CHEM
322
Coordination Chemistry
Part II · Synthesis & Properties · BS Chemistry · 6th Semester
School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab
Assessment & Grades
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Mid-term Exam
20%
Final Exam
25%
Assignments & Participation
37%
Part I (17+20)
Course Outline
Preparative methods · Techniques for studying complexes · Stability constants · The spectrochemical series and colour of metal complexes · Diamagnetism and paramagnetism · Isomerism · Stereochemistry · Jahn-Teller Theorem · Role of metal complexes in analytical chemistry, industry, and nature
Recommended Books
No mandatory text. Access to at least one of the following is recommended.
Coordination Chemistry: Basics and Current Trends (2023) · Birgit Weber
Introduction to Coordination Chemistry (2013) · Geoffrey A. Lawrance
Physical Inorganic Chemistry: A Coordination Chemistry Approach (1996) · S.F.A. Kettle
Coordination Chemistry (1986) · Fred Basolo & Ronald C. Johnson
Assignments
Introduction
Assignment 1 · Introduction to coordination complexes
Isomerism
Assignment 2 · Identifying isomers
Isomerism
Assignment 3 · Isomerism in coordination complexes
Colour of Complexes
Assignment 4 · What happened to my green solution?
Spectrochemical Series
Assignment 5 · Relating electronic spectra and ligand field strength
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