Course manual 2024/2025

Objectives

De student kan de opbouw, geometrie, stereochemie en relatieve stabiliteit van verschillende organometaalverbindingen toekennen en voorspellen.
De student kan de elektronenstructuur van verschillende organometaalcomplexen toekennen en toepassen in het voorspellen van reactiviteit.
De student kan verschillende bindingmodellen van metaalcomplexen toepassen (kristalveld, MO) om de invloed van verschillende liganden op fysische eigenschappen van metaalcomplexen te voorspellen.
De student kan de relatieve reactiviteit van organometaalverbindingen inschatten op basis van de 18-elektronregel, trans-effect, HASB theorie, kristalveldtheorie en MO-modellen.
De student kan verschillende voorbeelden van de cruciale rol die overgangsmetaalcomplexen spelen in katalyse reproduceren.
De student kan voorbeelden geven van de cruciale rol die overgangsmetaalcomplexen spelen in materiaalchemie.
De student kan reactiemechanismen en reactiekinetiek van ligand-uitwisselingsreacties en redoxreacties van metaalcomplexen analyseren en construeren.
De student kan de relatieve snelheid (kinetiek) van substitutiereacties en redoxreacties voorspellen op basis van trans-effecten, de HSAB theorie, de Marcus theorie en bindingmodellen.

Teaching methods

Lecture
Self-study
Computer lab session/practical training

Learning activities

Activiteit	Uren
Hoorcollege	16
Practicum	40
Tentamen	3
Werkcollege	12
Zelfstudie	98
Totaal	168	(6 EC x 28 uur)

Attendance

Programme's requirements concerning attendance (OER-B):

Active participation is expected of each student in the course for which he is registered.
If a student cannot attend an obligatory part of a programme's component due to circumstances beyond his control, he must report in writing to the teacher in question as soon as possible. The teacher, if necessary after consulting the study adviser, may decide to issue the student a replacing assignment.
It is not allowed to miss obligatory parts of the programme's component if there is no case of circumstances beyond one's control.
In case of participating qualitatively or quantitatively insufficiently, the examiner can expel a student from further participation in the programme's component or a part of that component. Conditions for sufficient participation are fixed in advance in the study guide and/or on Canvas.

Assessment

Item and weight	Details
Final grade
1 (100%) Tentamen

Fraud and plagiarism

The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

Course structure

Weeknummer	Onderwerpen	Studiestof
1	Lecture 1: Introduction to organometallic chemistry and catalysis. Lecture 2: Molecular orbital binding models and the 18 VE rule.
2	Lecture 3: Valence electron counting & ligand exchange reactions.
3	Lecture 4: Special topic 1, Hydrogenases and cyclic voltammetry (Sonja Pullen)
4	Lecture 5: Mechanisms of elementary reaction steps.
5	Lecture 6: Special topic 2, Metal-organic framework materials (Stefania Grecea)
6	Lecture 7: Examples of catalytic reactions.
7	Lecture 8: Special topic 3, Coordination cage compounds (Joost Reek)
8	Q&A and Exam

Owner	Bachelor Scheikunde (joint degree)
Coordinator	prof. dr. Bas de Bruin
Part of	Exchange Programme Faculty of Science, specialisation BSc Chemistry, year 1 Bachelor Scheikunde (joint degree), Regular Programme, year 2 Bachelor Bèta-gamma, major Scheikunde, year 3
Links	Visible Learning Trajectories

Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry