I know of structures like Gilman reagent are organometallic reagents which can be found in organic chemistry classes in the context of reaction mechanisms. Would an organometallic chemistry class literally just be a lot of such reagents and reactions or is it more inorganic in nature with things like catalytic cycles, symmetry elements, and MO theory?
Does anyone have good exercices about organometallic chemistry? I would appreciate it a lot, thank you so much!!!
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Hi, as per title, I'm trying to pick up a bit of Organometallic Chemistry for organic synthesis (so Heck, Stille, Cross Metathesis etc.). I have a background of the basics of Org.Chem but I am a bit rusty after a few years of being away from theory so I'm having a bit of trouble concentrating on my text book and I was wondering if anyone knows of some online video series or resource to start understanding it a bit better.
Thanks to anyone who answers!
Edit: Thank you for all the suggestions and for taking the time to share them, I'm checking them out now!
Alkali metals top the league when it comes to mediating reactions. Organolithium compounds have long been their captain, but now organosodium and organopotassium compounds are finding their form too. This Review highlights their victories in homogeneous catalysis, organic synthesis, lowβvalent aluminium chemistry, polymerization, and green chemistry.
Abstract
Organolithium compounds have been at the forefront of synthetic chemistry for over a century, as they mediate the synthesis of myriads of compounds that are utilised worldwide in academic and industrial settings. For that reason, lithium has always been the most important alkali metal in organometallic chemistry. Today, that importance is being seriously challenged by sodium and potassium, as the alkaliβmetal mediation of organic reactions in general has started branching off in several new directions. Recent examples covering mainβgroup homogeneous catalysis, stoichiometric organic synthesis, lowβvalent mainβgroup metal chemistry, polymerization, and green chemistry are showcased in this Review. Since alkaliβmetal compounds are often not the end products of these applications, their roles are rarely given top billing. Thus, this Review has been written to alert the community to this rising unifying phenomenon of βalkaliβmetal mediationβ.
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Iβm finishing up my BS in biochemistry and also getting some PhD (Biochemistry, molecular biology, and biophysics) credits at the same time. I would take another semester and take some more chemistry courses but my PI wants me to finish up so I can officially join the program and bring in more funding I also want to finish up because Iβd like to have more time for research. I want to do a bit of learning on my own in regard to organometallic chemistry and maybe take a course or two during my PhD.
What are some good organometallic chemistry books? Also, does anyone have any suggestions for interesting/landmark organometallic papers?
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A little background: I am in my junior year of college working towards my BS in chemistry and hopefully moving on to grad school. I've taken two organic chemistry classes, one organic lab class (the higher lab class for chemistry majors vs the normal orgo lab class for non chemistry majors). I've taken one inorganic chemistry class and am currently in a class called advanced inorganic. I am also currently taking an inorganic lab class. I've also taken my general chemistry classes, analytical, and physical chemsitry, but I don't think those are quite relevant here.
Anyway, this semester I've started my first semester of undergraduate research. I'm working on a project about synthesizing organic reductants for early transition metals, followed by reducing said metals. I've been talking with my professor since about April about working with him, and he has given me plenty to read since then. My problem is I don't have a fucking clue what I'm doing. I've read SO many papers from journals, and they're so dense its almost like I haven't read them. Or if I do understand it (which is happening more and more, practice makes perfect) I don't know how to apply it to my project.
I think a lot of my problem is I don't get inorganic chemistry like I get organic. Organic chemistry is my favorite. That's why I decided to work on this project, it involves organic synthesis. Now that doesn't mean I don't like inorganic. I think its interesting and I want to understand it. I just don't. I figured I could learn inorganic on the fly since I understood organic so easily. Turns out I was wrong. Like I said I've already taken one inorganic class, and am currently in another inorganic lecture and lab class. But I still have yet to have it click. I understand a lot of the subjects brought up in these classes. I understand the gist of molecular orbital theory and symmetry/group theory applied to chemistry, but I don't fully get it. Like I can't look at a molecule and sketch a molecular orbital theory diagram. I don't know if that's super important to understand inorganic but I feel like it is. I get trends of the periodic table. I understand the splitting energy idea from crystal field theory, along with the high spin low spin complexes. I understand counting electrons. I just can't understand inorganic like I understand organic. In organic carbon behaves in specific ways (usually), functional groups can make a carbon electrophilic/nucleophilic, and so on a
... keep reading on reddit β‘Hello:) Iβm a student doing my bachelorβs degree in chemistry and Iβve just started on an organometallic module this semester, but Iβm confused with some concepts.
