Covers carbenes and carbynes, including their definitions, preparation, structure, bonding, and applications in catalysis.
Covers main organometallic reactions and factors driving them, with exercises predicting reaction products.
Explores catalytic processes for hydrogen production, focusing on partial oxidation and catalyst deactivation due to carbon formation.
Introduces the basics of catalysis, covering chemical bond breaking, molecular orbital theory, metal bonding, adsorption, and reaction kinetics.
Delves into the detailed reaction mechanism of hydrogenation, emphasizing Wilkinson's catalyst and the impact of ligand design.
Covers the topic of catalysis, focusing on the process of hydrogenation and the advantages of using soluble catalysts.
