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Undergraduate Course: Techniques and Concepts in Inorganic Chemistry Level 11 (CHEM11027)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Chemistry CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryA 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Chemistry 3A (CHEM09005) AND Chemistry 3B (CHEM09006) AND Chemistry 3P Practical and Transferable Skills (CHEM09007)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Techniques and Concepts in Inorganic Chemistry Level 10 (CHEM10025) OR Concepts and Methods in Materials Chemistry Level 10 (CHEM10040) OR Concepts and Methods in Materials Chemistry Level 11 (CHEM11036)
Other requirements Must include a weighted average of Grade C or higher in all Chemistry 3 courses AND a weighted average of Grade D or higher in Chemistry 3A and Chemistry 3B, at the first attempt; or with the permission of Head of School.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 30, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Revision Session Hours 5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 150 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One degree exam of 3 hours.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)3:00
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
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information 30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged.
KeywordsTCIC(L11)
Contacts
Course organiserDr Euan Brechin
Tel: (0131 6)50 7545
Email: ebrechin@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Anne Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 4754
Email: Anne.Brown@ed.ac.uk
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