Department of Chemistry, Unit Catalogue 2006/07 |
CH40066 Inorganic reaction mechanisms & homogeneous catalysis |
Credits: 3 |
Level: Masters |
Semester: 2 |
Assessment: EX100 |
Requisites: |
Before taking this unit you must take CH20015 and in taking this unit you cannot take CH30066 |
Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop an understanding of Inorganic reaction mechanisms and modern homogeneous catalytic processes. After studying this Unit, students should be able to: * Describe substitution reactions of 4- and 6- coordinate transition metal compounds. * Account for electron transfer processes. * Appreciate catalytic cycles and the mechanisms that underpin them. * Be able to make critical analysis of a research paper related to catalytic processes. Content: Reaction types - associative, dissociative, interchange. Trans-effect and solvent participation in reactions of 4 coordinate complexes. Eigen-Wilkins mechanism; inner and outer electron transfer. Simple Marcus theory. Organometallic mechanisms; Examples of catalytic reactions. Monsanto process, hydroformylation and hydrogenation reactions. Alkene polymerisation amd metathesis. |
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