27721 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory L (A-L)

Academic Year 2011/2012

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Industrial Chemistry (cod. 0882)

Learning outcomes

The practice of stoichiometric calculations and the skill in handling inorganic compounds will be proved and enhanced with lab preparations and methodologies of increased difficulty

Course contents

Students will get confidence and skill on manipulating chemicals as main group and transition metal salts.

Main group elements:chemistry of selected anions: oxo-, hydroxo-; peroxo-halide- anions; polinuclear oxo-anions; synthesis of the peroxoborate anion; sol-gel silicate glasses from tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS); synthesis of K3[Al(ox)3]. Transition metal elements: descriptive chemistry; general periodic trends; representative reactions of  the more usual cations of the first row transition metals. Coordination chemistry; structures, isomerism and stability of coordination compounds. [Cu(en)2]SO4 [Cu(en)3]SO4. Spectroscopic characterization and physical properties of the synthetized compounds: UV and IR spectra and magnetic susceptibility.



Evaluation of the purity by UV, IR magnetic susceptivity and eventually observation of obtained crystals by microscope



Readings/Bibliography

   J. Barrett, "Inorganic Chemistry in Aqueous solution", RS.C

-         I. Bertini, C. Luchinat,  F. Mani Chimica Inorganica, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana

Teaching methods

detailed explanation of the experiments to run in the laboratory

revision of theoretical supports for understanding the chemical reactions of the experiments

writing and discussion about the products structures

Assessment methods

group exercitations with solutions to problems on theory understanding .

3 written evaluation texts for verifying preparation during teaching and a final oral examination

Teaching tools

power point projections

white board and trasparencies

lab experiences

specroscopic instrumentation for characterization

Office hours

See the website of Silvia Bordoni