Organometallic Chemistry

Course content

A detailed study of structures, properties, characterization, synthesis and reactions of organometallic compounds as well as their applications to organic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. Discussion of oxidative addition, reductive elimination, insertion, elimination, ligand substitution reactions, nucleophilic and electrophilic addition and abstraction. The main objective of the course is to show how organometallic chemistry has responded to the challenge of synthesizing novel organic chemicals for research and industry.