ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

This course is one of the core training activities of Master's Degree Programme in Sustainable Chemistry and Technologies – Biomolecular Chemistry curriculum, and enables students to acquire advanced knowledge of Inorganic Chemistry, with a focus on structure, reactivity, magnetism and spectroscopic properties of transition metal compounds.

The instructional goals are:
1) learning the theories which explain the chemical bonding and the orbital arrangement in transition metal compounds;
2) learning the reactivity of transition metal compounds;
3) learning the spectroscopic and magnetic properties of transition metal compounds.

1. Knowledge and understanding
i) Know the influence of ligands on the electronic properties of transition metal centres;
ii) Understand the structure, the magnetic and the spectroscopic properties of transition metal compounds as a function of the electronic structure of the metal centres;
iii) Know the reactivity of transition metal compounds.

2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
i) Ability to evaluate the physico-chemical properties of transition metal compounds on the basis of the acquired knowledge.

3. Critiquing skills
i) Ability to predict the physico-chemical properties of transition metal compounds on the basis of the acquired knowledge.

4. Communication skills
i) Ability to communicate the acquired knowledge using appropriate terminology;
ii) Ability to interact with teachers in a respectful and constructive manner.

5. Learning skills
i) Proficiency of the subject matter of the course.

Background in Inorganic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry.

1) Basics of Coordination Chemistry
2) Crystal field theory
3) Ligand field theory
4) Magnetic properties of transition metal compounds
5) Spectroscopic properties of transition metal compounds
6) Reactivity of transition metal compounds

- G. L. Miessler P. J. Fischer, D. A. Tarr, Inorganic chemistry, 5th Ed.; Pearson, 2014 ISBN 978-0-321-81105-9;
- D. F. Shriver, P. W. Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry, 5th Ed.; Oxford University Press 2010 ISBN 978-1-42-921820-7;
- V. Balzani, P. Ceroni, A. Juris, Photochemistry and photophysics: Concepts, research, applications, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH 2014 ISBN 978-3-527-33479-7;
- F. A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, C. A. Murillo, M. Bohmann, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 6th Ed.; Wiley-Interscience, 1999 ISBN 978-0-471-19957-1;
- F. A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, P. L. Gaus, Basic Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd Ed.; Wiley, 1995 ISBN 978-0-471-50532-7;
- Lecture notes;
- Lecturer's handouts available on Moodle.

The method of learning assessment consists of an oral examination, which lasts about 45 minutes and consists of a series of questions (3-5) on various aspects of the topics described in the "Contents" section.
The assessment will be based on the following criteria:
- knowledge and understanding of the program: the depth and breadth of acquired knowledge will be evaluated, as well as the ability to apply it to practical situations;
- analytical and critical thinking skills: the ability to organize and interpret data, formulate independent judgments, and support one's arguments will be evaluated;
- communication skills: clarity of expression and the use of appropriate terminology will be evaluated.
Marks will be assigned based on the level of achievement of these criteria, as indicated in the following table:
- 18-22: satisfactory level;
- 23-26: adequate level;
- 27-30: good to very good level;
- 30 cum laude: excellence in all criteria.

The course is organised in lectures. The teaching material can be found and downloaded from the course Moodle page.

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STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE COURSE COULD CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC.

Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion

Provisions and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments:
Ca’ Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support services and provisions available to students with disabilities or specific learning impairments. In the case of mobility, visual, hearing disabilities or other disabilities (Law 17/1999), or specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010), or of need of support (classroom assistance, technological aids for conducting examinations or individualised examinations, material in accessible format, note recovery, specialist tutoring to support study, interpreters or other), please contact the Disability and DSA office disabilita@unive.it.

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development