KEMA2151 Chemistry of Coordination Compounds (4 cr)

• Basics of the chemistry of d- and F-block metals

• Structures of coordination compounds

• Organometallic compounds

• Coordination compounds and catalysis

• The most common reactions and reaction mechanisms of metal compounds

The course introduces the student to coordination chemistry and organometallic chemistry as part of it, primarily through transition metal compounds. The focus of the course is thus on the chemistry of the d-block elements. The course introduces the properties of d-block elements, the structures and chemistry of the compounds and molecular materials they form, and the function of transition metal compounds as catalysts. In addition to d-block elements, the properties of f-block elements, their compounds, and their applications will also be introduced in the course.

Students who have successfully completed the course:

• understand the special characteristics and electronic structures of the elements in the d- and f-blocks.

• is able to describe the structures and geometries of coordination compounds.

• understand the electronic structures of coordination compounds and their effect on the properties of compounds.

• understand organometallic compounds and their special features.

• knows the nomenclature of compounds

• is able to utilize electron counting in describing organometallic compounds and predicting properties.

• understand the mechanisms of the most common reactions in coordination chemistry.

• understand the role of the catalyst in catalysis reactions.

• understand the special features of the compounds formed by the elements of the f-block.

  Working life skills

• Ability to assess the suitability of different coordination compounds in chemical applications.

• Understands the basics of the reactivity of coordination compounds and is able to use this knowledge in the utilisation of compounds in chemical applications.

The course is lectured in Finnish, but it is possible to take it in English as a book exam.

Recommended courses: KEMA2140 Introduction to the Chemistry of Main Group Elements, KEMP1111 Chemical Reaction, KEMP1121 Chemical Equilibrium and KEMP1131 Chemical Bonding, or similar knowledge gained elsewhere.

• M. T. Weller, T. L. Overton, J. P. Rourke, F. A. Armstrong: Inorganic Chemistry, 6. Ed, 2014, chapters: 7, 19-25.

• Articles and online materials assigned at lectures.

• Connelly, Neil G.; Damhus, Ture; Hartshorn, Richard M.; Hutton, Alan T. (Eds.): Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations 2005 (ISBN-13: 9780854044382), RSC Publishing, 2005, parts of chapters 1-9