ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Degree course: 
Corso di Second cycle degree in CHEMISTRY
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2019/2020
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2019/2020
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Credits: 
6
Period: 
First Semester
Standard lectures hours: 
48
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (48 hours)
Requirements: 

To address successfully the topics of the course students must have solid knowledge in General and Inorganic Chemistry (particularly the basics of Coordination Chemistry learned during the Inorganic Chemistry course of the three-year degree) and in the basics of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Physics.

Final Examination: 
Orale

The assessment will be done through oral examinations concerning concepts covered in the course. The final grade will be out of thirty.

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The course aims to deepen knowledge about coordination compounds properties. Specifically, will be described metal/ligand interactions and derived spectroscopic characteristics. The most important categories of typical ligands of organometallic chemistry and the basic reactions that involve the metallic center will also be illustrated. At the end of the course, the student, will also be introduced to the basic concepts of homogeneous catalysis.
The student will be able to solve simple coordination chemistry issues, such as predicting molecular geometries, electronic structure, the type of bond or the reactivity of a particular species and will be able to understand (at least in broad terms) the scientific literature in the field of coordination and organometallic chemistry.

1) The bond in coordination compounds (8 hours).
Crystal field Theory in the light of the Russell-Saunders coupling scheme: spectral terms of an isolated atom, splitting of terms into an octahedral field, strong and weak crystal field, correlation of spectral terms. Jahn-Teller distortion. Orgel and Tanabe-Sugano diagrams and interpretation of d-d transitions. Splitting in other geometries. Outline of magnetic properties of coordination compounds.
Angular overlap model (AOM): review on ligand field theory, sigma and pi interactions, splitting of d orbitals on AOM base, relationship between geometry and metal electronic configuration.
2) Organometallic compounds: synthesis and properties (20 hours):
The 18 electrons rule. Formal oxidation states. Molecular nitrogen and molecular oxygen as ligands. Oxo, superoxo and peroxo complexes. Molecular hydrogen and hydride complexes. Carbene complexes Olefin complexes. Complex containing cyclic polyenes.
3) Reactivity of coordination and organometallic compounds (20 hours):
Oxidative addition and reductive elimination. Insertion reactions. Introduction to homogeneous catalysis

1) The bond in coordination compounds (8 hours).
Crystal field Theory in the light of the Russell-Saunders coupling scheme: spectral terms of an isolated atom, splitting of terms into an octahedral field, strong and weak crystal field, correlation of spectral terms. Jahn-Teller distortion. Orgel and Tanabe-Sugano diagrams and interpretation of d-d transitions. Splitting in other geometries. Outline of magnetic properties of coordination compounds.
Angular overlap model (AOM): review on ligand field theory, sigma and pi interactions, splitting of d orbitals on AOM base, relationship between geometry and metal electronic configuration.
2) Organometallic compounds: synthesis and properties (20 hours):
The 18 electrons rule. Formal oxidation states. Molecular nitrogen and molecular oxygen as ligands. Oxo, superoxo and peroxo complexes. Molecular hydrogen and hydride complexes. Carbene complexes Olefin complexes. Complex containing cyclic polyenes.
3) Reactivity of coordination and organometallic compounds (20 hours):
Oxidative addition and reductive elimination. Insertion reactions. Introduction to homogeneous catalysis

Slides presented in class will be available to the student on the university e-learning platform in the days before the holding of the lesson. The following books are helpful for consultation:
1) P. Atkins, T. Overton, J. Rourke, M. Weller, F. Armstrong, Chimica Inorganica, Zanichelli
1) D.F. Shriver, P.W. Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry, Oxford University Press
2) J. E. Huheey, E.A. Keitner, R. L. Keiter, Inorganic Chemistry, Harper Collins
3) F.A.Cotton, G. Wilkinson, C.A. Murillo, M. Bochmann, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons

The course will be taught through lectures in the classroom with the help of power-point projections.

Office Hours
Every day, from 10 to 12 and from 14 to 17.