| Week 1 |
| I. Introduction |
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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 |
| Quiz on the Periodic Table |
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| 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 |
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III. Reactivity (cont.)
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B) Oxidative Addition
C) Reductive Elimination
D) Migratory Insertion and Elimination Reactions |
Problem Set 1 due |
| Week 3 |
| 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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| III. Reactivity (cont.) |
H) Activation of L to External Attack (cont.)
I) Reductive Couplings (cont.)
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Problem Set 2 due |
| IV. Applications |
A) Ziegler-Natta Polymerization
B) TM Carbenes
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| Week 4 |
| Exam |
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| IV. Applications (cont.) |
B) TM Carbenes (cont.)
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| Week 5 |
IV. Applications (cont.)
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B) TM Carbenes (cont.)
C) Hydrogenation
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IV. Applications (cont.)
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D) Carbonylations
E) Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling Reaction |
Problem set 3 due |
| Week 6 |
| IV. Applications (cont.) |
E) Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling Reaction (cont.)
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| Final Exam |
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