Chemistry 4000: Fall 2011

Course Syllabus

Instructions for Research Outline, Budget & Proposal

Class Notes:

   Transition Metal Review

   What is Organometallic Chemistry?

   The 18-Electron Rule

   Dinitrogen Activation

   Phosphines

   Pi-Acceptor Ligands Summary

   Acyclic Pi Ligands: Alkene and Alkyne Ligands

   Acyclic Pi Ligands: Allyl Ligands

   Cyclic Pi Ligands

   Alkyl Ligands

   Carbene and Carbyne Ligands

   Carbide Ligands

   Hydride and Dihydrogen Ligands

   Alkane Complexes

   Sigma Complexes

   Summary of Ligands for Organometallic Chemistry

   Substitution Reactions

   Oxidative Addition

   Reductive Elimination

   Reactions with Nucleophiles

   Reactions with Electrophiles

   Industrial Homogeneous Catalysis

   Olefin Polymerization


Research in the Hayes Group


University of Lethbridge Graduate Studies (MSc or PhD) Chemistry Department Chemistry Faculty


Last updated: November 15, 2011© Paul G. Hayes