Coordination and Organometallic Chem (F1611)
Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry
Module F1611
Module details for 2025/26.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Module Outline
This module aims to develop an understanding of the physical, spectroscopic and magnetic properties of transition metal coordination compounds and their reactivity. Electron transfer reactions will also be studied. The main principles will be highlighted with examples of transition metals in biological systems, including ferritin, haemoglobin, photosynthesis and nitrogenase enzymes. The module will also focus on the chemistry of metal-carbon bonds, including how unsaturated organic ligands coordinate to transition metals. The reactivity of organometallic compounds will be introduced and studied in the context of important examples of homogeneous catalysis, such as polymerization, hydroformylation and cross-coupling.
Module learning outcomes
Appreciate systematic trends and relationships between compounds of the transition metals, and an understanding of variations in behaviour within vertical groups.
Understand how ligand field effects influence spectroscopic and magnetic properties of transition metal complexes, and how these effects determine reactivity.
Understand the importance of metal-carbon bonds and how organic molecules coordinate to transition metals, including the importance of thermodynamic and kinetic stability.
Demonstrate knowledge of important reactivity types shown by organometallic compounds and its relevance to homogeneous catalysis.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 20.00% | |
| Coursework components. Equal weighting for all components. | ||
| Problem Set | T2 Week 10 | |
| Unseen Examination | Semester 2 Assessment | 80.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 22222222222 |
| Spring Semester | Workshop | 1 hour | 00100101010 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Dr George Kostakis
Convenor, Assess convenor
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