CHEM3702 Inorganic Chemistry - Flinders University

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Overview

The aim is to provide students with an overview of the role and importance that transition metal ions play in inorganic chemistry and in organometallic chemistry. Secondly, students will learn to use the modern approach of molecular orbital theory to develop chemical bonding concepts across the periodic table, and so to acquire an understanding of ligand field theory. The spectral and magnetic properties of transition metal ions can then be understood at a sophisticated level, which allows these transition metals to be used diagnostically to identify and characterise compounds. Finally, this topic will present students with the fundamentals of inorganic chemical synthesis through a series of practical experiments. These practical experiments and the associated capstone activities will solidify students knowledge and skills in the inorganic chemistry field.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

Develop and use the modern approach of molecular orbital theory to develop chemical bonding concepts and provide an understanding of ligand field theory (The spectral and magnetic properties of transition metal ions can then be understood at a sophisticated level, which allows them to be used diagnostically to identify and characterise transition metal compounds)
Provide an overview of the role that metal ions play in biological chemistry and of the inorganic chemistry associated with organometallic compounds
Continue the development of laboratory skills associated with synthetic work pertaining to inorganic and organometallic compounds

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding about what various types transition metal compounds are and how the can be used

Understand the molecular orbital description for bonding in an octahedral coordination complex

Know about the synthesis, characterisation and reactivity of metal carbonyls and pie-complexes, including metal cyclopentadienyls

Understand the chemical bonding in metal carbonyl and metal pie-complexes

Be familiar with the major industrial catalytic processes that employ organometallic catalysts

Demonstrate an understanding of what metal clusters are, how they form and react and how their bonding can be understood

Be familiar with the method of uptake and retention of metal ions in biological systems

Use the concept of metal ion hydrolysis to understand and make limited predictions of metal ion speciation in aqueous solution

Handle and report on transition metal compounds, including those which are sensitive to air and/or moisture, competently in a laboratory with due regard to occupational health and safety

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Evaluate and present results from laboratory work in written and verbal form

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Handbook

Inorganic Chemistry

CHEM3702