Chemistry 4000 - Applications of Modern Organic and Organometallic Chemistry

Course Syllabus

 

Instructions for Project

 

Part I: Organic Chemistry

Day 1: Classes 1 and 2

Day 2: Classes 1 and 2

Day 3: Classes 1 and 2

Day 4: Classes 1 and 2

 

 

Part II: Organometallic Chemistry

1 - Review: Electron Counting

2 - Review: 18-Electron Rule

3 - Review: Oxidative Addition and Reductive Elimination

4 - Review: Oxidation States and Comparison of Metals

 

5 - Structure and Bonding: Phosphines

6 - Structure and Bonding: Alkyl Ligands

7 - Structure and Bonding: Carbenes, Carbynes and Carbides

8 - Structure and Bonding: Silylenes, Silylynes, Gemylenes, Germylynes, Stannylenes, Stannylynes

9 - Structure and Bonding: Hydrides and Dihydrogen

 

10 - Reaction Chemistry: Ligand Attachment Protocols

11 - Reaction Chemistry: Sigma-Bond Metathesis

12 - Reaction Chemistry: Electrophiles

13 - Reaction Chemistry: Nucleophiles

 

14 - Homogeneous Catalysis: Common Industrial Processes

15 - Homogeneous Catalysis: Olefin Polymerization

16 - Homogeneous Catalysis: Late TM Olefin Polymerization Catalysts

 

Part III: Laboratory

Lab Sessions: Glassware for Air-sensitive Operations

Lab Sessions: Solvent Purification Systems

Lab Sessions: Boiling Points and Vapour Pressure

Lab Sessions: Cooling Baths

Lab Sessions: Safety Considerations

 


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