Download CHEM/ENCH 312 Transition Metal Chemistry Fall 2015

CHEM/ENCH 312 Transition Metal Chemistry Fall 2015 - Course Syllabus
LECTURES:
Tuesdays 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Thursdays 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Fridays 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Chernoff Hall Room 117
Note: There will be no lecture on Monday, October 12 (Thanksgiving).
Instructor:
Donal Macartney
Office: Chernoff 506
Lab: Chernoff 438
Instructor Contact Information: Phone: 613-533-2617 (32617 from on-campus)
E-mail: [email protected]
Office Hours: No fixed office hours. Drop by at any time or contact me by e-mail to make an
appointment at a specific time.
TUTORIALS: There is a tutorial each Wednesday from 8:30 – 9:30 am in Jeffrey Hall Room 126. The
tutorials will consist of a 35-40 minute lecture (slides posted on Moodle), followed by a
short quiz on the material just covered.
Tutorial TA: Jason Rygus
TA Contact Information: Chernoff 538, phone 613-533-6000 ext. 77895
E-mail: [email protected]
TEXTBOOK: Inorganic Chemistry (4rd edition) by Housecroft and Sharpe (used in the previous year
in CHEM/ENCH 211). The 3th edition of the textbook may also be used.
COURSE MOODLE SITE: A common Moodle site has been created for CHEM 312 and ENCH 312
which contains the lecture notes, tutorial notes, assignments and solutions, tutorial quiz solutions,
old exams and solutions, as well as links to useful supplementary readings, etc. The Moodle site
(log in with your NetID and password) can be found at: http://moodle.queensu.ca
Copyright of Course Materials:
The material on the course MOODLE website is copyrighted and is for the sole use of students registered
in CHEM/ENCH 312. The material on this website may be downloaded for a registered student’s
personal use, but shall not be distributed or disseminated to anyone other than students registered in
CHEM/ENCH 312. Failure to abide by these conditions is a breach of copyright, and may also constitute
a breach of academic integrity under the University Senate’s Academic Integrity Policy Statement.
Course Goals and Learning Objectives:
To successfully complete CHEM 312 / ENCH 312 students will demonstrate their ability to:
1. Name transition metal complexes and draw structures based on the formulae, including determining
the oxidation state of the metal, given a set of common coordinated ligands.
2. Interpret electronic spectra of transition metal complexes in terms of the relationships between
energy and intensities of the transitions present in the spectrum and the nature of the metal and the
coordinated ligands.
3. Predict the electronic and spin configurations, magnetic properties and reactivity of transition metal
ions and their complexes based on the type of metal, its oxidation state and the nature of the
coordinated ligands.
4. Describe the basic roles of transition metal ions and their complexes in biological systems.
Grading Scheme:
Assignments (5, roughly one every two weeks)
Tutorial Quizzes (10, one each tutorial except weeks 6 and 12)
Midterm Examination (1 hour, Thursday, Oct. 22, in class)
Final Examination (3 hours, December)
20%
10%
20%
50%
Grading Method:
All components of this course will receive numerical marks. The final grade you receive for the
course will be derived by converting your final total numerical course percentage mark to a letter
grade according to Queen’s Official Grade Conversion Scale:
Queen’s Official Grade Conversion
Scale Grade
Numerical Course Mark
(Range)
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
90-100
85-89
80-84
77-79
73-76
70-72
67-69
63-66
60-62
57-59
53-56
50-52
49 and below
Late Policy:
A penalty of 10% per weekday (Monday to Friday) will be applied to late assignments. Assignments
may be submitted to the instructor at the lecture, his office, or by e-mail (hand-written, Word file or
PDF – no scanned pages please!) or placed in the CHEM/ENCH 312 drop-box (located in the
Chernoff 1st floor atrium (near where the pop machines and Help Desk is located).
Calculator Policy :
Calculators will not be needed nor allowed for the midterm or final exams. Students are free to use
their calculators for assignments or tutorial quizzes.
