The course is focused on coordination chemistry. Kinetics and reaction mechanisms, characterization methods (molecular spectroscopy, including NMR spectroscopy) and theories on structure and bonding will be discussed with examples being drawn from coordination and ... Read more

General characteristics of transition elements of the _d-_ and _f-_blocks. Theories of transition metal complex formation: crystal field theory; molecular orbital theory and ligand field theory. Stability and application of transition metal complexes; and ... Read more