Details of CH4101 (Autumn 2018)
| Level: 4 | Type: Theory | Credits: 4.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| CH4101 | Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis | Swadhin Kumar Mandal |
| Syllabus |
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| 1. Historical Background and Introductory Concepts): Definition, the first few organometallic complexes, thermodynamics and kinetics of organometallic compounds, the 18-electron rule.
2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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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| 1. The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals, by Robert H. Crabtree, Wiley, (2005).
2. Organometallics by Christoph Elschenbroich, Wiley-VCH, (2006). |
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 2 | IP | 3 | Core |
| 3 | IP | 5 | Not Allowed |
| 4 | MR | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 5 | MR | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 6 | MS | 7 | Core |
| 7 | RS | 1 | Elective |
| 8 | RS | 2 | Elective |