Syllabus
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Course Code: CHEM 301 Course Name: Inorganic Chemistry General |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF DIOXYGEN Heme proteins and oxygen uptake, structure and function of hemoglobin, myoglobin, hemocyanins and hemerythin, model synthetic complexes of iron and cobalt. Electron Transfer in Biological Systems Structure and function of metalloproteins in electron transport processes-cytochromes and iron-sulphur proteins, synthetic models. |
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| 2 | Polarography General principles, diffusion controlled current, Dropping mercury electrode, IIkovic equation (without proof), Half-wave potentials, over potential, Evaluation of Polarographic waves, Conditions for performing Polarographic determinations and applications of Polarography, theories of hydrogen overvoltage (Tafel’s theory, Recombination theory and Volmer, Erdy and Gruss theory/theory of slow discharge of ions). Vibrational Spectroscopy Symmetry, shapes and number of IR modes AB2, AB3, AB4, AB5 and AB6 (Group theoretical treatment) mode of bonding of ambidentate ligands and diketonato or complexes, application of resonance Raman spectroscopy particularly for the study of active- sites of metalloproteins. |
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| 3 | Mossbauer Spectroscopy Basic principles, spectral parameters and spectrum display. Application of the technique to the studies of (1) bonding and structures of Fe2+ and Fe3+ compounds including those of intermediate spin, (2) Sn2+ and Sn4+ compounds – nature of M-L bond, coordination number, structure and (3) detection of oxidation state. Photoelectron Spectroscopy Basic principles; photo-electric effect, ionization process, Koopman’s theorem. Photoelectron spectra of simple molecules, ESCA, chemical information from ESCA. |
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