C720, C721, FF31, FFH1, FGC0, GFC0. Available to JYA/Erasmus students. Cannot be taken with CHEM2007.

Summary of Content: Organometallic nomenclature and principal reaction types. Synthesis of compounds with metal-carbon bonds, and their bonding and reactivity. Main Group Chemistry including the reactions of main group elements and their components. The use of symmetry and Group Theory to fully analyse vibrational spectroscopic data. Trends in the chemical properties within a group and across a period. Selected recent highlights in inorganic chemistry. The use of multinuclear NMR spectroscopy as a tool for the characterisation of molecules.
Formative feedback is given on the theory in this module at the associated workshops and tutorials. Summative feedback is provided after the exam by the module staff.
 

To survey the classical and new chemistry of the main group elements. To use group theory as a tool in the analysis of vibrational spectra in inorganic chemistry. To give a concise introduction to the organometallic chemistry of the transition metals. To use multinuclear NMR spectroscopy as a tool for the characterisation of molecules.