For CO and PR3, a question asked to consider a metal complex which contains a carbonyl and phosphine ligand. It asks how the nature of a PR3 ligand affects the CO vibrational frequency. From what I understand, the CO vibrational frequency is proportional to the strength of the C-O bond. And both CO and PR3 are sigma-donors and pi-acceptors. So if the two ligand are bonded in trans position on the same d-orbital, more electron density will remain in the antibonding HOMO of CO due to the donation of electrons from PR3 which makes the bond weaker and decrease the frequency. But how does the pi-backdonation by PR3 affect the CO bond? From what my prof said, this would also result in a decrease in frequency. But if electrons are being donated back to PR3, wonβt that mean that less electrons are backdonated to the antibonding LUMO of CO which would strengthen the bond?
As for H2 ligands, I donβt quite understand how a complex with dihydrogen ligand acts as a catalyst for hydrogenation.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!!:)
Do you have suggestions for literature to refresh my basic knowledge in the field of inorganic and organometallic chemistry?
I noticed that I have still some knowledge, but I don't have the detailed understanding.
Thank you!
We know that metals having d8 configuration forms square plannar complexes..but why??...and what is the role of back bonding in that case?
A place to discuss organometallic chemistry!
Hello r/chemistry, I've recently started grad school in chemical engineering and will be working on transition metal catalysis. My professor told me to study a lot on this topic, but I can't really find good resources, or the sequence in which I should learn.
For example, why is iridium such a good photocatalyst, why nickel is often used in hydrogenation, why palladium is used commonly in C-C bond formations, what is the role of cobalt in vitamin-b12 chemistry, why this metal and not that metal, and so on...
I saw a lot of recommendations for Crabtree's book, should I go for that book or are there any better resources? Thank you!
Very interested in Organometallic chemistry and was wondering who are the top professors I definitely should look in to?
I'm a first year grad student in the process of choosing an advisor. There is a group I'm interested in that has recently started branching out from catalysis/ methodolgy type research to carbohydrate chemistry. I originally planned on joining that group to work in the methodology area, but the carbohydrate project sounds pretty interesting. I know very little about that area, so I'm wondering if it's a marketable field to go into (preferably industry at this point), or is methodology a safer bet?
Does anyone know of a good source of information regarding general organometallic chemistry? I'm taking a fairly in depth exam on the subject soon and have old class notes and old exams to study from, however it's sometimes difficult to extrapolate the conceptual information from these sources. I am essentially looking for something like a crash course in organometallics.
as in "PPr3"
I feel dumb now.... Does it mean propyl? I don't think I've ever seen propyl written that way...
Thanks for the help guys!
Hi, chemists!
I'm working on a research paper for my inorganic class, and the subject I selected was 2+ lanthanides ions and their role in the synthesis and structure of organometallic compounds.
Problem is, I haven't been able to find ANY diversity of resources on the subject. Google scholars gave me a few papers on Samarium (II) iodide and similar Ln^2+ iodides, but that's the extent of it. A huge number of papers that I've limited access to are in German, as well, so I have no fair way of discerning their contents.
Where are some good places (ignoring the University library, whose resources I've already dug down to the bone) I can find some healthy information?
Note: I AM a paying ACS member, so if there are good resources via them, it'd be great!
Thank you!
Organic is an incredibly popular field for students and those already graduated alike, and as a result of reading from this perspective all the time I realized I have no idea what job availability looks like for chemists who went the inorganic route. Is it better or worse because it doesn't have as many graduates as organic? Is it a dead field outside of academia? I'm starting a PhD next fall and I've been on the fence between organic and inorganic. Where does one find work with a concentration in inorganic chem? Thanks everyone!
Organolithium compounds have been at the forefront of synthetic chemistry for over a century, by mediating the synthesis of myriads of compounds, utilised worldwide across academic and industrial settings. For that reason, lithium has always been the most important alkali metal in organometallic chemistry. Today, that importance is being seriously challenged by sodium and potassium, as organic alkali metal mediation in general has started branching off in several new directions. Recent examples covering main group homogeneous catalysis, stoichiometric organic synthesis, low valent main group metal chemistry, polymerization and green chemistry are showcased in this review. Since alkali metal compounds are often not the end products of these applications, their roles are rarely given top billing. Thus, this review has been written to alert the community to this rising unifying phenomenon of βalkali metal mediationβ.
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