Week 1 Formalisms including the general properties of dative and covalent ligands, the properties of the metal (oxidation state), and metal‐ligand complexes (electron‐counting, the 18‐electron rules). Bonding and structural considerations.

Week 2 Organometallic reaction mechanisms, including ligand substitution processes, oxidative addition/reductive elimination, migratory insertion and σ‐hydride elimination, transmetallation, nucleophilic attack on ligands coordinated to transition metals, electrophilic attack on transition metal coordinated ligands.

Week 3 Synthetic applications of complexes containing metal‐carbon σ‐bonds. Transition metalcatalyzed coupling reaction.

Week 4 Synthetic applications of complexes containing metal‐carbon σ‐bonds. Transition metalcatalyzed coupling reaction and synthetic applications.

Week 5 Synthetic applications of complexes containing metal‐carbon σ‐bonds. Transition metalmediated coupling reaction and synthetic applications.

Week 6 Formation and synthetic applications of complexes containing metal‐carbon σ‐bonds. Catalytic C‐H functionalization.

Week 7 Synthetic applications of complexes containing metal‐carbon σ‐bonds. Catalytic C‐H functionalization and synthetic application.

Week 8 Activation of allylic electrophiles by transition metals – Allylic substitution

Week 9 Activation of allylic electrophiles by transition metals – Allylic substitution and synthetic applications

Week 10 Metathesis of olefins and alkynes.

Week 11 The chemistry of transition metal alkene, alkyne, diene, and dienyl complexes.

Week 12 Review Session