CH 316 Frontiers of Coordination Chemistry 3-0-0-6
Syllabus: Bonding: Molecular Orbital Theory, pi-bonding; Crystal field theory; Jahn-Teller effect; Spectrochemical series, nephelauxetic series; Electronic Spectra: d-d transitions, Orgel and Tanabe-Sugano diagrams, charge-transfer spectra; Magnetism: Types, determination of magnetic susceptibility, spin-only formula, spin-orbit coupling, spin crossover; Reaction Mechanism: Substitution in octahedral and square planar complexes; Lability, trans-effect, Conjugate base mechanism; Racemisation; Electron Transfer Reactions: inner sphere and outer sphere mechanism; Marcus theory; Inorganic photochemistry: Photosubstitution and photoredox reactions of chromium, cobalt and ruthenium compounds; Adamson’s rules; Lanthanides and Actinides: Spectral and Magnetic Properties; NMR Shift reagents; Coordination polymers and metal organic frameworks as storage materials, optoelectronic devices, magnetic materials; Polyoxometallates: structures, properties and industrial applications.
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References:
2. J. Barrett, Inorganic chemistry in aqueous solution; Royal Society of Cambridge, 2004.