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Grao en Química
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  Inorganic Chemistry 4
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Preparation of Coordination Compounds Methods for the preparation of metal complexes. Solvent effects. Speciation diagrams.
Structural determination of coordination compounds (I) Chemical analysis. Mass spectrometry. Molar conductivity. Dipolar moments. Vibrational spectroscopy. NMR spectroscopy. Questions and exercises.
Structural determination of coordination compounds (II): Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy Introduction. Selection rules. Origin of the bands: Ligand-ligand bands, charge transfer bands and d-d bands. Spectroscopic terms and electronic states. Orgell diagrams and Tanabe-Sugano diagramsn. Analysis of electronic spectra and applications in structure determination. Questions, problems and exercises.
Structural determination of coordination compounds (III): magnetic properties Diamagnetism and paramagnetism. Effective magnetic moment. Spin and orbital contributions. Applications in structure determination. Questions, problems and exercises.
Methods of preparation of non-molecular solids Strategies for the preparation of crystalline non-molecular solids. Main synthesis methods: ceramic method, “soft” chemistry methods (co-precipitation, decomposition of nitrates, sol-gel method, intercalation reactions…), solvothermal method.
Methods for Characterization of non-molecular solids General overview of the different diffractometric techniques (X-ray, electron and neutron diffraction), with emphasis on crystal powder X-ray diffraction.
Spectroscopic techniques.
Thermal methods.
Electronic microscopy (scanning and transmission electron microscopies).
Preparation and Characterization of Coordination Compounds Selection of the synthesis conditions.
Selection of materials (reagents, solvents, instrumentation, glass equipment...).
Assessment of the risks associated with the experiment and its prevention.
Experimental procedure for the synthesis.
Use of instrumental techniques for structural elucidation.
Interpretation of the structural elucidation results.
Preparation of a laboratory notebook.
Preparation and presentation of a final report.
Preparation and Characterization of crystalline non-molecular solids Selection of the synthesis conditions.
Selection of materials (reagents, solvents, instrumentation, glass equipment...).
Assessment of the risks associated with the experiment and its prevention.
Experimental procedure for the synthesis.
Use of auxiliar software for structural elucidation.
Interpretation of the structural elucidation results.
Preparation of a laboratory notebook.
Preparation and presentation of a final report.
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