CHEM 462  Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry
Fall 2014  T-Th 9:35-10:50 A.M.  2121 Chemistry
INSTRUCTOR:
WEBPAGE:
TEXTS:
Marcetta Y. Darensbourg, Professor
Rm. 408. Phone # 845-2981
myd@chem.tamu.edu
Office hours: Feel free to come by 408 any afternoon
http://www.chem.tamu.edu/rgroup/marcetta/chem462
"Organometallic Chemistry", by Spessard and Miessler, (ISBN: 978-0-19-533099-1)
REFERENCES AND RESOURCES:
Crabtree’s “The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals,” 4th Edition
Shriver & Atkins’ Inorganic Chemistry, 5th Edition, Chapter 22. Peter Atkins, Tina Overton, et
al., W. H. Freeman and Company (ISBN: 1429218207; ISBN-13: 9781429218207);
Companion website:
http://www.whfreeman.com/ichem5e
Wikipedia.org/
The Organometallic Hypertext book: http://www.ilpi.com
John Hartwig’s “Organotransition Metal Chemistry: From Bonding to Catalysis” University
Science Books, 2010,
COURSE GRADING:
Mid-Term Exam
Presentations
Proposal
Quizzes
Final Exam
PREREQUISITE(S):
20%
20%
10%
20%
30%
SCHEDULE:
October 23
Friday, December 12th, 2014; 12:30 p.m. –2:30 p.m.
CHEM 324, 362 or equivalent
COURSE DESCRIPTION: A “structure and bonding” approach to transition metal organometallic
molecules and reactions will briefly review classical T.M. coordination complexes and contrast to
the ligand/metal arrangements that support transition metal – carbon bonds. An overview of the
molecules that are the foundation of this division of inorganic chemistry will include electron
counting and a molecular orbital approach to ligand /metal orbital overlap, bond stability, and
reactivity. Discussions of reaction types and features that define their mechanisms will lead into the
role of T.M. organometallic chemistry in homogeneous catalysis. Weeks 1-4 will overview the
fundamentals using Chapters 2-6 of the Spessard and Miessler text. Weeks 5-8 will be spent on the
mechanisms of reactions, Chapters 7 and 8; Weeks 9 – 13 will be class presentations and discussions
of applications to catalysis and TM mediated organic synthesis.
CELL PHONES, TABLETS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES: Use of cell phones and other
electronic devices in class is strictly limited to course-related activities (e.g., taking notes or
checking for data). Students violating this policy will be required to leave immediately. If you have
an emergency, please be courteous and step outside, so as not to disrupt the class.
CHEM 462 – Fall 2014 – pg. 2
LEARNING OUTCOMES: On completion of the course, the student should be able to
• Predict the structures and electron counts of an organometallic complex comprised of a
particular set of ligands and transition metal ion.
• Classify organometallic reactions and products according to the primary reaction types.
• Identify major catalytic applications of transition metal organometallic chemistry.
• Research literature, prepare presentation (ca. 25 ppt slides) and present a topic within
homogeneous, transition metal organometallic catalysis.
• Identify an outstanding problem in such catalysis or organometallic chemistry related to such
catalysis and prepare a research proposal based on this problem.
(ca. 4 pages; template
provided)
• Use ChemDraw or ChemSketch for describing structures in 3-dimensions.
CHEMDRAW: For questions requiring chemical structure drawing, use the chemical drawing
program, ChemDraw. ChemDraw is the program used by almost organic chemists to prepare
manuscripts for publication. This program is available on the computers at the Student Computing
Center; alternatively you can purchase your own copy for $36 through
https://software.tamu.edu/public/AvailableSoftware.aspx?Page=1.
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CHEM 462 – Fall 2014 – pg. 3
Student Presentation Guidelines
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From list provided, give 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices.
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Presentation date will be set by MYD—cannot be changed.
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Research by first going to text books in syllabus.
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Research secondly by going to key journal articles.
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Present abstract, outline and sketch of slides to MYD 2 weeks prior to presentation
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You should expect to need ca. 25 slides per presentation
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You should identify fundamental organometallic chemistry that is at basis of your topic.
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The first slide will be a ca. 200 word abstract of your topic.
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Discussion Leaders – 5 minutes before the end of class the week and class period before
presentation:
o Introduce next topic
o Suggest a reference to be read by the class prior to the next presentation
o During the presentation => Lead discussion
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The entire class should prepare a relevant well-considered question and come to class
prepared to ask. The question should be typed up and submitted to the discussion leaders at
the beginning of class. These questions will be randomly selected to be asked whenever the
presentation/discussion is at a low point.
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The presenters must have their presentations approved by MYD at least one week in advance
of their presentation date.
Student Original Research Proposals
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This can be derived from your presentation of someone else’s. Must be from topics
presented in CHEM 462-2014.
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A template will be provided.
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The figures from your proposal will be the basis of a second short presentation.