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CH3302 Advanced Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry

Question 1: explain the lanthanide contraction, and its effect on the chemistry of the 2nd and 3rd row transition metals;

Question 2: describe and interpret trends in chemical behaviour across the transition series and down each periodic group;

Question 3: discuss the occurrence of metal-metal bonding in transition metal compounds;

Question 4: use simple bonding models to rationalise the structure and properties of di-, tri- and polynuclear systems;

Question 5: understand the Robin-Day classification of mixed valence species, and describe and rationalise the properties of examples of each class;

Question 6: calculate ligand field splitting (Δ) and Racah parameters for a variety of complexes from spectroscopic and/or magnetic data;

Question 7: calculate and/or justify the magnetic moment of a given transition metal complex;

Question 8: state the methods available to measure the magnetic properties of a compound and be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of each;

Question 9: relate d-configuration and geometry to the temperature-dependent behaviour of magnetic properties;

Question 10: recall the typical behaviour of non-dilute paramagnetic systems;

Question 11: predict the temperature-dependent behaviour of magnetic properties of a given complex, and predict the geometry from magnetic data;

Question 12: predict the interaction of paramagnetic centres in dimeric systems;

Question 13: describe how common classes of ligand bind to metals and effect electronic properties of metals in organometallic complexes;

Question 14: describe bonding schemes that exemplify π-bonding and σ-bonding between metals and ligands, and how different classes of ligands bond to metals;

Question 15: outline the fundamental reaction classes occurring in transition metal organometallic chemistry and relate these metal-mediated reaction steps to mechanism in catalytic processes;

Question 16: recognise substrate bonding in organometallic complexes and how metals activate substrate molecules;

Question 17: describe the influences upon reactivity of coordinated ligands as a result of bonding and electronic structure in organometallic compounds;

Question 18: describe the intrinsic differences between the bonding of transition metals to different classes of ligands relevant to organometallic systems (such as phosphine ligands, alkene ligands and carbon monoxide);

Question 19: describe the origins of the stabilisation of low oxidation state metal species bonded to π-acceptor ligands;

Question 20: recognise bonding/structure relationships in transition metal mediated reactions;

Question 21: explain how physical evidence can be used to support bonding theories;

Question 22: review and explain the appropriate synthetic methodologies used in order to form species with metal carbon bonds, and metal complexes relevant to the study of organometallic systems (e.g. metal phosphine complexes, metal carbonyls etc.).

Question 23: understand the fundamental organometallic reactions that underpin homogeneous catalysis;

Question 24: derive suitable catalytic cycles for major homogeneous processes;

Question 25: identify and understand the individual steps that make up any given catalytic cycle;

Question 26: appreciate the range of metals and ligands that can be employed in homogenous catalysis;

Question 27: understand the features of a ligand that are important for successful catalysis;

Question 28: understand metal-ligand complementarity;

Question 29: apply knowledge of the fundamental steps of homogeneous catalysis to the assessment of new reactions and/or catalysts;

Question 30: draw conclusions about reaction mechanisms from the combination of experimental and spectroscopic data.