Students will be able:

to use basic terms of coordination chemistry

to differentiate viewpionts of CFT, LFT and MO theories, to know their benefits and usability limits

to explain the typical properties of coordinating compounds with help of a suitable model

They will be able to use the concepts necessary for the study of primary literature and monographs.

J. Ribas Gispert: Coordination Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, 2008, ISBN: 978-3-527-31802-5

Y. Jean: Molecular Orbitals of Transition Metal Complexes, OxfordUP, 2005, ISBN: 0-19-853093-5

C. E. Housecroft, A. G. Sharpe:Inorganic Chemistry, 4th Ed., Pearson Edu. 2012, ISBN-13: 978-0273742753, ISBN-10: 0273742752

G. A. Lawrence: Introduction to Coordination Chemistry, Wiley 2010, ISBN: 978-0-470-51930-1, 978-0-470-51931-8

e-learning: FCHT -> Ústav anorganické chemie -> Koordinační chemie

At that place slides from lectures in English are available.

https://uach.vscht.cz/vyuka/magisterske-studium

http://www.vscht.cz/ach/vyuka-magisterske-koordch.html

1. History of coordination chemistry

2. Crystal Field Theory, Ligand Field Theory.

3. Molecular orbitals in coordination compounds.

4. Coordination polyhedra, fluxionality. Continuous symmetry concept..

5. Isomerism. Description ad determination of the absolute configuration.

6. Stability of coordination compounds, mechanisms of ligand substitution.

7. Ligands and their classification: nature of donor atoms, bonding possibilities. Chelates.

8. Metal - ligand interaction from the Lewis acid-base theory’s point of view.

9. Allyl complexes, metallocenes, cyclic ligands, template effect.

10. Polynuclear complexes, clusters.

11. Changes of ligand properties and reactivity after coordination to a metal centre.

12. Spectroscopy of coordination compounds. Photochemical reactions.

13. Magnetic properties of coordination compounds. Molecular magnets.

14. Electron transfer mechanisms.

Each week a homework is given to the topic being discussed. In order to become eligible for classification each student has to work it out at least 7 times. The final exam is oral.