Admission requirements
Core course in MSc Chemistry – Energy and Sustainability, elective course in MSc Chemistry.
Students with a BSc degree in MST (with a major in Chemistry for students who started before September 2017), or a BSc degree in Chemistry or equivalent can enroll in this course.
Participants are expected to have a solid background in coordination chemistry, including understanding of interaction between Lewis Acids and Bases, sigma and pi donation, pi back-donation, electron count and determination of the oxidation state of transition metal compounds, 18 and 16 electron rule.
Description
The course starts with the fundamental principles of coordination and organometallic chemistry: after a short recapitulation of the principles of coordination chemistry and electron counting, the basics will be discussed of stability and reactivity, reaction mechanisms, steric and electronic influence of the ligands on reactivity of the metal centers. In the second part of the course this knowledge will be used in the discussion of various homogeneously catalysed reactions, notably double bond isomerisation, (enantioselective) hydrogenation, hydroformylation, hydrocarboxylation, oligo- and polymerisation and alkene methathesis. In the lectures attention will be given to the applications of homogeneous catalysis in industrial processes and academic research.
Course objectives
At the end of the course students:
will be able to explain and apply fundamental principles of organometallic chemistry,
will be able to apply the fundamental principles of homogeneous catalysis,
will be able to evaluate a reaction or process based on the principles of atom-efficiency and sustainable chemistry,
will be able to construct a mechanism of various homogeneously catalysed reactions,
will be able to construct tentative catalytic mechanisms also for reactions that were not discussed in class.
Timetable
Schedule information can be found on the website of the programmes.
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Note: Joint Degree students from Leiden/Delft need to combine information from both the Leiden and Delft MyTimetables to see a complete schedule. This video explains how to do it.
Mode of instruction
Lectures and exercises
Assessment method
Closed book written examination (100%)
Reading List
The course is based on the following book:
R.H. Crabtree, The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals, Wiley Interscience 7th Ed: ISBN 978-1-119-94658-81 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-119-94658-67 (epub) or earlier editions.
Slides presented during the courses
Registration
As a student, you are responsible for enrolling on time through MyStudyMap.
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Extensive information about the operation of MyStudyMap can be found here.
There are two enrolment periods per year:
Enrolment for the fall opens in July
Enrolment for the spring opens in December
See this page for more information about deadlines and enrolling for courses and exams.
Note:
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Contact
Remarks
According to OER article 4.8, students are entitled to view their marked examination for a period of 30 days following the publication of the results of a written examination. Students should contact the lecturer to make an appointment for such an inspection session.
Software
Starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, the Faculty of Science will use the software distribution platform Academic Software. Through this platform, you can access the software needed for specific courses in your studies. For some software, your laptop must meet certain system requirements, which will be specified with the software. It is important to install the software before the start of the course. More information about the laptop requirements can be found on the student website.