Details of CH4101 (Autumn 2012)
Level: 4 | Type: Theory | Credits: 3.0 |
Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
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CH4101 | Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis | Swadhin Kumar Mandal |
Syllabus |
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CH4101: Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis
Historical Background and Introductory Concepts: Definition, the first few organometallic complexes, thermodynamics and kinetics of organometallic compounds, the 18-electron rule. Different types organometallic bonding: Metal- alkyls, aryls, hydrides, organometallic bonding with multiple bonds, complexes of ?-bound ligands such as carbonyls, phosphine complexes, MO theory of organometallic complexes, isolobal analogy General methods for synthesis of organometallic compounds Main-Group Organometallic Compounds and application in organic synthesis: Overview of preparation methods, organometallic compounds of alkali metals, organometallic compounds of alkaline earth metals, organometallic compounds of the boron group, organometallic compounds of zinc. Transition metal Organometallic Chemistry: Major reaction pathways of transition metal organometallic compounds: Oxidative addition, reductive elimination, insertion, elimination reaction, nucleophilic and electrophilic addition and abstraction. Homogeneous Catalysis and Application in Organic Synthesis: Hydrogenation, hydroformylation, hydrosilylation, hydroboration, alkene metathesis, alkene isomerization, hydroamination, coupling reactions, polymerization, CO2 activation, C-H activation, C-C activation, click catalysis, oxidation reaction. |
References |
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Suggested Text/Reference Books :
1. Robert H. Crabtree, The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals, 4th Ed. (Wiley, 2005) 2. Christoph Elschenbroich, Organometallics, 3rd Ed. (Wiley-VCH, 2006) |
Course Credit Options
Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
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1 | IP | 1 | Not Allowed |
2 | IP | 3 | Not Allowed |
3 | MS | 7 | Core |
4 | RS | 1 | Not Allowed |