502 Chemistry of the elements and Physical chemistry to provide a deeper knowledge of natural and artificial materials, including familiarity with the biologically essential d-block elements and their function in the processes of life. The course will also extend understanding of the relationship between the properties of materials and their electronic structure.

Expected learning outcome
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:
• Explain or predict the crystal structures of the elements using simple packing models and knowledge of the electronic structure.
• Explain differences between the splitting of the d-orbital energies for different combinations of central atoms and ligands, and explain simple visible spectra for these compounds.
• Understand the principals in using optical, vibrational and NMR spectroscopy to characterize inorganic systems.
• Explain differences in magnetic properties on the basis of the splitting of d-orbital energies.
• Explain and predict trends in the structures and oxidation states of d-block complexes.
• Describe typical properties and characteristics of important types of inorganic complexes, including cluster compounds and mixed-valence compounds, metalloenzymes and their model complexes and supramolecular systems, and list typical applications of these in industry, catalysis, medicine, etc.
• Explain the role of metals in the activation of molecules and their role in catalysis.
• Explain in detail typical reaction types in coordination chemistry, from simple Lewis acid/base reactions to template reactions and modification of coordinating ligands.
Emphasis is placed upon the student’s familiarity with the concepts related to the major topics of the course, and the ability to combine different concepts to address more complex problems.

Subject overview
Solid-state and molecular structures of the elements, application of analytical spectroscopy to inorganic systems, geometry and isomerism of coordination complexes, d-orbital configuration and visible spectra of coordination complexes, magnetic properties, trends in structure and oxidation state amongst d-block compounds, cluster compounds and mixed-valence compounds, the activation of ligands, ions and molecules by metal ions, catalysis, template reactions, supramolecular chemistry, metalloproteins, metal complexes in medicine and diagnosis.

Literature

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

Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
3 hour written examination with books, notes etc. External examiner. Marks according to the Danish 7-point marking scale.

Reexam after 2nd. quater. 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: 24 timer
Eksaminatorietimer/opgaveregning: 22 timer.
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Language
This course is taught in English.

Remarks
This course replaces the inorganic chemistry-part of KE512.

Course enrollment
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