Fall 2022 - CHEM 839 G100
Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry (3)
Class Number: 8189
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Tue, Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Daniel Leznoff
dleznoff@sfu.ca
778-782-4887
Office: C9061
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An advanced, in-depth treatment of a specialized area of inorganic chemistry.
COURSE DETAILS:
CHEM 839: Supramolecular Inorganic Chemistry
This course will explore the specialized field of supramolecular inorganic chemistry, covering the synthesis, characterization and bulk property goals of discrete supramolecular coordination polyhedra/clusters, coordination polymers and Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs). The students will lead the teaching and learning process in this course, with guidance from the instructor.
Overview of supramolecular coordination chemistry
Design principles, non-covalent interactions (metal-ligands bonding; hydrogen-bonding; pi-pi stacking; halogen-interactions; metallophilicity etc.), synthesis and characterization techniques, polymorphism.
Supramolecular Coordination Polyhedra
Synthesis, characterization and bulk properties, goals and challenges.
Coordination Polymers: Fundamentals, Properties and Applications
Synthesis, structures, dimensionality and network topologies, common building blocks, interpenetration and bulk properties/applications (e.g. magnetism, tunable emission, luminescence and sensing, thermal expansion, NLO properties, conductivity).
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Fundamentals, Properties and Applications
Synthesis, structures, common building blocks, porosity and characterization techniques for MOFs and how they differ from coordination polymers. Bulk properties/applications (e.g. gas storage and separation, catalysis, ionic and proton conductivity, drug delivery).
Grading
- Assignments 20%
- Lecture Presentations 55%
- Design a problem set 25%
NOTES:
Student Evaluation Procedure
Please note the evaluation process is subject to vary as to the below grading scheme:
Assignments 20%
Lecture Presentations 55-65%
Design a problem set 15-25%
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No midterm or final exam.
Materials
RECOMMENDED READING:
A combination of the primary literature and secondary library sources will be used (books/reviews on Coordination Polymers, MOFs, Supramolecular Coordination Chemistry, Network Structures etc.). Examples include “Coordination Polymers design, analysis and application (Batten, Neville and Turner) 2009; Structural Design and Properties of Coordination Polymers (Kostakis, 2018); Introduction to reticular chemistry: metal-organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks (Yaghi, Kalmutzki, Diercks, 2019); Functional supramolecular materials: from surfaces to MOFs (Banerjee, 2017); Chemistry of Metal-organic frameworks: synthesis, characterization and applications (Kaskel, 2016). All these can be accessed online.
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Graduate Studies Notes:
Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.
Registrar Notes:
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