Organometallic Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry. Instructor: Prof. Debabrata Maiti, Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay. The basic principles of organometallic chemistry will be discussed in this course. The modern chemistry is merged into one from classical organic chemistry and traditional inorganic chemistry. We will shed light on activation of small molecule by metal-ligand complex. We will discuss the stepwise mechanism of insertion of metal into organic molecules and elimination by different pathway. Only catalytic amount of metal can produce the large number of molecules those include drug, natural products, pharmaceuticals, our daily needs, etc. in gigantic quantity. (from nptel.ac.in)
| Lecture 18 - Stereoselective Hydrogenation Reaction |
As catalytic hydrogenation is possible, subsequently, question came in mind, would it be feasible to catalyse an asymmetric reaction to produce the one in excess than another enantiomer. Afterwards, the scientists came with great solution i.e., chiral rhodium (Rh) catalyst which can transfer chirality to a non-chiral substrate.
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