Techniques and Concepts in Inorganic Chemistry Level 11 (U01249)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : CHE-4-TCInorg11

A lecture course providing instruction in advanced aspects of inorganic chemistry. The course comprises individual lectures courses on: the Synthesis of Inorganic Compounds, Supramolecular Chemistry, Lanthanides and Actinides, Advanced Main Group Chemistry and Metal-Metal and Metal-Ligand Multiple Bonds, and thus covers the chemistry of elements from all parts of the periodic table. Emphasis is placed upon applications of inorganic compounds in areas as diverse as catalysis, novel materials, biological systems and medicine. Either the Level 10 or Level 11 version of this course (as specified in the degree programme tables) is a compulsory requirement for Year 4/5 students on degrees in Chemistry, but can be taken by Year 4/5 students on any Chemistry degree programme.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Chemistry 3A (CHE-3-A) and Chemistry 3B (CHE-3-B) and Chemistry 3P Practical and Transferable Skills (CHE-3-Pract) at a weighted average at or above Grade C at the first attempt (including Chemistry 3A (CHE-3-A) and Chemistry 3B (CHE-3-B) at a weighted average at or above Grade D), and Mathematics qualifications of at least 20 credits to level Applicable Mathematics 1 and Mathematical Methods 1; or with the permission of Head of School.

? Prohibited combinations : Techniques and Concepts in Inorganic Chemistry Level 10 (CHE-4-TCInorg10).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Chemistry, (School of Chemistry, Schedule L)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
09/01/2007	09:00	09:50	Lecture Theatre 100, Joseph Black Building	KB

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	09:00	09:50	KB
Lecture	Wednesday	09:00	09:50	KB
Lecture	Friday	09:00	09:50	KB

? Additional Class Information : 30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students will be able to:
- explain the principles that underpin selected synthetic processes
- devise synthetic routes to target inorganic and organometallic compounds
- use the literature to identify preparative routes for specific compounds
- appreciate the difficulties and importance of supramolecular chemistry, inspired by biology and with implications in all traditional disciplines of chemistry
- rationalise the chemistry of the 4f- and 5f-elements
- appreciate the chemistry used in nuclear power generation involving radioactive actinide elements
- explain why complexes of gadolinium(III) are used as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging
- understand structure and bonding in metal-metal bonded systems
- understand the role of multiply bonded ligands in the stabilisation of certain types of metal complex and in catalytic alkene/alkyne metathesis
- appreciate the mechanism of -alkene polymerisation promoted by Ziegler-Natta, metallocene and other single site catalysts
Learning outcomes specific to attainment of a pass at Level 11 include:
- ability to integrate all, or most, of the main areas of the course
- development of original and creative responses to problems and issues within the course
- application of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to issues at the forefront of the subject area