Materials in Coordination Chemistry 0600-S2-EN-W-MCC
The program content of the course involves:
1. Importance of coordination chemistry – an industrial and environmental
perspective
2. Some aspects of solid-state chemistry of d-electron elements
a. Solid solutions
b. Solid electrolytes
c. Inorganic pigments
d. Molecular materials chemistry (molecular magnets, inorganic liquid
crystals)
3. Mixed-valence compounds
a. Introduction
b. Theory of mixed-valence compounds
c. Classification and characterization of mixed-valence systems
4. Polynuclear transition metal chemistry
a. Modern polynucleating ligands
b. Building block strategy (Complexes as metals/Complexes as ligands)
c. Examples of oxido-hydroxido high-nuclearity clusters
d. Examples of polyoxometalates (POMs)
5. New trends in modern coordination chemistry
a. Fundamentals of supramolecular chemistry
b. Photochemistry and photophysics in coordination compounds (including
fluorescent switches, photo-molecular devices and machines)
c. Crystal Engineering: metal-organic framework (MOFs)
6. Corrosion of metals
a. Role of oxide films
b. Role of overpotential
c. Corrosion inhibitors
Total student workload
Learning outcomes - knowledge
Learning outcomes - skills
Learning outcomes - social competencies
Teaching methods
Expository teaching methods
- description
- informative (conventional) lecture
- narration
- discussion
- problem-based lecture
Exploratory teaching methods
- project work
- seminar
- points system
- presentation of a paper
- case study
- situational
- classic problem-solving
- WebQuest
- biographical
Online teaching methods
- exchange and discussion methods
- games and simulations
- content-presentation-oriented methods
Type of course
Prerequisites
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Lecture: written exam completion (60%)
Classes with presentations: evaluated students' presentations (40%)
The method of verification of learning outcomes:
Exam: W1, W2, W3, K1
Student presentation: U1, U2, K2, K3
Practical placement
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Bibliography
1. J.R. Gispert, “Coordination Chemistry”, 2008, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
2. T.W. Swaddle, “Inorganic chemistry. An Industrial and Environmental Perspective”, 1990, Academic Press, San Diego, USA
3. D.F. Shriver, P.W. Atkins, T.L. Overton, J.P. Rourke, M.T. Weller, F.A. Armstrong, “Inorganic Chemistry”, 2006, Oxford University Press, New York
Additional information
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