Offered to students admitted to Year 1 in ALL
Major/Minor ALL
Course Type
Offer in 2024 - 2025 Y N
Course Code CHEM4341
Date2024/10/11 20:20
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CHEM4341 Advanced inorganic chemistry (6 credits) Academic Year 2024
Offering Department Chemistry Quota 50
Course Co-ordinator Prof C M Che, Chemistry < cmche@hku.hk >
Teachers Involved (Prof C M Che,Chemistry)
(Prof H Z Sun,Chemistry)
(Prof V W W Yam,Chemistry)
Course Objectives This course is a continuation from Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry, giving further and more detailed treatment to topics in Inorganic Chemistry and new areas of interest. Problem based learning on selected advance topics will be introduced in the later part of the course. This course also aims to prepare students for graduate work.
Course Contents & Topics Selected advanced topics of current interest. Examples include metal-metal bonds and metal-ligand multiple bonds, inorganic and supramolecular photochemistry, lanthanide chemistry, bio-inorganic and medicinal chemistry, and activation of small molecules by metal complexes.
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

CLO 1 understand the principles and concepts of inorganic and supramolecular photochemistry
CLO 2 understand the electronic structure and bondings of novel metal-metal and metal-ligand multiple bonded metal complexes
CLO 3 understand and realize the activation of small molecules by transition metal complexes and realize the importance of such activation in chemical catalysis of global interest, green chemistry and energy saving reactions
CLO 4 understand the role of metal complexes in bio-inorganic and medicinal chemistry
Pre-requisites
(and Co-requisites and
Impermissible combinations)		 Pass in CHEM3341
Course Status with Related Major/Minor /Professional Core 2024 Major in Chemistry ( Disciplinary Elective )
2024 Major in Chemistry (Intensive) ( Disciplinary Elective )
2024 Minor in Chemistry ( Disciplinary Elective )
2023 Major in Chemistry ( Disciplinary Elective )
2023 Major in Chemistry (Intensive) ( Disciplinary Elective )
2023 Minor in Chemistry ( Disciplinary Elective )
2022 Major in Chemistry ( Disciplinary Elective )
2022 Major in Chemistry (Intensive) ( Disciplinary Elective )
2022 Minor in Chemistry ( Disciplinary Elective )
2021 Major in Chemistry ( Disciplinary Elective )
2021 Major in Chemistry (Intensive) ( Disciplinary Elective )
2021 Minor in Chemistry ( Disciplinary Elective )
2020 Major in Chemistry ( Disciplinary Elective )
2020 Major in Chemistry (Intensive) ( Disciplinary Elective )
2020 Minor in Chemistry ( Disciplinary Elective )
Course to PLO Mapping 2024 Major in Chemistry < PLO 2,3 >
2024 Major in Chemistry (Intensive) < PLO 2,3 >
2023 Major in Chemistry < PLO 2,3 >
2023 Major in Chemistry (Intensive) < PLO 2,3 >
2022 Major in Chemistry < PLO 2,3 >
2022 Major in Chemistry (Intensive) < PLO 2,3 >
2021 Major in Chemistry < PLO 2,3 >
2021 Major in Chemistry (Intensive) < PLO 2,3 >
2020 Major in Chemistry < PLO 2,3 >
2020 Major in Chemistry (Intensive) < PLO 2,3 >
Offer in 2024 - 2025 Y        1st sem    Examination Dec     
Offer in 2025 - 2026 Y
Course Grade A+ to F
Grade Descriptors
A Demonstrate thorough knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to the frontiers in inorganic chemistry. Show strong ability to apply and integrate knowledge and theory, and strong ability to analyze novel problems in inorganic chemistry. Apply highly effective organizational and presentational skills.
B Demonstrate substantial command of knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to the more advanced knowledge in inorganic chemistry. Show evidence to apply and integrate knowledge and theory, and ability to analyze novel problems of inorganic chemistry. Apply effective organizational and presentational skills.
C Demonstrate general but incomplete command of knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to the more advanced knowledge in inorganic chemistry. Show evidence of some abilities to apply and integrate knowledge and theory, and to analyze problems to most familiar situations in inorganic chemistry. Apply moderately effective organizational and presentational skills.
D Demonstrate partial but limited command of knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to the more advanced knowledge in inorganic chemistry. Show evidence of limited abilities to apply and integrate knowledge and theory, and limited ability to analyze problems to most familiar situations in inorganic chemistry. Demonstrate partially effective organizational and presentational skills.
Fail Demonstrate little or no evidence of command of knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to the more advanced knowledge in inorganic chemistry. Show little or no evidence of abilities to apply and integrate knowledge and theory, and little or no ability to analyze problems to most familiar situations in inorganic chemistry. Demonstrate minimally effective organizational and presentational skills.
Communication-intensive Course N
Course Type Lecture-based course
Course Teaching
& Learning Activities
Activities Details No. of Hours
Lectures 36
Tutorials including literature survey & presentation 12
Reading / Self study 100
Assessment Methods
and Weighting
Methods Details Weighting in final
course grade (%)		 Assessment Methods
to CLO Mapping
Assignments 25 CLO 1,2,3,4
Examination 50 CLO 1,2,3,4
Test (quiz/ test) 25 CLO 1,2,3,4
Required/recommended reading
and online materials		 F.A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, Hurillo and Bochmann: Advance Inorganic Chemistry (Wiley, 1999, 6th ed.)
References to specialist texts and other published materials will be made throughout the course.
Course Website NIL
Additional Course Information (Students are strongly recommended to take CHEM4142 Symmetry, group theory and applications if they wish to take this course.)
This course is also offered to RPg students, and the course code for RPg students is CHEM6115.
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