COURSES

Goals

The purpose of the course is to broaden the knowledge in the narrow field of inorganic chemistry which is needed for the successful completion of the student's Doctoral Thesis. General Competences: - The student will master the planning of experiments for concrete projects - The student will obtain a broad survey of experimental techniques - The student will obtain an overview of modern methods for structural characterization of inorganic compounds - The work with aggressive gases, under pressure, the work with corrosive liquids, the handling of reactive compounds and liquefied gases, the work in vacuum conditions, the work in dry atmosphere etc. Course Specific Competences: - The student will obtain an expertise in the narrow field of inorganic chemistry in close relation with the project.

Curriculum

Postgraduate students will be acquainted with the selected chapters of inorganic chemistry which they are going to need for in-depth research work on an actual project. Within the scope of this course, we will principally address the following topics: - Theoretical concepts required for an understanding of chemistry in the selected field - Crystal and molecular structures - Overview of structure determination methods - Selection of topics from chemistry of main-group elements - Selection of topics from chemistry of transitional elements - Selection of topics from coordination chemistry - Selection of topics from organometallic chemistry - Non-classical reaction methods and media - Experimental design: selection of suitable reaction conditions, selection of different synthetic routes and methods of characterization and evaluation of alternative synthetic routes