ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY

Application of organometallic compounds to catalysis and advanced materials.

Organometallic Chemistry

• Introduction to organometallic chemistry: classification; nomenclature; reactivity;
• Organometallic chemistry of main group elements: synthesis, structure and general properties;
• Molecular orbital diagrams of transition metal complexes;
• Organometallic chemistry of transition elements. Metal hydrocarbyls, metal olefins, metal carbonyls; metal cyclopentadienyls, metal hydrides: synthesis, structure and properties.
• Reaction steps of transition metal catalyzed reactions;
• Homogeneous catalysis by transition metal complexes;
• Organometallic materials for nonlinear optics.

1. Slides of the lessons in English.
2. C. Elschenbroich, A. Salzer “Organometallics“ second edition, VCH, Weinheim.
3. F. A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, C. A. Murillo, M. Bochmann “Advanced Inorganic Chemistry” sixth edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
4. G. L. Miessler, D. A. Tarr “Inorganic Chemistry” Third Edition, Pearson.