Course code:
149A2		 Course name:
Selected Chapters of Inorganic Chemistry

Academic year:

2025/2026.

Attendance requirements:

103H2 / 103P2 / 102S2

ECTS:

10

Study level:

basic academic studies, integrated basic and graduate academic studies

Study programs:

Chemistry: 4. year, winter semester, elective (E14H2) course

Chemical Education: 4. year, winter semester, elective (E15P2) course

Teachers:

Ilija D. Brčeski, Ph.D.
full professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Dušan P. Malenov, Ph.D.
assistant professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Assistants:

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Hours of instruction:

Weekly: four hours of lectures + four hours of labwork (4+0+4)

Goals:

The aim of this course is to provide students with an insight into current topics in inorganic chemistry. It introduces a variety of chemical elements (primarily transition elements) and their compounds. In addition, the course examines the application of inorganic compounds in various fields of science and technology.

Outcome:

Upon completing this course, students will have a wider knowledge of inorganic chemistry. They will be able to use the literature in order to find and use information on some topics from the field of inorganic chemistry.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, exercises, term papers.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:

Main coursebooks:

  • Ilija Brčeski: Rare-earth elements, chemical and ecochemical properties, Dosije studio, Belgrade, 2017.
  • Dušan Malenov: Principles of structure and bonding in inorganic compounds (internal script) 
  • K. Mackay, R. Mackay, W. Henderson: Introduction to Modern Inorganic Chemistry, N. Thornes, 2002.

Supplementary coursebooks:

  • The latest papers from international scientific journals.

Additional material:

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  Course activities and grading method

Lectures:

0 points (4 hours a week)

Syllabus:

  • General properties of elements (s, p, d, f) in correlation with the Periodic Table of Elements
  • Prediction of bonding in binary compounds of main group elements – bonding triangles
  • d elements – specific aspects and typical compounds
  • f elements – specific aspects and typical compounds
  • Rare-earth elements – chemical and ecochemical properties
  • Types of materials and Grimm tetrahedron
  • Alloys
  • Semiconductors
  • Ceramics and oxides
  • Organometallic compounds of d and f elements
  • Transition metal clusters
  • Boron clusters

Labwork:

15 points (4 hours a week)

Syllabus:

  • Synthesis and characterization of metal oxides
  • Synthesis and characterization of coordination compounds
  • Extraction of rare-earth elements from electronic waste
  • Synthesis of alloy nanoparticles in the solution

Semester papers:

15 points

Oral exam:

70 points