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Organometallic

advanced organometallic chemistry

Course Overview: This is a course in Organometallic Chemistry. Our specific focus is going to be on transition metal organometallic chemistry. Organometallic chemistry is a hybrid discipline; it utilizes principles of both organic and inorganic chemistry. If you have had some advanced coursework in these areas, it might be helpful, but we’ll learn what we need as we go along. Organometallic chemistry is a discipline that grew immensely in the latter half of the 20th century. In addition to contributing to the fundamental understanding that chemists have of the behavior of atoms and molecules, organometallic chemistry has also proven to be very practical. A number of chemical transformations used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and other important chemicals are performed using organometallic catalysts. Many times these processes would be much more difficult or even impossible to do using conventional methods. Topics that we will cover include: • Structure and bonding in transition metals • Structure, properties, and bonding of ligands commonly encountered in organometallic chemistry • Physical methods used for the study of organometallic compounds • Chemical behavior of organometallic compounds (metal-centered reactions and ligand-modification reactions) • Applications of organometallic compounds in organic synthesis Required Textbook Collman, James P., et al. Principles and Applications of Organotransition Metal Chemistry. Mill Valley, CA: University Science Books, 1987. ISBN: 9780935702514. Crabtree, Robert H. The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals. 3rd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley, 2000. ISBN: 9780471184232 Spessard, Gary O., and Gary L. Miessler. Organometallic Chemistry. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1996. ISBN: 9780136401780.
 
 
 

 

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Midterm 1 20%
Midterm 2 20%
article and home work 10%
Final 50%

 

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