- 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 pi-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.
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