Undergraduate Course: Techniques and Concepts in Inorganic Chemistry Level 11 (CHEM11027)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Chemistry |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Chemistry |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
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. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 09:00 - 09:50 | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 09:00 - 09:50 | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 09:00 - 09:50 | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 09:00 - 09:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 100, Joseph Black Building |
| Additional information |
30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | 4 x 8 sides / graph | c/w U01248 |
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 |
Assessment Information
| One degree exam of 3 hours. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Euan Brechin
Tel: (0131 6)50 7545
Email: ebrechin@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Rosie Filipiak
Tel: (0131 6)50 3843
Email: r.filipiak@ed.ac.uk |
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