Information page for Coordination and organometallic chemistry (NKE012F)

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Coordination and organometallic chemistry, 10 credits

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The course syllabus was confirmed by the Faculty board for graduate studies 8 Febryary 2021. The course is in the third cycle and amounts to 10 credits.
The course syllabus is formally approved in Swedish. This is a translation.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, participants shall be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

• Use electron counting to assess the reactivity and stability of organometallic compounds
• In detail describe various models for chemical bonding in transition metal complexes including organometallic compounds
• Describe type reactions of coordination compounds and organometallic compounds and describe their reaction mechanisms and methods for investigating these
• Describe a number of homogeneously catalyzed reactions in which organometallic compounds play an important role and the mechanisms for such reactions
• In detail describe the chemistry of the d-block elements, including commonly occurring oxidation states
• Briefly describe the importance of transition metals in biological systems

Skills and abilities

• Search for, read and understand primary research reports in coordination, organometallic and bio-inorganic chemistry
• Use databases to source inorganic literature

Judgement and approach

• Investigate unknown reactions of metal complexes and propose reasonable mechanisms
• Interpret spectroscopic and kinetic data in terms of structure and reactivity of metal complexes

Course content

The course deals with coordination chemistry and organometallic chemistry. In this area, structure and bonding theory, reaction mechanisms and characterization methods (NMR and molecular spectroscopy) are studied. The course also covers organometallic type reactions, use of organometallic reagents in catalysis and organic synthesis, and chemical databases. The role of metals in biological systems is also addressed.

Teaching

The teaching consists of lectures, exercises and seminars. Participation in seminars is compulsory.

Assessment

Assessment is based on participation in seminars and a final exam.

Grading scale

Possible grades are Pass and Fail. To pass the course, approved seminar participation and passing the final exam are required.

Language of instruction

The course is given in English.

Entry requirements

Basic knowledge of physical, inorganic and organic chemistry.

Additional information

The theoretical part of the course is identical to that of the master course KEMM52. Students who have been awarded credits for KEMM52 cannot also get credits for the corresponding parts of NKE012F, and vice versa.

Course responsible teacher and unit/division

Ola Wendt
Email: ola.wendt@chem.lu.se

Centre for Analysis and Synthesis (CAS), KILU