Unit name | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry for Chemists |
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Unit code | CHEM30019 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Davis |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites | |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Chemistry |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit develops the inorganic chemistry given in CHEM 20170 to expand the essential base of inorganic chemistry into this more advanced level of study. The unit covers the chemistry of the elements (non-transition metals and transition metals alike), advanced spectroscopic methods in inorganic chemistry and polymeric materials. Workshops are integral to the unit.
This unit aims to provide a deepening understanding and widening knowledge of inorganic chemistry, which is appropriate for a final year BSc student and for a third year MSci student and will enable progress to even more advanced aspects in a variety of areas of inorganic chemistry for final year MSci students. The implications of these ideas are illustrated with real world examples to set them in context and highlight their relevance in the modern scientific world. The unit aims to explore key reactivity in new areas of chemistry which build upon and broaden concepts introduced in the second year.
Lectures, workshops (classes of 20 students with two staff members) and masterclasses (interactive seminar sessions of the whole class) and independent study. The Dynamic Laboratory Manual provides an important e-learning resource in advance of workshop sessions. Pre-workshop online material will be provided to assist students with the contact workshop.
Students will assessed by written examinations totaling 3 hours (summative 100%).
Essential reading will be from the following books:
Inorganic Chemistry 6th Edition, M Weller, T Overton, J Rourke and F Armstrong, Oxford University Press 2014.
Further reading from: Inorganic Chemistry, C. E. Housecroft and A. G. Sharpe, Pearson, 2005.