Information Package / Course Catalogue
Coordination Chemistry
Course Code: KİM532
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

This course follows “Coordination Compounds” which deal with the thermodynamic and spectroscopic properties of inorganic complexes and will deal with the ways in which such complexes react.

Course Content

Transition metals,Coordination compounds,Structure and İsomerism,Ligands,Nomenclature of coordination compounds and ligands ,Chemicals bonding in coordination compounds,Valence bond theory (VBT),Crystal field theory (CFT),Ligand field theory (LFT),Molecular orbital theory MOT),Electronical transitions in coordination compounds, Magnetic properties of coordination compounds

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Nursabah SARIKAVAKLI
Learning Outcomes
1.to be able to recognize and name the coordination compounds.
2.to be able to define the geometry and isomers of coordination compounds
3.to be able to recognize coordination compounds binding models and apply on complexes.
4.to be able to analyse electronic transitions in complexes and the electronic spectra inferential.
5.to be able to recognize the idea of the applications of coordination compounds
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Tunalı N.K., Özkar, S., (1999) Anorganik Kimya, Gazi Üniversitesi Yayınevi
2.Gündüz, T. (1994) Koordinasyon Kimyası, Ankara Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi
3.Shriver D.F., Atkins P. W., Langford C. H., (1991) Inorganic Chemistry, Oxford Chemistry
4.Miessler G.L., Tarr D.A., (1999) Inorganic Chemistry, PrenticeHall,
5.Housecroft C.E., Sharpe A.G., (2001) Inorganic Chemistry, 1st Ed, PrenticeHall
6.Huheey J.E., Keiter E.A., Keiter R.L., (1993) Inorganic Chemistry, 4th Ed., Harper Collins
7.Arthur E. Martell, , (1978) Coordination Chemistry, Volume 1-2, Texas A?M University College Station, Texas
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Transition metals
Week 2 - Theoretical
Coordination compounds
Week 3 - Theoretical
Structure and Isomerism
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ligands
Week 5 - Theoretical
Nomenclature of coordination compounds and ligands
Week 6 - Theoretical
Chemicals bonding in coordination compounds
Week 7 - Theoretical
Valence bond theory (VBT)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Crystal field theory (CFT) (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Jahn-Teller Theory
Week 10 - Theoretical
Ligand field theory (LFT)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Molecular orbital theory (MOT)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Molecular orbital theory (Sigma and Pi Interaction)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Electronical transitions in coordination compounds
Week 14 - Theoretical
Magnetic properties of coordination compounds
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment40936
Midterm Examination130333
Final Examination185388
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)199
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
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