Course Outline:
Introduction to Coordination Complexes
Metals – structures of metals, electronic configurations and stable oxidation states
Types of ligands
Nomenclature
Coordination number and geometry
Isomerism and chirality
Complex formation thermodynamics
Electronic structures and bonding in transition metal complexes
Valence bond theory
Crystal and ligand field theory
Molecular orbital theory
Electronic spectra of transition metal complexes
Tanabe-Sugano diagrams
Selection rules
d-d transitions
Charge transfer transitions
Luminescence
Magnetic properties of transition metal complexes
Paramagnetism and magnetic moments
Spin crossover complexes and ferromagnetism
Organometallic Chemistry
Metal carbonyls, hydrides, phosphines, alkanes and alkenes
Metallocenes
Reaction mechanisms
Ligand substitutions
Oxidation and reduction
Reactions of coordinated ligands
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Metals and ligands
Metal transport and storage
Oxygen management
Electron transport
Metalloenzymes
Medicinal inorganic chemistry
Reserve Material:
All materials (all are books in Engineering and Science Library) for 1 day (24 hour) loan period.
QD151.3 .H68 2005
C. E. Housecroft and A. G. Sharpe, Inorganic Chemistry, 2005, 2nd edition
QD151.3 .H682 2005 C. E. Housecroft, Inorganic Chemistry, Solutions Manual, 2005, 2nd edition
QD 151.3 .M54 2004
G. L. Miessler and D. A. Tarr, Inorganic Chemistry, 2000, 3rd edition
QD153.5 .C69 2004
P. A. Cox, Inorganic Chemistry, 2004, 2nd edition
QD 151.5 .S57 1999
D.F. Shriver and P. W. Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry, 1999, 3rd edition
QD474.M379 2007
R. A. Marusak, K. Doan and S. D Cummings, Integrated approach to
coordination chemistry: an inorganic laboratory guide, 2007
Note: copies of the 3rd and 4th edition of Housecroft and Sharpe, Inorganic Chemistry are on
reserve (3 hour loan period) for CHEM/ENCH 423 and CHEM/ENCH 211, respectively.
Academic Integrity:
The following statement on academic integrity builds on a definition approved by Senate and is
designed to make students aware of the importance of the concept and the potential consequences
of departing from the core values of academic integrity. It is highly recommended that this
statement be included on all course syllabi. Instructors may also consider including this statement
with each assignment.
Academic integrity is constituted by the five core fundamental values of honesty, trust, fairness,
respect and responsibility (see www.academicintegrity.org). These values are central to the
building, nurturing and sustaining of an academic community in which all members of the
community will thrive. Adherence to the values expressed through academic integrity forms a
foundation for the "freedom of inquiry and exchange of ideas" essential to the intellectual life of
the University (see the Senate Report on Principles and Priorities
http://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senateandtrustees/principlespriorities.html)
Students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the regulations concerning academic
integrity and for ensuring that their assignments conform to the principles of academic integrity.
Information on academic integrity is available in the Arts and Science Calendar (see Academic
Regulation 1 http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/academic-calendars/2011-2012-calendar/academicregulations/regulation-1 ), on the Arts and Science website (see
http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/academics/undergraduate/academic-integrity ), and from the
instructor of this course. Departures from academic integrity include plagiarism, use of
unauthorized materials, facilitation, forgery and falsification, and are antithetical to the
development of an academic community at Queen's. Given the seriousness of these matters,
actions which contravene the regulation on academic integrity carry sanctions that can range from
a warning or the loss of grades on an assignment to the failure of a course to a requirement to
withdraw from the university.
Disability Accommodations:
In keeping with the Queen’s Policy Concerning Students with Disabilities (approved by Senate,
November 21, 1996) that clearly articulates both the commitment that Queen’s University has to
facilitating the integration of students with disabilities into the University community and the
responsibility that students with disabilities have to identify needs requiring accommodation, all
educators are encouraged to add the following statement to their course syllabi:
Queen's University is committed to achieving full accessibility for persons with disabilities. Part of this
commitment includes arranging academic accommodations for students with disabilities to ensure they
have an equitable opportunity to participate in all of their academic activities. If you are a student with a
disability and think you may need accommodations, you are strongly encouraged to contact the Disability
Services Office (DSO) and register as early as possible. For more information, including important
deadlines, please visit the DSO website at: http://www.queensu.ca/hcds/ds/