Details of CH4102 (Autumn 2013)

Level: 4 Type: Theory Credits: 3.0

Course CodeCourse NameInstructor(s)
CH4102 Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis Swadhin Kumar Mandal

Syllabus
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,
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
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.ProgrammeSemester NoCourse Choice
1 IP 1 Not Allowed
2 IP 3 Elective
3 MS 7 Core
4 RS 1 Elective