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Organometallic Compounds

I. Organometallic Compounds

Synthetic aspects of organometallic compounds
Organometallic compounds as stoichiometric and catalytic reagents, Transition metal organometallics as catalysts and synthetic reagents, Metal alkyls, Metal hydrides, Protection and deprotection, Coupling reactions, Nucleophilic attack on a ligand, Directed and asymmetric catalysis.
Biological applications and Environmental aspects of organometallic compounds
Introduction, Organometallics in medicine, organometallic compounds in agriculture and horticulture, Organometallics in industry, Environmental aspects of organometallic compounds.

While there is no mandatory reading material for this course, it is recommended that you have access to at least one of the following texts.

Organometallic Chemistry – Fundamentals and Applications (2022) Ionel Haiduc
Transition Metal Organometallic Chemistry (2013) Francois Mathey
Organometallic Chemistry (2009) Gary O. Spessard, Gary L. Miessler
Organotransition Metal Chemistry: From Bonding to Catalysis (2009) by John F. Hartwig
The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals (2005) by Robert H. Crabtree
Organotransition Metal Chemistry (2002) by Anthony Hill

Hypertextbook: One of the best online available resources in Organometallic Chemistry is probably Rob Toreki’s The Organometallic Chemistry Hypertextbook. As mentioned in the Premise of this hypertextbook, “this text is meant for students who are starting out in the area of Organometallic Chemistry as well as those who wish to review and interrelate concepts for their class, oral exams, or placement tests. The power of this resource lies in its use of hypertextual information. Pick a topic from the index and see how.”
Bonding illustrations: Metal-dihydrogen, metal-ethylene, and metal-diene bonding concepts (PDF)