COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHOTOCHEMICAL AND CATALYTIC REACTIVITY OF ORGANOTRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 6056 PHOTOCHEMICAL AND CATALYTIC REACTIVITY OF ORGANOTRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ELIF SUBAŞI

Offered to

Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry

Course Objective

The content of this lecture, which encompasses the chemistry of organotransition metal complexes, including interpretative discussion in the light of the latest advances in structural and organometallic chemistry, especially for their photochemical and catalytic reactivity, provides a reasonable knowledge for post graduate students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have the ability to reach advanced knowledge on the area of study, throughunique point of view and research for continuing further studies.
2   To have the ability to fully understand and use up- to- date knowledge and methods.
3   To have the ability to apply and formulate related scientific methods for conducting innovative studies.
4   To have the ability to publish an academic article in national and internationalpeer-reviewed journals.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Organometallic compounds of the transition elements
2 Photochemical Reactivity of Organotransition Metal Complexes
3 Photochemical Substitution at Metal Carbonyls
4 Photochemical Reactions with cleavage of Metal-Metal Bonds
5 Photochemical Reactions with Cleavage of Metal-Hydrogen Bonds
6 Photochemical Reactions with Cleavage of Transition Metal-Carbon Bonds
7 Organometallic Catalysis
8 Catalytic Reactions
9 Organometallic Catalysis: Transition-Metal assisted Valence Isomerizations and Isomerization of Unsaturated Molecules
10 Organometallic Catalysis: Arylation/Vinylation of Olefins and Alkene Metathesis
11 Organometallic Catalysis: Oligomerization and Polymerization and Olefin Oxidation
12 Organometallic Catalysis: Hydrogenation of Alkenes and Fischer-Tropsch Reactions
13 Organometallic Catalysis: The Water-Gas Shift Reaction, Hydroformylation
14 Hydrocyanation and Reppe Carbonylation

Recomended or Required Reading

C. Elschenbroich, Organometallics, Wiley Vch ISBN-13: 9783527293902, 2006.
A.W.Adamson, P.D.Fleischauer, Concepts of Inorganic Photochemistry R.E.Krieger Publishing Company, US, 1984.
Elschenbroich C., Salzer A., Organometallics- A Concise Introduction 2nd Ed., VCH, Weinheim, 1992.
Lukehard C.M., Fundamental Transition Metal Organometallic Chemistry , Brooks/ Cole Publishing Company Monterey, California, 1985.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

There will be minimum 2 assignments, averaged out grades for which will be 25 % of the term grade. Mid-term examination affects the term grade by 25 %. Final examination affects the term grade by 50 %. Midterm, Final exam and Project grades determine term grade.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student will be evaluated with homework and questions to be asked in the final exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University
Faculty of Science
Chemistry Department
e-mail: elif.subasi@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

8:30-17:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for final exam 1 50 50
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 191

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15555
LO.255
LO.355555
LO.455