Chem 423: Inorganic Reaction Mechanism Introduction to inorganic reaction mechanisms, soft and hard acids and bases, Neuclophilic substitution reactions at four-coordinate Site, Mechanism of OxidationReduction reactions, Bio-inorganic Chemistry including: Non red-ox metallic enzymes, Oxygen carriers and the weight of oxygen proteins, Proteins of the hemoglobin, Nitrogen fixation and sulfur, iron proteins, Heavy metal ion storage, Metals and non-metals in medicine and biological system. 

Chem 321: Chemistry of Transition Elements Definition of transition elements.Theories of bonding (Warner›s Theory, the effective atomic number, the Valence Bond Theory, the Crystal Field Theory, Molecular Orbital Theory, Ligand Field Theory). Energy levels for the transition metal ions. The magnetic properties of the transition metal complexes. Role of transition metal ions in the biological system. Role of transition metal ions in catalysis. 

The alkali metals and alkaline earth cations in biosystems. 1) Non-redox metalloenzymes. 2) Oxygen carriers and oxygen transport proteins, electron transfer and photosynthesis. 3) Heam proteins and copper proteins in redox reactions, vitamin B12. 4) Nitrogen fixation and iron-molybdenum-sulphur proteins. 5) Metal ion transport and storage. 6) Metals and non-metals in biology and medicine 7) Physical measurements.

Basic definitions – morphology of ore bodies – ore textures – theories of ore genesis – classification of ore deposits – orthomagmatic deposits – diamonds and kimberlites – the carbonatite environment – volcanogenic massive sulphides - greisen and skarn – hydrothermal deposits – strata-bound deposits – sedimentary Fe and Mn deposits – metamorphic ores - supergene enrichment – industrial minerals. (Three days field trip).