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Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY 801300715040 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Graduate
Course Coordinator
Instructors Zeliha HAYVALI
Assistants
Goals The basic theory and applications of coordination chemistry systematically and comprehensively develop the ability to think about the analysis of the structure of coordination compounds.
Course Content Coordination compounds and nomenculature of ligands, hybridisation, effective atomic number, valence-bond, crystal field, electrostatic, molecular orbital and ligand field theory. Magnetic properties of coordination compounds, coordination numbers of isomers, chelates and trans effects, classification of coordination compounds.
Learning Outcomes 1) Makes theoretical explanations about the coordination polyhedrons, ligand types, isomerism and stability of coordination bond.
2) It makes between names and formulas of coordination compounds.
3) Octahedral position stability energy and "Spinel" structure determined.
4) Drawing diagrams of the crystal field of ligands spectrochemical series of comments.
5) Comments on electronic transitions in metal complexes.
6) Explain reaction mechanisms of complex compounds and isomeric forms occur.
7) Relate with the characteristics and use of organometallic compounds.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction: Coordination compounds, ligand, Werner theory, aplication of coordination compounds (as pharmaceuticals, precious metals recovery, as a catalyst), natural coordination compounds in our lives. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Homework
2. Week Ligands: Classification of ligands, dentant ligands, according to donor-acceptor kinds, according to electronic structure, explanation of the chelate ligands and stability, neutral and anionic ligands and nomenclature. Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
3. Week Coordination polyhedron and VSEPR Theory: The most common geometry in transition metal complexes, the factors determining the structures, VSEPR theory, changes in bond angles based on various factors, hybrid orbitals of energy, find the s and p character Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
4. Week Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds: Nomenclature of Stock and Evens-Basset system, nomenclature of anionic coordination compounds, nomenclature of cationic coordination compounds, nomenclature of the nötral coordination compound, η-complexes, κ-complexes. Lecture

Project Based Learning
Homework
5. Week Isomer in Coordination Compounds: Structural isomerism (ionization isomerism, hydration isomerism coordination isomerism donor atoms isomerism, polymerization isomerism), stereoisomerism (geometrical isomerism, optical isomerism, conformational isomerism) ligand isomerism. Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
6. Week Valence Bond Theory: Hybrid orbitals, sp, sp2, sp3, sp3d, dsp2, sp3d2 hybridisation, hybrid orbitals, valence bond theory and carbonyl compounds, valence bond theory and privileged situations. Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
7. Week Crystal Field Theory: Crystal Field Theory in octahedral, tetrahedral, square planar, linear, trigonalbipyramidal complexes, pairing energy, crystal field stability and crystal field splitting energy Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
8. Week Crystal Field Theory: The color change of coordination compounds, color and spectrochemical series, the importance of crystal field stability energy (lattice energy, hydration enthalpy, ionic radius, reduction potentials). Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
9. Week Crystal Field Theory: Determination energy of octahedral position, spinel structures (normal spinel, reverse spinel), Jahn Teller theory. Electronic transition metal complexes. Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
10. Week Molecular Orbital Theory: molecular orbitals (bonding, antibonding and bonding orbitals), applying molecular orbital theory for the diatomic molecules, applying molecular orbital theory for the coordination compounds (tetrahedral, square planar and octahedral complexes). Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
11. Week Molecular Orbital Theory: molecular orbitals (bonding, antibonding and bonding orbitals), applying molecular orbital theory for the diatomic molecules, applying molecular orbital theory for the coordination compounds (tetrahedral, square planar and octahedral complexes). Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
12. Week Ligand Field Theory: ligand field theory, orbital overlap forming bonds of π, M-L π-bound complexes (π- donor ligands and π-acceptor ligands). Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
13. Week Reaction Mechanisms of Complex Compounds: Stability and inertness, energy profiles, make reactions of complex compounds, substitution reactions, substitution reactions of octahedral complexes, substitution reactions of square plane complexes, trans effect. Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
14. Week Organometallic chemistry: definition of organometallic compounds and organometallic compounds important applications related reaction mechanisms. Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Anorganik Kimya, D.F. Shriver, P. W. Atkins, Çevirenler: Saim Özkar, Bekir Çetinkaya, Ahmet Gül, Yaşar Gök (1999), Bilim Yayıncılık.
İnorganik Kimya, G. L. Miessler, D. A. Tarr, Çevirenler: Nurcan Karacan, Perihan Gürkan (2002), Palme Yayıncılık.
Koordinasyon Kimyası, T. Gündüz (1994) Bilge Yayıncılık.

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 7
Homework 1 8
Quiz 2 2
Time to prepare for Quiz 2 3
Midterm Exam 1 4
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 30
Final Exam 1 4
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 30
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