CHE 2206 - Metalloproteins, Materials and More

Credits: 4.0
 

Modern inorganic chemistry encompasses the study of compounds with a broad diversity of reactivities, structures and bonding types. These have widespread relevance for many other areas of science and technology such as metals in medicine (anticancer drugs), material science (superconductivity), and heavy metal remediation (nuclear waste and fuel rod reprocessing). This course focuses on three topics (coordination chemistry, solid-state chemistry, and descriptive chemistry of representative elements), and applies them to real world applications. The associated laboratory comprises two components: guided inquiry experiments, and open inquiry experiments. The guided inquiry experiments provide students with experience in synthesis and measurement of physical properties for selected inorganic compounds. The open inquiry experiments involve students designing and undertaking experiments on biologically and environmentally related inorganic themes.  Course includes 4-hour laboratory.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites Chemistry 1102