Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in chemistry (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits | |||
| Master in chemistry (60 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The following topics will be critically presented:
1. Molecular dynamics (B. Mignolet, 15 hours): reactive hard sphere collisional theory; transition state theory; thermodynamical reformulation of transition state theory; ultrafast dynamics: from the femto- to the attosecond range); reactions in solution.
2. Photochemistry (B. Leyh, 15 hours): properties of electronic excited states; photophysical relaxation mechanisms; bimolecular processes; mechanism of typical photochemical reactions (Norrish I and II reactions, e.g.) based on the potential energy surfaces involved.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The students are expected to develop the following competences: (i) become able to understand and, in some cases, suggest a molecular interpretation for chemical reactions taking place under thermal or photochemical activation conditions; (ii) become able to assess the advantages of a photochemical approach in organic chemistry.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic aspects of general, physical and organic chemistry taught at the bachelor level
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
No laboratory work is organized for this course
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Theoretical course: 15 to 20 lectures (30 hours globally). The schedule will be provided to the students during the first quadrimester. The course is given during the second quadrimester.
Recommended or required readings
Lecture notes on photochemistry are available. The powerpoint slides for both parts will be made available.
The reference book for the "Molecular Dynamics" part is: J. I. Steinfeld, J.S. Francisco and W.L. Hase, Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall (Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1999). For the "Photochemistry" part, the recent textbook by N. J. Turro, V. Ramamurthy and J.C. Scaiano, "Modern molecular photochemistry of organic molecules" (University Science Books, Sausalito, CA, 2010) is recommended.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Benoît Mignolet
Department of Chemistry, Building B6c (Office R79), B-4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman)
Phone: +32/(0)4/366.23.43 - E-mail : bmignolet@ulg.ac.be
Bernard Leyh
Department of Chemistry, Building B6c (Office R77 and lab S72), B-4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman)
Phone: +32/(0)4/366.34.25 - E-mail : Bernard.Leyh@ulg.ac.be