Learning objectives
To provide the students with fundamentals of synthesis and characterization of inorganic and coordination compounds
Course unit content
<p> Laboratory<br />
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1. Sinthesis of cis/trans-bis(glycinate)Cu(II). Characterization through IR spectroscopy. <br />
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Concepts: chelate effect; stereochemical properties of Cu(II); kinetics and thermodynamic of formation of the products <br />
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2. Preparation of a N,N bidentate CH2PzPy ligand through phase transfer catalysis. Preparation of the [ZnCl2(CH2PzPy)] complex.<br />
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Concepts: properties of Zn2+ ion , phase transfer catalysis, bidimensional NMR <br />
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3. Synthesis of tris(acetiacetonate)Al(III). Characterization by NMR spectroscopy.<br />
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Concepts: properties of Al(III), Hard-Soft Theory , acetilacetone as ligand, keto/enolic tautomery , stereoisomery and chirality <br />
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4. Preparation of the d-tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) through a partial asymmetric sinthesis<br />
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Concepts: properties of Co(III), lability and inertness of coordination compounds, asymmetric synthesis, chirality. </p>
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Coordination compounds<br />
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Spectroscopy, theory <br />
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Electromagnetic spectrum, matter-radiations interaction, Boltzmann distribution<br />
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Spectroscopy, techniques<br />
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NMR <br />
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spin angular/magnetic moment , chemical shift, FT-NMR, NMR in inorganic chemistry</p>
<p>IR <br />
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infrared radiation and vibrational energy, normal modes, correlation between molecular structure and IR bands, FT-IR, Michelson interferometer. IR Spectroscopy and coordination compounds; free and coordinated ligand, cis-trans isomery, simmetry, carbonil as ligand (CO) </p>
<p>UV-Vis <br />
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electronic spectra of coordination compounds, absorbance (A) and transmittance <br />
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Bibliography
<p>Material provided by the teacher</p>