2018/19 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
CHEM3122 Advanced Organometallics and Catalysis
10 creditsClass Size: 180
Module manager: Professor M A Halcrow
Email: M.A.Halcrow@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2018/19
Pre-requisite qualifications
Level 2 in Chemistry or Level 2 in Joint Honours (Science) or equivalentPre-requisites
| CHEM2270 | Organometallic and f-block Chemistry |
Module replaces
CHEM3120 Organic Chemistry of Transition and Main Group ElementsThis module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be familiar with the bonding modes encountered in transition metals with organic ligands, appreciate synthetic methods to important classes of complexes, and understand reactivity patterns.They should also appreciate aspects of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.
Learning outcomes
The course will enable students to appreciate the atomic structure of surfaces and porous materials and their reaction/interaction with molecules.
Syllabus
The course explains the most important bonding concepts found in transition metal complexes with o-donor and n-acceptor ligands, and discusses major classes of complexes, such as metal carbonyls, olefin and sandwich complexes, metal hydrides, and metal alkyls.
The reactivity of these complexes is discussed in relation to their steric and electronic properties, with emphasis on the reactivity of the metal-carbon bond, including their relevance to synthetic methodology and catalysis.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 20 | 2.00 | 40.00 |
| Tutorial | 2 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Private study hours | 58.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 42.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Private study
20 hours - reading per lecture (20 x 1 hour)13 hours - preparation for course work
25 hours - preparation for examination
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Progress monitored through particiapation in tutorials and submission of assessed course work.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| In-course Assessment | Assessed coursework | 12.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 12.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 88.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 88.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 17/05/2018
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