Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry and Laboratory

Knowledge and understanding:

Knowledge of the basic aspects of the chemistry of the elements of the periodic table with particular reference to the elements of block d and the main application aspects

Applied knowledge and understanding:

Ability to apply the knowledge of inorganic chemistry to conceive and support arguments in reference to the topics covered in the course

Autonomy of judgment:

Ability to interpret experimental data and macroscopic chemical behavior  on the basis of acquired knowledge and laboratory experiences

Communication skills -

Acquire language properties in the description of aspects of inorganic chemistry and chemistry in general

Ability to learn

Stimulate learning capacity by participating in lessons and studying the didactic material, in order to undertake more advanced studies that require a greater autonomy, such as master's degrees

In-room lectures and Lab experiences

The constant attendance of the lessons is strongly recommended.

Students who do not attend the lessons will not be admitted to attend the laboratory.

The attendance of the laboratory is not essential to take the exams.

• Radiochemistry. Nuclear reactions Applications.
• d-Metal complexes: electronic structure and properties. Crystal field theory.
• Ligand field theory.  Spectrochemical series of the ligands. Electronic spectra of coordination compounds. Orgel diagrams. Tanabe- Sugano diagrams. Magnetism.
• Thermodynamic stability of coordination compounds. Irving-Williams series. 
• Ligand substitution reactions. Rates of ligand substitution. The classification of mechanisms. Redox reactions. 
•  Organometallic chemistry. Electron count preference.  Ligands: Carbon monoxide, Hydrogen,  Aromatic and aliphatic. Applications in organic synthesis. 
• Bioinorganic chemistry. Role of the metal in biological systems. 

Lab:

Synthesis and characterization of  Cobalt(III) complexes. 

Synthesis of  copper(II) and nickel (II) complexes with nitrogen ligands. 

P. Atkins Inorganic Chemistry, Oxford

C.L. Miessler, D.A.Tarr Inorganic Chemistry,  Pearson

C.E.Housecroft, A.G.Sharpe  Inorganic Chemistry,   Pearson

G. Rayner-Cahham, T. Overton  Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, McMillan

Learning will be verified during the course through classroom exercises and through a final exam.

The final exam consists of a written test and an oral test.

The written test consists of mostly open-ended application exercises.

After passing the written test (with a grade of at least 18/30), the oral test can be taken, which is based on clarification of the written test and on verification questions on topics covered during the course.

 For the final assessment, the student's commitment in the laboratory will also be assessed, documented by a final report submitted by the student within the scheduled time.

The final mark takes into account the marks attributed to all the tests.