3-3-0

This course introduces students to the chemistry of the transition metals and their role in biochemical systems. The first half of the course focuses on the chemistry of the transition metals and their complexes, covering topics including oxidation states, coordination, crystal and ligand field theory, and inorganic reaction mechanisms. The second half of the course focuses on bioinorganic chemistry, covering topics including oxygen transport and storage, metalloenzymes, cytochromes and bioinorganic redox chemistry, cobalamins, photosynthesis, and nitrogen fixation.

Prerequisites: CHE102, CHE103
Corequisites: CHE281a


This course is currently only offered in odd numbered years.