Education

Inorganic Chemistry III: Organometallic Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis (held by Prof. Christophe Copéret starting Fall 2021)

Towards an understanding of the fundamental coordination-chemical and mechanistic aspects of transition-metal chemistry relevant to homogeneous catalysis. Fundamental aspects of the organometallic chemistry ot the transition elements. Mechanistic homogeneous catalysis including oxidative additions, reductive eliminations and insertion reactions. Catalytic hydrogenation, carbonylation, C-C bond-forming and related reactions.

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Overview of Prof. Dr. Mezzetti's Past Classes

The following links will lead to the specific lecture pages (only available in german).

Coordination Chemistry

Chemical bonding in transition metal complexes (Valence Bond Theory, Crystal Field Theory, Molecular Orbital Theory (sigma- and pi-bonding). pi-Accepting ligands (CO, NO, alkenes, O2, H2, phosphines and phosphites). Coordination number, isomery, configurational stability. Kinetics of reactions of coordination compounds.

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Inorganic Chemistry for Beginners

Introduction to the orbital concept and to the binding theories in complexes of the transition metals.
The origin of quantum theory. The hydrogen atom. Polyelectronic atoms and the periodic table. Orbitals and small molecules. Symmetry and group theory. Chemical bonding in transition metal complexes (Valence Bond Theory, Crystal Field Theory, Molecular Orbital Theory (sigma- and pi-bonding). pi-Accepting ligands.

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