Basis of Quantum Mechanics. Electronic structure of polyelectronic atoms. Spin-orbit coupling. Chemical bond and coordination bond. Group theory. Crystal-field theory and ligand field theory. Principles of magnetism. Introduction to some spectroscopies relevant for inorganic chemistry. Elements of Electronic spectroscopy, NMR and EPR.
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Learning Objectives
The course aims at providing students with advanced tools for the description of the electronic structure of polyelectronic atoms and of coordination compounds. These will be tha basis for understanding their magnetic and spectroscopic properties. It will be also detailed some spectroscopic tecniques of interest in inorganic chemistry.
Prerequisites
Required courses: none
Reccomended courses: none
Teaching Methods
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours):
48
Further information
none
Type of Assessment
The examination involves passing an oral exam on the topics covered in the course.
The skills acquired by the student will be evaluated, as well as the ability to use the new concepts for solving problems of interest to inorganic chemistry.
To access the exam, is mandatory to registrer on the teaching enabled for electronic verbalization. The list is
closed two days before the date of the examination.
It is guaranteed a minimum number of appeals and the teachers are available to enter further appeals at the request of students.
Examination commission: M. Lelli, C. Andreini, F. Cantini, V. Calderone.
Course program
Basic concepts of quantum chemistry and group theory. Electronic structure of atoms polyelectronic. Spin-orbit coupling: Russell-Saunders and j-j coupling. Spectroscopic terms and their splitting. Molecular orbital. Chemical bond and coordination bond. Introduction to crystal-field and ligand-field theories. Principles of magnetism. Curie equation and Van Vleck equation. Electromagnetic spectrum and various spectroscopic techniques. Principles of EPR and NMR. Electronic spectroscopy. Basic aspects of X-ray and Moessbauer spectroscopy