Coordination chemistry and organic chemistry

This teaching unit is dedicated to deepening the foundations of organic chemistry and coordination chemistry covered in L3 and to acquiring concepts related to molecular engineering and molecular chemistry. The teaching unit consists of lectures and tutorials. Students will prepare for certain lectures and tutorials using course materials provided, enabling them to participate fully in the lectures and tutorials, understand the concepts presented, and acquire the necessary skills. The progression program and activities will be proposed. For students who have not studied the basics of coordination chemistry and organic chemistry, documents will be made available.

Coordination chemistry: The course will cover various aspects of transition metal and lanthanide complexes, molecular materials (polynuclear complexes and coordination polymers with extended structures (MOFs, etc.)) as well as their properties and applications. Structural aspects, bond descriptions, properties, and aspects related to stability and reactivity will be addressed. Emphasis will be placed on the complexation effect and the stability of metal, lanthanide, and actinide complexes with certain ligands for applications in the biomedical field (imaging and therapy), decontamination (nuclear field), etc. The electronic (relaxivity, magnetism) and optical (absorption, luminescence) properties of these complexes will be discussed and placed in the context of applications in various fields, such as imaging, electronics, sensors, etc.

Organic Chemistry: The course builds on the knowledge acquired in the Bachelor's degree and will use a reasoned study approach to address the main reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry, providing a common foundation for all students in the Master's in Chemistry program. The main processes (substitution, addition, elimination, transposition, etc.) and their essential characteristics and applications to mechanistic sequences will be examined. This course should provide students with general tools for analyzing mechanisms (ionic, radical, concerted) in order to understand these mechanisms in all their variety.

Hourly volumes:

CM: 1:00 PM

Tutorial: 7 hours

The objectives of this course unit are to provide students with the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in organic chemistry and coordination chemistry that are essential for Master's students in Chemistry, regardless of their chosen specialization:

- Understand and master modern concepts in coordination chemistry: know how to write formulas, discuss the structural aspects of coordination compounds (mononuclear, polynuclear complexes and molecular materials), know how to describe bonding and interpret electronic properties (magnetic, optical, insertion), understand the concept of complex stability from a thermodynamic perspective and their reactivity. Understand the main applications of coordination complexes and molecular materials.

- Understand and master the main reaction mechanisms in molecular and organic chemistry: know how to write mechanisms and give the geometry of reaction intermediates, analyze a reaction mechanism.

L3 Inorganic Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry

L3 Organic Chemistry

Basic concepts of reactivity

Final written exam, 2 hours

• Authorized documents: no
• Non-graphing calculator permitted: yes
• Internet access: no

Course: Inductive (problem-based) and deductive teaching methods, Materials available on the digital workspace (Moodle): Course documents, tutorial documents, Activities available on Moodle with corrections. Past exam papers and reference publications available.

Coordination chemistry.

1. Introduction: History of coordination chemistry and applications of coordination compounds and materials.
2. Concepts, definitions, areas of coordination chemistry. Isomerism
3. Ligands in coordination chemistry.
4. Description of bonding in coordination chemistry.
5. Electronic properties (magnetic, optical, and luminescence properties). Applications
6. Molecular engineering. Polynuclear complexes. Properties and applications.
7. Molecular materials. Coordination polymers. Properties and applications.
8. Stability of coordination complexes. Applications
9. Reactivity of coordination compounds

Organic chemistry

1. Fundamental principles: reminders, definition, Hammond's postulate
2. Additions and deletions
3. Substitutions
4. Sequential mechanisms

Master's Program in Chemistry Secretariat

https://master-chimie.edu.umontpellier.fr/