Spring 2026 MAN 302
Patrick J. Desrochers Syllabus Spring 2026 C4380 daily outline
Manion Hall Rm 303B
(501) 450-5936 lab writeup advice notes on instruments required course materials
patrickd@uca.edu
Spring 2026 MAN 302
Patrick J. Desrochers Syllabus Spring 2026 C4380 daily outline
Manion Hall Rm 303B
(501) 450-5936 lab writeup advice notes on instruments required course materials
patrickd@uca.edu
Manipulation of airfree samples, UV-vis, ATR IR, NMR. Presentation of spectral data.
WO3/H2 intercalation
Conductivities of HxWO3 vs WO3 Oxidation of HxWO3 W redox states Characterize W---H in HxWO3
Ammine-borane (hydrolysis and synthesis)
synth of NH3BH3 characterize using 11-B, 1-H NMR and IR
Al3+ solution chemistry
Characterize Al3+(aq) species at low and high pH Contrast 19-F NMR of AlF63- vs PF6- Al3+ binding to dyes and MPD
Co-NO2 linkage isomers
Synth [Co(ONO)(NH3)5]Cl2 characterize its linkage isomerism by IR
Iodine-PPh3
Monitor reaction of I2 + PPh3 by electronic and 31-P NMR spectroscopies
Use a pair of coordination complexes to demonstrate
d-to-d transitions
ligand spectrochemical series
magnetism vs dn electron count
complex ion symmetry
Metaln+ charge effects on ligand field
Interpretation of electronic spectra using Tanabe-Sugano diagrams
Metal-scorpionate MW synthesis
Prepare KTp* by MW heating, follow with Ni(II), Fe(III), or Zn(II) complexes, IR, UV-vis, 11-B NMR
Redox behavior of iron complexes
Cyclic voltammetry measures the redox potentials associated with [Fe(CN)6]n- in both the Fe(II) and Fe(III) states
RuCl2(phen)(dppb) isomerism
Kinetic product forms initially, follow conversion to thermodynamic product by 31-P NMR
Pt(bipy)Cl2
MW heating rapidly forms this complex, characterize by 195-Pt NMR, potentially study DNA association
Mo-Mo quadruple bond
MW heating prepares sample of Mo2(O2CCH3)4, characterize by IR
Synthesis of NH3 and ND3 gases
From the high temp reaction of Mg(s) and N2(g) followed by D2O or H2O hydrolysis. IR and potentially H/D-NMR
Separation and characterization of delta and lambda enantiomers of [Co(en)3]3+ and [Fe(ox)3]3-
selective precipitation of chiral using chiral anions, Co-59 and CD spectroscopy characterization
Metal-porphyrins
Fe(III)[TPP]+ as a function of axial ligation
Doped ZnS phosphors
Prepare Mn-doped ZnS phosphors using high temp tube furnace
Cu(Gly-Gly) hydroxyl radical formation
Compare OH radical formation by Cu(Gly-Gly) vs Cu2+(aq)
Cu(en)n2+ Ni(en)m2+ Job plots
Determine the values of n and m using Job plots contrast these metal ions