Chemistry | University of Parma

METALORGANIC CHEMISTRY
cod. 1004305

Professor

Academic discipline

Chimica generale e inorganica (CHIM/03)

Field

Discipline chimiche inorganiche e chimico-fisiche

Type of training activity

Characterising

48 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
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Learning objectives

Basic knowledge of organometallic chemistry with particular emphasis to the synthesis, structure and reactivity of organometallic compounds

Prerequisites

Knowledge of th fundamental concepts of coordination chemistry

Course unit content

Review of some basic knowledge of coordination chemistry (metal-ligand bonding, coordination geometries, chelation).
Metal-carbon interaction based on the type of C-ligand (sigma-donor, sigma-donor/pi-acceptor, pi-donor/pi-acceptor), 18e rule.
Organometallic chemistry of some s and p-blocks metals: organolithium compounds, organomagnesium compounds, organoalluminium compounds, organisilicon compounds, organophosphorious compounds.
Sistematic study of the main classes of C-based ligands for transition metals: alkyls and aryls, carbonyls, monoolefins, dienes, allens, alkynes, cyclopentadienyls, arenes, carbenes, isonitriles.
Agostic interactions, beta-elimination, alfa-elimination.
Substitution reaction is octahedral and square-planar complexes.
Nucleophilic and electrophilic addition reactions to coordinated ligands.
Oxidative addition, migratory insertion, reductive elimination.
Organometallic catalysis:main differences between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, role played by an organometallic catalyst (ligand and metal effect), efficiency of a catalyst. Homogeneous hydrogenation, hydrogen trabsfer recation, hydroformilation, Monsanto and Cativa process, coupling reactions (Heck, Suzuki, Sonogashira, Ngishi), nucleophili addition to coordinated allenes.

Full programme

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Bibliography

- The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals Robert H. Crabtree Wiley
- Organometallics, A Coincise Introduction Ch. Elschenbroich, A. Salzer VCH

Teaching methods

Oral lessons

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam

METALORGANIC CHEMISTRY cod. 1004305