524CHEM

This course will build up on the student’s knowledge about understanding the methods of construction and designing organometallic complexes. Introducing Hoffmann’s principal of the Isolobal analogies between hydrocarbon and metal ligand fragments. Theories may be applied to the construction of conceptual bridges between inorganic and organic chemistry and predicting the structure of the polyhedral clusters using Wade’s, and Mingos methods to cover the aspects of carbenes and alkylidenes by reviewing Fisher and Schrock methods. The study of the reactivity of transition metal organometallic complexes as a catalysis and some plausible mechanism for homogeneous catalysis cycles

By completion of this course, the students will be able to: 

• Appreciating the importance and significance of organometallic compounds in the modern technologies and chemical sciences. • Understanding how these characteristics of chemical theories maybe applied to the construction of conceptual bridges between inorganic and organic chemistry. • Defining the different type of bonding between metals and organic fragment. methods. • Predicting the structure of the polyhedral clusters using Wade’s, and Mingos • Becoming familiar with the preparation of carbene, alkylidene complexes. • Understanding the Nature of catalysis and study some plausible mechanism for homogeneous catalysis cycles