After completing the course, students will:



1. Master the basic concepts of organometallic chemistry.

2. Know the classification, synthetic methods, properties and reactivity of organometallic compounds.

3. Acquire fundamental knowledge on homogeneous catalysis.

4. Handle efficiently the bibliography and information sources within this field.

5. Have the ability to perform, present and defend works on specific topics of organometallic chemistry.

6. Have the ability to explain orally and in a comprehensive way, phenomena and processes in the chemistry area and related subjects both in Spanish and English.

Introduction Definition, historical background, nomenclature, 18-electron rule.



Metal carbonyls: Synthesis, properties and reactivity.



Complexes with sigma metal-carbon bonds: Organyls, carbenes and carbynes. Synthesis, bonding and structure, reactivity and applications.



Complexes with pi metal-carbon bonds: Alkene, alkyne, allyl, cyclopentadienyls, arene complexes. Synthesis, bonding and structure, reactivity and applications



Organometallic reactions: Ligand substitution, oxidizing addition, reductive elimination, insertion reactions, electrophilic reactions.



Organometallic catalysis in synthesis and production: Homogeneous catalysis. Applications in organic synthesis.

This course is taught by a combination of lectures (M), seminars (S) and tutorials or classroom practices (GA). The latter ones will provide opportunities for discussion and interaction, often in smaller groups, and will help students to develop their knowledge and skills more actively than in a lecture. In addition, each student must read, understand, explain and present a current scientific article from the organometallic chemistry field.



If due to sanitary conditions face-to-face lessons were cancelled, then, online teaching through the Blackboard Collaborate virtual classroom and the eGela platform would be offered. These platforms would also be used for notifications, exam calls and tutorials. Likewise, the syllabus of the course and supplementary/training tasks would also be available in eGela.

In the continuous assessment system, the assessment consists of two blocks:



- A written exam (40% of the final mark).

- Assignments (problem solving, exercises, essays and presentations) made during the course (60% of the final mark).



A minimum of 4/10 is required in each of the two sections in order to calculate the overall mark by the weighted combination of the written exam and assignment marks. It is compulsory to sit the written exam to pass the course.



Students who do not wish be assessed following the continuous assessment system must formally request it to the lecturer before week 9 of the academic year. In the final assessment system, the assessment will be made based excusively on a final examination.



If any students cannot carry out the assessment in the terms described above due to sanitary conditions, they will have to follow the assessment guidelines issued by the Rectorate at the time of sitting the exam.

Basic bibliography

1.Astruc D., Química Organometálica, Editorial Reverté, Barcelona, 2003

2.Bochmann, M., Organometallics 1. Complexes with Transition Metal-Carbon s-Bonds, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1994

3.Bochmann, M., Organometallics 2. Complexes with Transition Metal-Carbon p-Bonds, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1994

In-depth bibliography

1.Crabtree, R.H. , The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1988
2.Elschenbroich C., Organometallics, 3ª ed, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2006.
3.Hill, A. F., Organotransition Metal Chemistry, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 2002
4.Spessard, G. O. y Miessler, G. L., Organometallic Chemistry, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, 1997
5.Whyman, R., Applied Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001

Journals

Organometallics
Inorganic Chemistry
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Angewandte Chemie
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
Chemistry. A European Journal