CHEM – 468/ 657 Inorganic Reactions Mechanism (Cr.03)

Course Description:

This is advance level course designed for the students who intend to study Inorganic Chemistry as specialization. The course emphasizes the reaction mechanism and rate of reaction and the factors which affect the rate of reaction directly or indirectly. This is 18 weeks course including midterm final examination. Assessment is carried out through assignments, Quiz, presentations and written examinations

Course Outline

1. Rate law
2. Stationary State approximation
3. Inert and labile complexes
4. Substitution reaction:
5. Octahedral Complexes:

1. Acid hydrolysis
2. Acid catalyzed aquation
3. Anation reactions
4. Base hydrolysis
5. Attack on ligands
6. Steric effects of inert ligand

1. Square planar Complexes: Substitution Reactions

1. Nucleophilic reactivity
2. Trans effect
3. Cis effect
4. Effect of leaving group

1. Electron transfer processes:
   1. Outer Sphere Mechanism
   2. Inner sphere reactions
   3. Complimentary and Non - Complimentary reactions.
2. Mechanism of Oxidative Addition and Reductive Eliminations:

1. Oxidative Addition
2. One electron oxidative addition
3. Addition of Oxygen
4. Addition of bimetallic species
5. Hydrogen addition
6. HX addition
7. Organic halides
8. Reductive Elimination

Learning Outcomes

After  completing this course the students will be able to understand, describe and apply the concepts of:

1. Rate law
2. Stationary State approximation
3. Inert and labile complexes
4. Substitution reaction in Octahedral Complexes and Square planar Complexes 
5. Trans effect
6. Electron transfer processes:
7. Oxidative Addition
8. Reductive Elimination

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Sessional  +  Presentations: 20

Mid Term Exam: 30 

Final Exam: 50

Recommended Books

1. Jordan, R. B., Reaction Mechanisms of Inorganic and Organometallic Systems, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, (1998).
2. Kotz, J. C. and P. Treichel, Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity, 4th Edition, Saunders College Publishing, (1999).
3. Garry L. Miessler, Donald A. Tarr, Inorganic Chemistry” 3rd Edition, Pearson Education, Inc. (2004).
4. Bassalo R. Coordination Chemistry, National Book Foundation, Pakistan