Organometallics and Catalysis ORGANOMETALLICS AND CATALYSIS: CH 390K (51420) & CH 368 (51300) Spring 2015 Room: WEL 2.304 Tues/Thurs 5:00-6:30 Instructor: Prof Michael J Rose WEL 4.420, [email protected] Office Hours: Tues 1-2p, and by appointment TA: Ryan Pekarek, [email protected] UG Pre-presentation: Friday 4-5p, or by appointment TA Office Hours: TBA Reference: Organometallics 1: Bochmann (Mallet/Welch Library Reserves) Textbooks Complexes with Transition Metal-Carbon -bonds Organometallics 2: Bochmann (Mallet/Welch Library Reserves) Complexes with Transition Metal-Carbon -Bonds Organometallic Chemistry Spessand and Miessler I. Rationale: Overstating the commercial importance of catalysis is virtually impossible. Catalysts transform vast reservoirs of cheap and readily available chemical feedstocks into products like nylon and polyethylene polymers. They also provide efficient routes towards the synthesis of fine chemicals for use in pharmaceuticals, perfumes and foods. The development of catalysts can also play a vital role in protecting the environment by simplifying the reagents and conditions used for industrial chemistry. The worldwide market for catalysts (both homogeneous and heterogeneous) rose above the $11 billion mark in 2000. II. Course Objectives: The goal of the course is to give students a broad understanding of the important roles that metals play in modern catalysis. Students will be exposed to a wide range of metal-catalyzed reactions that are relevant to the modern chemical enterprise – especially industrial chemistry, the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, and the preparation of base organic compounds and polymers. As a benchmark, the successful student would be able to attend graduate level seminars in catalysis and be able to understand the background and experimental approaches in the field. III. The Course Format is Unique The format of this graduate level class is unique: The class will be organized in a seminar format, with a critical foundation in student participation. This class will most likely be unlike any course you have had as an undergraduate, and represents a new (somewhat experimental) approach in student-centered learning. While the instructor will provide an introduction to the concepts and basic framework of each example of catalysis, students in the class will bring the example into the ‘real world’, by presenting literature publications, patents or up-and-coming textbook material in seminar format to the rest of the class. Therefore, a significant portion of your grade (~30%) will be based on your presentation to the class as well as your active responses to other classmates’ and the instructor’s presentations. 1 Organometallics and Catalysis IV. Prerequisite Knowledge This course requires a solid grasp of basic inorganic chemistry including participation of d-orbitals in bonding, crystal field theory, electron counting, coordination chemistry and redox reactions. A brief re-cap of this information will be given at the beginning of the course, supplemental by frequent review of these concepts in conjunction with the more advanced material covered throughout the course. V. Textbook and Course Notes (a) Course Notes: Course notes and student presentations will be made available via UT Canvas. (b) Textbook: There is no specific textbook required for this course. However, there are many texts available that directly relate to the topics covered in this course. A few useful ones are listed above, and have been made available on Reserve at the Welch Hall, Mallet Chemistry Library. (c) Publications and Literature: Student presentations will be guided largely by recent publications that will be provided to the student presenter by the instructor. These publications will be posted on UT Canvas, and are also available free of charge from within the UT Network. IV. Grading Procedures: Grades will be approximately based on: (a) ~25% Student Presentation (b) ~25% Mid-Term #1 (c) ~25% Final (d) ~10% Problem Set #1 (e) ~10% Problem Set #2 (f) ~5% Participation Grades will be assigned per the following scale 70-100% A 60-70% B 50-60% C 40-50% D <40% F Note: The two homework assignments are intended to prepare you for the Mid-Term and the Final. HW assignments may be performed in groups of 1-3 and will be graded. 2 Organometallics and Catalysis V. Course Schedule: COURSE PART I COURSE PART II Jan 20 Intro / Inorg Principles March 24 No class (Spring ACS) Jan 22 Suzuki / Heck Lecture March 26 , Unsat Aldehyde Hydrog Jan 27 Online Search Tools March 31 Special Topics (Student) Jan 29 Hydroformylation Lecture April 2 Olefin Epoxidation Feb 3 Student Suzuki April 7 Student Aldehyde Hydrog Feb 5 Monsanto / BP Cativa Lecture April 9 Single-site MOF / Zeolites Feb 10 Student Hydroformylation April 14 Student Olefin Epox Feb 12 Olefin Polymrzn (Early Metals) April 16 Metal-Ligand Cooperativity Feb 17 Student Monsanto / BP April 21 Student MOF / Zeolite Feb 19 Olefin Polymrzn (Late Metals) April 23 Electrocatalysis Feb 24 Student Olfn Polmrzn, Early April 28 Student M-L Cooperativity Feb 26 Olefin Metathesis I April 30 Student Special Topics March 3 Student Olfn Polmrzn, Late May 5 Student Electrocatalysis March 5 Olefin Metathesis II May 7 Student Special Topics March 10 Student Olefin Metathesis Finals Week: Final March 12 Mid-Term I March 17,19 Spring Break 3 Organometallics and Catalysis VI. Use of UT Canvas in class UT Canvas—a Web-based course management system with password-protected access at http://courses.utexas.edu — will be used to distribute course materials, to communicate and collaborate online, to post grades, to submit assignments, and to give you online quizzes and surveys. You can find support in using Blackboard at the ITS Help Desk at 475-9400, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., so plan accordingly. ________________________________________________________________________________ Feedback Statement During this course I may request feedback on your learning experience in informal as well as formal ways, including anonymous surveys about how the teaching strategies are helping or hindering your learning. I encourage you to respond to these surveys, ensuring an effective environment for teaching and learning. ________________________________________________________________________________ VII. Academic Integrity University of Texas Honor Code The core values of The University of Texas at Austin are learning, discovery, freedom, leadership, individual opportunity, and responsibility. Each member of the university is expected to uphold these values through integrity, honesty, trust, fairness, and respect toward peers and community. Each student in this course is expected to abide by the University of Texas Honor Code. Any work submitted by a student in this course for academic credit will be the student's own work. You are encouraged to study together and to discuss information and concepts covered in lecture and the sections with other students. You can give "consulting" help to or receive "consulting" help from such students. 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