A
compulsory 3-lecture course that is mainly devoted to the chemistry of
transition elements. The course starts with descriptive chemistry of
the elements, and then rigorously deals with application of bonding
theories (VBT, CFT and LFT) in coordination compounds including their
physical & chemical properties, structures and synthesis.
Reactivity (and mechanisms) of coordination compounds is treated in
depth with special focus on coordination numbers 4, 5 and 6. Using LFT
in understanding electronic absorption spectra of coordination compounds
is involved using Orgel diagrams and Tanabe Sugano diagrams.