Chem 423/523, Fall 2011
Course Info |
| Course Info | ||
Instructor: Dr. Lisa Rosenberg
Office: Elliott 233d
Phone: 721-7173
Email: lisarose@uvic.ca
Phone: 721-7173
Email: lisarose@uvic.ca
Lectures: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday; 12:30 – 1:20
pm; Ell 162
Office Hours: Wednesday 2:00 – 3:30 pm, or email for
appointment
Textbook: Hartwig “Organotransition Metal Chemistry: From Bonding to Catalysis” (2010, University Science Books)
Course Content:
- Chemistry of main-group organometallic compounds: preparation, structures, synthetic applications
- Chemistry of transition metal organometallic compounds: structures, bonding, characterization and reactivity
- Applications of transition metal organometallic compounds in catalysis, organic synthesis and polymer science
423 Grading:
| Quizzes/Assignments (4 of 5) | 10% | Sept. 9,
Sept. 23, Oct. 25, Nov. 8, Nov. 25 |
| Midterms (2) | 40% | Friday
Oct. 14, Tuesday Nov. 15 |
| Final Exam | 50% |
523 Grading:
| Quizzes/Assignments (4 of 5) | 10% | Sept. 9, Sept. 23, Oct. 25, Nov. 8, Nov. 25 |
| Midterms (2) | 35% | Friday Oct. 14, Tuesday Nov. 15 |
| Class lecture |
15% |
Wednesday November 30 |
| Final Exam | 40% |
Once all components have been evaluated numerically, the
following approximate letter grades will be assigned: (90-100) A+,
(85-89) A, (80-84) A-, (75-79) B+, (70-74) B, (65-69) B-, (60-64) C+,
(55-59) C, (50-54) D, (<50) F