Advanced Inorganic Chemistry II (CH412/512) Syllabus

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1 Instructor Advanced Inorganic Chemistry II (CH412/512) Syllabus Mark Woods Office: SB Phone: (Wed morning, Thurs, Fri); (Mon Tues Wed afternoon) Office Hours I run no system of formal office hours. If you would like to speak with me about the course then either: catch me after class; drop by my office (SB2 328, I am usually there on all day Thursday and Friday); or drop me an and we can arrange an appointment. Overview The purpose of this course is to provide students with an entry into certain aspects of inorganic chemistry. In just 10 weeks it is impossible to thoroughly cover all aspects of inorganic chemistry, so we will focus on just three or four. As such this course will be broken down into four subject areas: Coordination Chemistry, Lanthanide and Actinides, Organometallics and Catalysis, and Bioinorganic Chemistry. Depending upon the appropriateness of the chemistry of the Lanthanides and Actinides may be woven into the Coordination Chemistry. Texts We will talk about texts on the first day of class. However, I do not teach from a single text and generally recommend that students investigate books that are suitable for their own understanding of the relevant subjects material. A general Inorganic Chemistry text would be a usual reference book. Topics: Coordination Chemistry Orbital Theory First Row Transition Metals Ligand/Crystal field theory High spin/low spin 18 electron rule Electronic Spectroscopy Hard soft acid base Polarizability Chelate effect 1 1/1/2015

2 Ligand Preorganisation Ligand exchange reactions Trans effect Organo-metallic Chemistry and Catalysis Bonds with carbon; types of bonding interactions Carbene complexes Aromaticity in metal complexes; sandwich complexes Ligand addition and elimination reactions, ligand migration Catalysis Polymerisation, Zeigler-Natta. Lanthanide and Actinide Chemistry The organo-metallic chemistry of Lanthanide and Actinides Discovery, distribution and extraction Chemical properties: oxidation states and periodic trends Electronic States Bioinorganic Chemistry Elements of interest to biology Uptake of vital elements Structural role of metals in biology The role of metals in biological redox systems The catalytic role of metals in biology The role of protein structure in tuning metal properties The life cyclic of iron: uptake, storage and uses Course Structure Sub-course will consist of lectures and homework. The work assignment will be reviewed and discussed in class on Mondays and the completed work assignment will be due at 5 PM on the Friday prior. Assignments that arrive late will most likely be returned ungraded. The following schedule is a tentative outline of how the course will proceed. Teaching Schedule Week 1 (5 th Jan 9 th Jan) Monday COORDINATION CHEMISTRY Work handed-out Week 2 (12 th Jan 16 th Jan) Work handed-out 2 1/1/2015

3 Week 3(19 th Jan 23 th Jan) Monday MLK Day Week 4 (26 th Jan 30 th Jan) Friday MID TERM Week 5 (2 nd Feb 6 th Feb) Monday Work handed-out Wednesday ORGANOMETALIC CHEMISTRY AND CATALYSIS Week 6 (9 th Feb 20 th Feb) Week 7 (16 th Feb 27 nd Feb) Friday MID TERM Week 8 (2 nd Mar 6 th Mar) Monday Work handed-out Wednesday BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY Week 9 (9 th Mar 13 th Mar) Week 10 (16 th Mar 20 th Mar) Finals Week (23 rd Mar 27 st Mar) Wednesday FINAL EXAM Student Assessment You will be assessed on three exams, two midterms and a final. Your grade for the term will be determined entirely by your performance in these three exams. Each Mid term will contribute 30% to your overall grade, the final the remaining 40% 3 1/1/2015

4 Class homework will be graded but does not contribute to your grade for the term, it is only for the purposes of providing student feedback Completion of course homework is compulsory. Failure to submit homework on time will result in a 5% reduction in your grade on the next exam. All work, exams and other assignments will be graded on the basis that a clean sheet of paper affords zero marks. For every correct answer you provide you will be awarded marks. Marks are not taken off, they must be earned. There will be no excuses for missing an exam. There will be no make-up exams. Once the exam has started you cannot leave. If you need to leave, then hand-in the exam and your time has expired. (Go to the rest room before class and any exam). Ensure your phone and other mobile electronic devices are turned off, if they make a noise during the exam your time in the exam room will have expired. Grading: If you believe there is an error in the grading or scoring of your exam then follow these steps: Do not panic if there is a grading or addition error. It will be fixed if you follow step 2. Staple a professionally worded, very brief and to-the-point note to the front of your exam stating (a) the specific problem number and (b) your question about the problem. If, on the other hand, there is simply an error in addition, be specific about the number of points miscalculated. If you ask for a re-grade of a question that has been graded correctly, then you will forfeit from your original score the same number of points believed were graded incorrectly. So, be absolutely sure that there is an error in grading before asking for a re-grade. If you find an addition error in calculating you score there is no penalty for bringing this to our attention. The Small Print Your attendance at class is not compulsory; however, you should expect that your absences will be reflected by your performance in the exams. If you miss class you should seek help from your fellow students before asking for a resume of the class from an instructor. It should not be necessary for a class to be re-taught on a regular basis. You should make plans to attend ALL exams. Attendance at exams is compulsory. If you cannot make an exam then it must be for an acceptable reason. Acceptable excuses would include: bereavement, illness and religious holidays. If you miss an exam for an acceptable reason or for illness then your term grade will be made up from your score on the other exam. If you miss an exam for an unacceptable reason, then you will be awarded a zero. It is expected that students will conduct themselves in a courteous and considerate manner (both to the instructor and to their fellow students) in class: cell phones off, 4 1/1/2015

5 no discussing last night s game, no getting up to leave to take a call, and so on.. If you are not interested in the class, then please do not attend in the first place. The instructor retains the right to change any part of this syllabus at any time. Students with Disabilities If you have a disability and require an accommodation to fully participate in this class, contact the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSWD). If you have an OSWD Accommodation Plan, you should make an appointment to meet with me to discuss your accommodations. Also, you should meet with me if you wish to discuss emergency medical information or special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated. 5 1/1/2015