CHEM1902 (C 10K) Coordination Chemistry.
(An Introductory course at UWI, Mona, JAMAICA) by Prof.
R.J. Lancashire
Course Objectives
A note about On-line course information
- Lecture 1. Introduction to Transition Metal Ions and Coordination
Chemistry. The Periodic Table
d-orbital occupation and electronic configuration of
M2+ ions, common oxidation states and their colours.
General properties of TM Elements. Useful Definitions - ligand, chelate,
coordination number etc. Examples of
common ligands available in PDF format
- Lecture 2. Review of Common
Stereochemistries (CN = 2..12). Examples given for each
type, available in PDF format
- Lecture 3. Introduction to Crystal Field
Theory. Shapes of d-orbitals, splittings of d-orbitals due to
effect of octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar crystal
fields.
- Lecture 4. Consequences of CFT. High-spin,
Low-spin complexes and the spectrochemical series.
Magnetic Moments of octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar
complexes.
- Lecture 5. Stability of Metal Complexes.
The difference between
Kinetic and Thermodynamic stability. Stepwise
formation constants. Chelation and the
Chelate Effect.
- Lecture 6. Isomerism.
Stereoisomerism and Structural isomerism, available in
PDF format
- Nomenclature of Coordination
Complexes. This will not be covered in lectures, but is
required for successful completion of the course. See an example
of how you can develop a systematic
approach to naming and drawing complexes.
A single PDF file that contains most of this material is available
for download from OURVLE.
Tutorial questions and problem papers
A number of questions and problems relating to this course are available on-line.
References
'Inorganic Chemistry' - C. Housecroft and A.G. Sharpe, Prentice Hall, 3rd Ed.,
Dec 2007, ISBN13: 978-0131755536, ISBN10: 0131755536
'Basic Inorganic Chemistry' - F.A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson and P.L.
Gaus, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 3rd Ed., 1994. pps 165-187,
503-509, 512-517.
'Introduction to Modern Inorganic Chemistry' - K.M. Mackay, R.A.
Mackay and W. Henderson, International Textbook Company, 5th Ed., 1996.
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