Chemistry 4932
Fall 2015
Syllabus for Chemistry 4932
Course title:
Advanced Organometallic Chemistry
Course meetings: TR, 5:00 pm--6:15 pm
NES 104
Instructor:
Dr. Xiaodong Michael Shi, Associate Professor
Office:
BSF 310
Office Hours:
4:00 pm-5:00 pm TR, or by appointment
Email:
xmshi@usf.edu
Phone:
813-974-7249
Course Objectives: This is the graduate level semester course targeting first
year graduate students and senior undergraduate students. The objective of this
course is to introduce the basic concept in organo-transition metal chemistry,
which often referred as organometallic chemistry.
Prerequisites: The course in directed toward senior undergraduates and first
year graduate students who have had a one-year course in organic chemistry. It
will be assumed that students are familiar with fundamental aspects of organic
chemistry including nomenclature, structure and bonding, the arrow pushing
formalism, NMR spectroscopy, and some stereochemistry.
Required Textbooks:
1) John F. Hartwig “Organotransition Metal Chemistry-From Bonding to
Catalysis”
2) Louis S. Hegedus “Transition Metals in the Synthesis of Complex
Organo Molecules”
Recommended References:
1) M. B. Smith and J. March “Advanced Organic Chemistry”
2) I. Fleming “Frontier Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions”
3) D. A. Evans “Organic Chemistry CHEM 206”, Harvard University.
Problem Sets: Problems from the book and from outside sources will be
assigned and collected periodically. These problem sets are critical; if you do
not master the material on the problem sets, you will not perform well on the
exams. One problem on each examination will be taken directly from the
problem sets. The problem sets will be grade on a √+ / √ / √- system and will
be used to adjust borderline cases when final grade are determined.
Chemistry 4932
Fall 2015
Grading and Examinations: There will be six 15 minutes in class quizzes (6
quizzes in total and 15 points each, 90 total points). There will be two exams
(Oct. 2nd and Nov. 20th, 100 points each) and one final exam (Dec. 7th or TBD,
200 points). Grades will be based on the number of points accumulated
throughout the semester (490 points total).
Letter grade assignment:
A
410 or above
B
360-409
C
310-359
D
280-309
F
279 or less
Tentative Schedule of Lectures and Examinations (May change):
Dates
Material
Reading
Week 1
Introduction and review
U-O-Chem
Week 2
Formalisms, electron counting
Ch. 1
Quiz #1, 9/3 (15 pts)
Week 3
Reaction mechanism
Ch. 2
Week 4-5
Metal hydride chemistry
Ch. 3
Quiz #2, 9/17 (15 pts)
Week 6
Chemistry of M-C σ-bond complex
Ch. 4
10/2
Exam I (100 pts)
Week 7-8
Chemistry of M-Carbonyl complex
Ch. 5
Quiz #3, 10/8 (15 pts)
Week 9
Chemistry of M-Carbene complex
Ch. 6
Quiz #4, 10/22 (15 pts)
Week 10-11
Chemistry of M-alkene/diene complex
Ch. 7
Quiz #5, 11/5 (15 pts)
Week 12
Chemistry of M-Alkyne complex
Ch. 8
Week 13
Chemistry of M-π-allyl complex
Ch. 9
11/20
Exam II (100 pts)
11/26
Thanksgiving break, no class
Week 14
Chemistry of Marene complex
Ch. 10
Quiz #6, 12/3 (15 pts)
Week 15
Review
12/7
Final (200 pts)