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Course Outlines

Spring 2018 - CHEM 832 G100

Organometallic Chemistry (3)

Class Number: 4002

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 3 – Apr 10, 2018: Tue, Thu, 4:30–6:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 19, 2018
    Thu, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An advanced treatment of the synthesis, structures, reactions and spectroscopic identification of inorganic compounds.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course provides an introduction to organometallic chemistry by surveying the common classes of carbon-based ligands, their characterization and reactivity. Application of organometallics in catalysis, organic synthesis and biology will be examined.


General Course Outline Overview and Introduction to Organometallic Chemistry

  • Basic principles, bonding concepts, characterization tools and ancillary ligands.

Phosphines and other Ancillary Ligands Synthesis, characterization and bonding survey of Organometallic Ligands
  • The 18-electron rule, Metal-carbonyls and related ligands Main group and Transition-Metal-hydrides and σ-alkyls Metal-carbon π-bonded and multiple-bonded ligands.

Reactivity of Organometallic Complexes
  • Common reaction mechanisms and elementary steps Organometallic catalysis for small molecule formation: Asymmetric hydrogenation, hydroformylation, acetic acid synthesis Catalytic olefin polymerization, oligomerization and metathesis Reactivity of metal-bound ligands.

Selected Topics in Organometallic Chemistry (time permitting)
  • Activation of small, inert molecules (N2, CO2, CH4, fluorocarbons) Reactivity of Metal-Metal bonded systems Paramagnetic Organometallic complexes Bio-organometallic systems.

Grading

  • Midterm 20%
  • Presentation 25%
  • Make a Problem-Set 25%
  • Final Examation 30%

Materials

RECOMMENDED READING:

Robert H .Crabtree, The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals, 6th edition, 2014, Publisher: Wiley.

A.F.Hill, Organotransition Metal Chemistry, 2002, RSC Basic Concepts in Chemistry Series.

Or any other organometallic chemistry text.

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

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