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Organometallic chemistry intro · Undergraduate · Chemistry
Learning objectives from the Organometallic chemistry intro syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
Learning objectives
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Fundamentals of organometallic compounds
- Definition and classification of organometallic compounds — Definition and classification of organometallic compounds
- 18-electron rule and electron counting — 18-electron rule and electron counting
- Common ligand types: CO, phosphines, alkyls, aryls, η-ligands — Common ligand types: CO, phosphines, alkyls, aryls, η-ligands
- Oxidation states of transition metals in organometallics — Oxidation states of transition metals in organometallics
- Coordination geometries in organometallic complexes — Coordination geometries in organometallic complexes
Key reactions and mechanisms
- Oxidative addition and reductive elimination — Oxidative addition and reductive elimination
- Insertion reactions: migratory insertion, β-hydride elimination — Insertion reactions: migratory insertion, β-hydride elimination
- Nucleophilic attack on coordinated ligands — Nucleophilic attack on coordinated ligands
- Transmetalation in cross-coupling catalysis — Transmetalation in cross-coupling catalysis
- Ligand substitution in 16- and 18-electron complexes — Ligand substitution in 16- and 18-electron complexes
Catalytic cycles and named reactions
- Wilkinson's catalyst: alkene hydrogenation — Wilkinson's catalyst: alkene hydrogenation
- Monsanto acetic acid process: rhodium-catalyzed carbonylation — Monsanto acetic acid process: rhodium-catalyzed carbonylation
- Hydroformylation: cobalt and rhodium catalysts — Hydroformylation: cobalt and rhodium catalysts
- Olefin metathesis: Grubbs catalysts (overview) — Olefin metathesis: Grubbs catalysts (overview)
- Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling: Suzuki, Heck, Sonogashira — Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling: Suzuki, Heck, Sonogashira
Characterization and synthesis
- Synthesis under inert atmosphere: Schlenk techniques — Synthesis under inert atmosphere: Schlenk techniques
- NMR of organometallics: fluxionality and dynamic behavior — NMR of organometallics: fluxionality and dynamic behavior
- IR spectroscopy of metal–CO and metal–hydride stretches — IR spectroscopy of metal–CO and metal–hydride stretches
- X-ray crystallography for structure determination — X-ray crystallography for structure determination
- Cyclic voltammetry of redox-active complexes — Cyclic voltammetry of redox-active complexes
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- Fundamentals of organometallic compounds
Definition and classification of organometallic compounds
Coming soon - Key reactions and mechanisms
Oxidative addition and reductive elimination
Coming soon - Catalytic cycles and named reactions
Wilkinson's catalyst: alkene hydrogenation
Coming soon - Characterization and synthesis
Synthesis under inert atmosphere: Schlenk techniques
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