Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Description
Introduction to coordination chemistry, Crystal field theory, Ligand field theory, Molecular orbital theory, Magnetic and spectral characteristics of inner transition metal complexes, Substitution, Electron transfer and photochemical reactions of transition metal complexes, Physical, spectroscopic, and electrochemical methods used in the study of transition metal complexes, Metal-metal bonded compounds and transition metal cluster compounds, Uses of lanthanide complexes: as shift reagents, as strong magnets, and in fluorescence, Bioinorganic chemistry: introduction, Bioinorganic chemistry of iron: hemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochromes, Bioinorganic chemistry of zinc, cobalt, and copper.