Course code:
102B1		 Course name:
Inorganic Chemistry

Academic year:

2019/2020.

Attendance requirements:

There are no requirements.

ECTS:

3

Study level:

basic academic studies

Study program:

Biochemistry: 1. year, summer semester, compulsory course

Teacher:

Vesna B. Medakoviæ, Ph.D.
assistant professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Assistants:

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Hours of instruction:

Weekly: three hours of lectures (3+0+0)

Goals:

The goal of this course is to introduce students to the fundamentals of the chemistry of elements, particularly the elements which play a relevant role in biological systems. Special emphasis will be laid on the chemistry of the transition metals and coordination compounds and their role in biological processes (oxygen carriers, metalloenzymes).

Outcome:

Students are expected to advance their knowledge of inorganic chemistry, particularly of coordination chemistry (this is important for understanding the action of biomolecules) and chemistry of elements (this is important for understanding how their electron configuration determines their chemical, physical and physiological properties).

Teaching methods:

Lectures.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:
  • Snežana D. Zarić: Hemija prelaznih metala, Hemijski fakultet, Beograd
  • Dejan Poleti: Neorganska hemija, Tehnološko-metalurški fakultet, Beograd

Additional material:

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  Course activities and grading method

Lectures:

0 points (3 hours a week)

Syllabus:

  1. The periodic table of elements. Hydrogen and the formation of lighter elements.
  2. The elements of the first, second and thirteenth group of the periodic table.
  3. The elements of the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth group of the periodic table.
  4. The elements of the seventeenth, eighteenth and twelfth group of the periodic table.
  5. Transition elements (with a special focus on V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Mo).
  6. A test on the material covered.
  7. Introduction to coordination chemistry and Werner's theory of coordination. Nomenclature of coordination compounds.
  8. Stereochemistry of coordination compounds.
  9. The nature of the chemical bond in coordination compounds, crystal field theory, ligand field theory and molecular orbital theory.
  10. A test on the material covered.
  11. Syntheses and chemical transformations of coordination compounds. Kinetics and reaction mechanisms of coordination compounds.
  12. Factors which influence the stability of coordination compounds.
  13. Biologically important molecules - oxygen carriers and metalloenzymes.
  14. Application of coordination compounds.
  15. A test on the material covered.

Colloquia:

30 points

Written exam:

70 points