Name | Prof. em. Dr. Antonio Togni |
Field | Metallorganische Chemie |
Address | Lab. für Anorganische Chemie ETH Zürich, HCI G 139 Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
Telephone | +41 44 632 22 36 |
antonio.togni@inorg.chem.ethz.ch | |
Department | Chemistry and Applied Biosciences |
Relationship | Professor emeritus |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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529-0132-AAL | Inorganic Chemistry III: Organometallic Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. All other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. This course does not offer a lecture of its own but it is linked to the course 529-0132-00L. | 4 credits | 9R | A. Togni, A. Mezzetti | |
Abstract | Fundamental aspects of the organometallic chemistry ot the transition elements. Mechanistic homogeneous catalysis including oxidative additions, reductive eliminations and insertion reactions. Catalytic hydrogenation, carbonylation, C-C bond-forming and related reactions. | ||||
Objective | Towards an understanding of the fundamental coordination-chemical and mechanistic aspects of transition-metal chemistry relevant to homogeneous catalysis. | ||||
Content | Fundamental aspects of the organometallic chemistry ot the transition elements. Mechanistic homogeneous catalysis including oxidative additions, reductive eliminations and insertion reactions. Catalytic hydrogenation, carbonylation, C-C bond-forming and related reactions. | ||||
Literature | 1) Robert H. Crabtree, The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals, 6th Edition, Wiley, 2014, ISBN: 978-1-118-13807-6. A relatively concise but excellent introduction to organometallic chemistry. Strong textbook character, available as E-book 2) John F. Hartwig, Organotransition Metal Chemistry. From Bonding to Catalysis, University Science Books, 2010, ISBN: 978-1-891389-53-5. A more comprehensive standard work on organometallic chemistry. Several chapters written by various authors, partly specialized review-article style. | ||||
529-0199-00L | Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry | 0 credits | 2K | H. Grützmacher, C. Copéret, D. Günther, M. Kovalenko, A. Mezzetti, A. Togni | |
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529-0961-00L | Fundamental Aspects of Chemistry with an Educational Focus A | 4 credits | 2A | A. Togni, R. Alberto | |
Abstract | Selected topics in general chemistry: 1) Acids, super acids, acidity functions, and unconventional solvents 2) Inorganic medicinal chemistry 3) History of radioactivity and modern radiochemistry 4) Molecular geometry and structure | ||||
Objective | In this course unit, participants acquire extended and more in-depth knowledge of selected chemistry topics. The selection is based to a large extent on the partial aspects of chemistry that are typically taught at high school. By gaining a broader understanding, teachers are put in a position where they can comprehend the topics that are to be taught in a wider and, to some extent, unconventional context and critically process these in respect of their teachability and learnabiltiy. At the same time, interrelationships between the classical sub-disciplines of chemistry are highlighted, along with the unique features of chemistry as one of the central natural sciences. | ||||
Content | Content of the four modules: 1) Acids, super acids, acidity functions, non acqueous media, and unconventional solvents. 2) Inorganic medicinal chemistry: Metals in biological systems, metal-containing drugs. 3) History of radioactivity and modern radiochemistry: From the discovery of radioactivity to modern element synthesis. 4) Molecular geometry and structure: From the VSEPR model to the electron localization function (ELF), hypervalent compounds and their applications. | ||||
Lecture notes | Folien und ausgewählte Literatur werden zur Verfügung gestellt. | ||||
Literature | Ausgewählte Artikel aus der Primärliteratur werden vorgestellt, kommentiert und zur Lektüre empfohlen. | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | FV A (gelesen im Frühjahrsemester) und FV B (gelesen im Herbstsemester) bauen nicht aufeinander. Die Reihenfolge der Belegung ist somit indifferent. |