Transition Metals and Organic Nitrogen Chemistry
Redox equilibria and electrochemical cells, transition metal chemistry and complex ions, arenes, organic nitrogen compounds and modern analytical techniques.
Topic 16: Redox Equilibria
Standard electrode potentials, electrochemical cells, feasibility of redox reactions, fuel cells and storage cells.
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Topic 17: Transition Metals and their Chemistry
d-block electron configurations, complex ions and ligands, colour, catalysis and redox titrations.
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Topic 18: Organic Chemistry: Arenes
Bonding in benzene, electrophilic substitution mechanisms, phenol chemistry and reactions of side chains.
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Topic 19: Organic Nitrogen Compounds: Amines, Amides, Amino Acids and Proteins
Amines, amides, nitriles, amino acids, peptides and condensation polymers; azo dyes.
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Topic 20: Organic Synthesis
Synthetic routes and reaction pathways; chromatography (TLC, GC) and NMR spectroscopy for structure determination.
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