CHEM 3162 Chemistry of Metal-Catalysed Transformations
Level: III
Semester: 1
Number of Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHEM 2160 or CHEM 2170
Course Description
The applications of metals and their compounds in industrial and chemically significant transformations; some processes of local significance such as the synthesis of ammonia and petrochemicals as well as bioinorganic processes. Process control variables in homogeneous, heterogeneous and phase transfer catalysis and a survey of the active sites of metalloenzymes in light harvesting molecules, oxygen transport, nitrogen fixation and electron transfer processes.
Assessment
Theory Coursework 50%
Final Examination - 2-hour written paper 50%
