Inorganic Chemistry

Code:

Q2004

Acronym:

Q2004

Level:

200

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Chemistry

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Chemistry

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:B	0	Official Study Plan	3	-	6	56	162
L:CC	0	Plano de estudos a partir de 2014	2	-	6	56	162
			3
L:F	0	Official Study Plan	2	-	6	56	162
			3
L:G	0	study plan from 2017/18	2	-	6	56	162
			3
L:M	1	Official Study Plan	2	-	6	56	162
			3
L:Q	50	study plan from 2016/17	2	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Deepen the knowledge on coordination chemistry:  electronic properties, magnetic and chemical reactions of ctransition metal ion compounds.

Recognize the applications of inorganic compounds in several applied areas.

Learning outcomes and competences

Know the basics of Solid State Chemistry and Materials Chemistry
Know how to prepare bulk materials, understand defects and ionic transport.
Know how to give examples of materials and know their applications: Oxides, nitrides and metal fluorides. Calcogenides, intercalation compounds and metal rich phases. Structures with network organization. Hydrides and materials for hydrogen storage. Inorganic pigments. Chemistry of semiconductors. Molecular materials and fullerene anions.
Understand the concepts of Nano Chemistry through its basic principles: Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies.
Deepen the knowledge on the Chemistry of Coordination Compounds
Know how to identify isomers. To know the chemical bonding models of the coordination compounds: Crystal field theory and ligand field. Understand the reactions in metallic complexes: equilibrium of complexation. Effects of stereochemical nature. Change to spin state. Effect of Jahn-Teller. Irving-Williams Series. Inert-labile character. Chelate effect, macrocyclic effect.
Understanding electronic spectroscopy in metal complexes
Know how to identify the free ion terms and use the Tanabe-Sugano diagrams. Interoperating the electronic spectra: electronic transitions: rules of selection and intensity of the bands
Know the basic concepts of Magnetismapplied to ccomplexes.
Know the basics of Organometallic Chemistry
Understand the chemical bond in organometallic complexes: rule of the 18 electrons. Know how to characterize the type of organometallic compounds

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

General Chemistry

Program

Mandatory literature

Weller,M., Rourke, J., Overton, T., Armstrong, F.; Inorganic Chemistry, 7th Edition, OUP
Atkins Peter William 1940- 070; Shriver & Atkins inorganic chemistry. ISBN: 978-0-19-926463-6

Complementary Bibliography

Catherine E. Housecroft, Alan G. Sharpe;; Inorganic Chemistry, 4th edition, Pearson

Teaching methods and learning activities

keywords

Physical sciences > Chemistry > Inorganic chemistry
Physical sciences > Chemistry > Molecular chemistry
Physical sciences > Chemistry > Heterogeneous catalysis
Physical sciences > Chemistry > Structural chemistry
Physical sciences > Chemistry > Homogeneous catalysis
Technological sciences > Technology > Nanotechonology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Participação presencial	20,00
Teste	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	110,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

The final grade of the TP classes must be equal to or greater than 9.0/20.0

Calculation formula of final grade

The students will be evaluated in three components, two of continuous evaluation that will take place during the teaching semester and a final exam (E). The two components of continuous evaluation are: i) TP: teamwork in problem solving in the pratical classes; ii) T: online tests to be performed every two weeks.

The final grade will be:


FINAL GRADE= (0.60 x E) + (0.20 x T) + (0,20 x TP)


where E is the grade of the final exam (in presence, must be ≥ 8,0, T is the average of the 5 best tests (online) and TP is the classification of the group work (must be ≥ 9,0).

 

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Worker Students:

Worker students can follow the general rules of evaluation or they can be evaluated only by final exam.

Students that cannot attend TP classes:

Students that cannot attend TP classes due to schedule incompatibility or other reasons deemed valid by the responsible professors, can be evaluates only be the final exam.

Classification improvement

Final exam. The final grade will be the exam grade.

Observations

Due to the uncertainty of the evolution of COVID-19 pandemics, it may be necessary to change the face-to-face evaluation.

All students that miss any evaluation due to COVID-19 symptoms must contact the responsible professors as soon as possible, to find an alternative form of evaluation.