Reactivity in Inorganic Chemistry (F1202)
15 credits, Level 6
Autumn teaching
You will build on your core knowledge of the main group and transition elements, and discover the lanthanide and actinides.
You’ll explore unusual oxidation states in main group chemistry and their reactivity together with multiple bonds between heavy p-block elements.
Additionally, you will look at reaction mechanisms in coordination chemistry, including:
- kinetic aspects of ligand substitution
- optical activity
- the mechanisms of (photo)redox reactions.
You will also explore the fundamental aspects of lanthanide and actinide coordination chemistry, and its applications in areas such as magnetic resonance imaging, luminescence and nuclear fuel cycles.