| LEC # | TOPICS | SUBTOPICS | KEY DATES |
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| Week 1 | |||
| 1 | I. Introduction | ||
| II. Structure and bonding |
A) Formal charges B) Oxidation state C) d electron count D) Hapticity E) Coordination numbers and geometries F) d orbitals G) Ligands |
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| 2 | Quiz on the periodic table | ||
| II. Structure and bonding (cont.) |
G) Ligands (cont.) H) 18 electron "Rule" I) Counting electrons |
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| III. Reactivity |
A) Ligand substitution reactions |
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| Week 2 | |||
| 3 |
III. Reactivity (cont.) |
B) Oxidative addition C) Reductive elimination D) Migratory insertion and elimination reactions |
Problem set 1 due |
| Week 3 | |||
| 4 | III. Reactivity (cont.) |
D) Migratory insertion (cont.) E) α-abstraction and β-abstraction F) Four-center reactions G) [2+2] Reactions H) Activation of L to external attack I) Reductive coupling |
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| 5 | III. Reactivity (cont.) |
H) Activation of L to external attack (cont.) I) Reductive couplings (cont.) |
Problem set 2 due |
| IV. Applications |
A) Ziegler-natta polymerization B) TM carbenes |
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| Week 4 | |||
| Exam | |||
| 6 | IV. Applications (cont.) |
B) TM carbenes (cont.) |
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| Week 5 | |||
| 7 | IV. Applications (cont.) |
B) TM carbenes (cont.) C) Hydrogenation |
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| 8 | IV. Applications (cont.) |
D) Carbonylations E) Palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction |
Problem set 3 due |
| Week 6 | |||
| 9 | IV. Applications (cont.) |
E) Palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction (cont.) |
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| Final exam | |||