Catalyst design for synthesis
Summary
This course on homogeneous catalysis provide a detailed understanding of how these catalysts work at a mechanistic level and give examples of catalyst design for important reactions (hydrogenation, olefin metathesis, cross-coupling).
Content
- Organometallic chemistry: revision of basic ideas including structure and bonding and the implications this has on reactivity of an organic ligand coordinated to a metal centre.
- A description of the reactions involved in homogeneous catalysis, with an emphasis on the essential features required to predict which type of reactions can take place.
- Hydrogenation
- Olefin metathesis
- Cross-coupling
Keywords
homogeneous catalysis, reaction mechanism, catalyst design, synthesis
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
inorganic chemisrty
organic chemistry
organometallic chemistry
Recommended courses
homogeneous catalysis
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Classify catalysts and different catalysed reactions
- Explore the molecular mechanisms of catalytic processes
- Assess / Evaluate the ways that catalysts can be improved
- Design superior catalysts (in theory)
Teaching methods
Lecture course
Assessment methods
Written exams; one mid term and one final exam during the semester
Resources
Ressources en bibliothèque
Notes/Handbook
Notes in Moodle
Moodle Link
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Catalyst design for synthesis
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Catalyst design for synthesis
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional