SUBJECT

Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis Laboratory Practice

practical

Master

Faculty of Science

Chemistry MSc

4

Semester 2

Spring semester

In this practical course, students get experience in the field of advanced preparative and manipulation techniques like semi-micro syntheses in vacuum and inert atmosphere, the Schlenk technique, electro- and photochemical preparations, microwave assisted reactions, chemical vapour deposition. The studied chemical systems include – among others – transition metal catalysts, clusters, organometallic reagents and precursors.

Compulsory: 

• The manual containing experimental procedures together with discussion and brief theory of reactions is available via the internet.

Suggested: 

• C. Elschenbroich: Organometallics, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2006.

• Omae, I.: Applications of Organometallic Compounds, Whiley-VCH, Weinheim, 1998.

• Yamamoto, A.: Organotransition Metal Chemistry, John Whiley & Sons. Inc, New-York, 1986.