KEMA2150 Chemistry of Transition Metals (3 cr)

• Basics of chemistry of d- and f- block metals
  
• organometallic compounds
  
• catalysis
  
• the most common reactions and reaction mechanisms of metal compounds

After completing the course the student

• recognizes the special features of d- and f- block metals.
• identify organometallic compounds and their basic properties.
• understands the electron structures of coordination compounds and their effect on the properties of the compounds.
• understand the mechanisms of the most common reactions.
• understand the role of the catalyst in catalysis reactions.
  

Working life skills

• Capabilities for designing functional coordination compounds.
• Understand the basics of reactivity of coordination compounds and use this knowledge to utilize compounds in chemical applications.

Recommended: Basic studies of Chemistry and KEMA2140 Introduction to the Chemistry of Main Group Elements (or KEMA214 Inorganic Chemistry 2) or equivalent knowledge.

• M. T. Weller, T. L. Overton, J. P. Rourke, F. A. Armstrong: Inorganic Chemistry, 6th edition, 2014, chapters: 19-25.