Course code:
3172H		 Course name:
Spectroscopic Methods in Inorganic Chemistry

Academic year:

2012/2013.

Attendance requirements:

There are no requirements.

ECTS:

5

Study level:

doctoral academic studies

Study programs:

Chemistry: 1. year, winter semester, elective (3IP1H) course

Chemistry: 1. year, winter semester, elective (3IP3H) course

Chemistry: 1. year, winter semester, elective (3IP2H) course

Chemistry: 1. year, summer semester, elective (3IP4H) course

Chemistry: 2. year, winter semester, elective (3IP5H) course

Chemistry: 2. year, winter semester, elective (3IP6H) course

Teachers:

Snežana D. Zarić, Ph.D.
full professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Sanja R. Grgurić Šipka, Ph.D.
full 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:

In undergraduate courses students learn about spectroscopic methods. Hence, the main aim of this course it is to teach students to use spectroscopic methods to characterize coordination compounds.

Outcome:

After this course students should be able to use various spectroscopic methods to characterize coordination compounds.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, solving problems.

Extracurricular activities:

Searching literature, homework.

Coursebooks:

Main coursebooks:

  • Inorganic Spectroscopic Methods, Alan K. Brisdon

Supplementary coursebooks:

  • Papers from the journals

Additional material:

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  Course activities and grading method

Lectures:

0 points (3 hours a week)

Syllabus:

  • Characterization of complex compounds by infrared and Raman spectroscopy.
  • Electronic absorption spectroscopy (UV/Vis). Metal-metal transfers. Splitting of orbitals in ligand field. Jahn-Teller effect.
  • M.O. theory, spectrochemical series.
  • Optical rotatory disperzion and its application in assignment of absolute configuration.
  • Circular dichroism and its application in assignment of absolute configuration.
  • Characterization of complex compounds by NMR spectroscopy.
  • Mass spectroscopy. Ionization methods.
  • Electron spin resonance spectroscopy.
  • Solving problems by combining spectroscopic methods.

Written exam:

30 points

Oral exam:

70 points