Learning objectives
<p>To provide the student with the basic knowledge on the preparation , structure, reactivity and characterization of the most important organometallic compounds</p>
Prerequisites
Knowledge acquired in the courses of: General and Inorganic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry I, Organic Chemistry II
Course unit content
<p>Complexes with transition Metal-Carbon sigma bonds</p>
<p>Complexes with Transition Metal-Carbon pi-bonds</p>
<p>General Introduction</p>
<p>Metal carbonyl complexes</p>
<p>Metal alkyl complexes</p>
<p>Carbene, alkylidene and alkylidyne complexes</p>
<p>Alkene and alkyne complexes</p>
<p>Cyclopentadienyl and arene complexes <br />
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Allyl and dienyl complexes<br />
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Basics of characterization of organometallic compounds by means of infrared spectrophotometry and multinuclear NMR.<br />
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Full programme
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Bibliography
Manfred Bochmann; Organometallics 1, Organometallics 2; Oxford Science Publications <br />
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Christoph Elschenbroich; Organometallics (Third edition); Wiley-VCH <br />
Teaching methods
<p>Discussion of a recent scientific paper on organometallic chemistry</p>
<p>Oral exam on the course subjects</p>
Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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