Ultraviolet and infrared spectroscopy will both be introduced and used for routine structural deduction in conjunction with nmr spectra. An extension of the spectroscopic techniques and the structural deduction concepts developed in Chemistry 3701. Synthesis and mechanism will be integral components of the course. An introduction to the quantum view of atomic and molecular structure with a view to interpreting spectra. A further development of the kinetic and thermodynamic concepts introduced in Chemistry 2221.
Topics covered include kinetic modelling, transport properties and electrochemistry.
This course will examine the structure, bonding and reactivity of transition metal concepts. Concepts covered will include ligand field and molecular orbital theories as aids in correlating behaviour trends with this group of elements. Magnetism and the electronic nature of these complexes will be discussed. This course will examine the structure, bonding and reactivity of organotransition metal complexes. Concepts covered will include the 18-electron rule and isolobal analogies as aids to rationalizing structures and reactivities.