CHEM518 COORDINATION AND CATALYSIS
| Course Code: | 2340518 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Chemistry |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Importance of catalysis in science and industry; understanding how the catalysis works; basic concepts, terms and definitions in catalysis; classification of catalysis: Homogenous and heterogenous catalysis; understanding the mechanism of catalysis; Using transition metal nanoparticles as catalyst; problems with the transition metal nanoparticles; supported transition metal nanoparticles; confinement of transition metal nanoclusters in porous materials; reusability problem in the transition metal nanoparticles; metal-ligand interaction versus metal-metal bond; metal-ligand interactions; understanding the importance of metal-ligand interaction in catalysis; key reactions in catalysis; catalytic cycles for selected reactions.
Course Content
A review of structures and properties of coordination compounds. The use of organotransition metal complexes to catalyze the conversion of unsaturated substance into alcohols, ketones, carboxylic acids, aldehydes, polymers, etc. Discussions of reaction mechanism of catalytic isomerization, hydrogenation, hydroformylation addition, substitution, metathesis reaction, activation of oxygen and nitrogen, and their importance in industry.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Graduates of the Chemistry master program can follow scientific literature as well as developments in technology. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Our graduates have critical, analytical and independent thinking abilities. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They have the ability of working independently. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They have ability to analyze and solve problems. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They scientifically contribute to the areas that they have expertise on. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | They have the background to pursue their PhD in both national and international universities. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | They can perform team work. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | They can have active roles in interdisciplinary studies with researchers from different backgrounds. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | They have the ability to interpret the data obtained from interdisciplinary studies and contribute to the existing knowledge. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | They have the leadership ability to solve challenges that are faced during the projects. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | They have the ability to present their work orally and in a written text as scientific papers or reports. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | They can speak and write English which is the scientific language. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | They can use the communication technologies to transfer their results. | ✔ | |||
| 14 | They are aware of the ethical values during their studies and transfer their results to scientific society. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution