CHM 579
ASSIGNMENT 2: Short review paper
TOPIC: “The Biochemical Roles of Transition Metals”
Choose one ligand and its metal complexes with one main function (antibacterial,
anticancer, antiinflammatory)
Selected ligands:
i) Schiff bases
ii) Thiourea
iii) Thiosemicarbazide
Date line for submission: 12th June 2020
Format :
1. Introduction
• The background of the issue
• The objective or purpose of the report
• Report problems
• The scope of the report and sources
• Personal Opinion of the particular issue
2. Literature review
• Literature on Topic
• Literature on Method of synthesis metal complexes
• Theoretical approach (Understand the multivalency to the ability of transition metals
to participate in formation of complex)
3. Conclusion
• Contributions
• Important
4. Reference list
(min 20 journals)
Assignment requirements:
1. Group member : 3-4
2. Text: between 20-25 pages.
• Times New Roman or Arial
• Font size : 12
• Double spacing
• Page number : Roman i..... (table of contents)
• Page number start with 1....... 25 : center and bottom of the page (Intro to... Conclusion)
• Reference:
✓
a min of 20. The list of cited reference should be on a new page and shall be
arranged in alphabetical order.