88390 - Organometallic Chemistry for Catalysis and the Environment

Academic Year 2021/2022

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Low Carbon Technologies and Sustainable Chemistry (cod. 9246)

Learning outcomes

Basic principles and main properties of the organometallic compounds. The role of organometallic complexes in the modern industrial processes and their consequences in the environment.

Course contents

prerequisites: Basic knowledge of the fundamental principles of inorganic chemistry and the most important aspects of the structure, properties and reactivity of inorganic compounds. Knowledge of the fundamental principles of thermodynamic and kinetic, organic and industrial chemistry and basic metal redox chemistry.

•The role of organometallic chemistry in the environmental and sustainabilityTaking in account the principles of cyrcular economy and homogeneous catalysis

•Principles of thermodynamic stability and kinetic inertiness ruling the requisites of Organometallic compounds mainly inherent to transition metal groups a)HSAB theory and applications on distinct environmental compartments as soil air water and living beings- c) The role of homogeneous catalysis in exploring particularly the reactivity promoted by metal sites in organo-Inorganic systems in industrial proceduresas synthesis work up and separation processes case hystories on

c) hydrogenation (asymmetrical –topic of interest for farmaceutical chemistry-), carbonylation and olefin metathesis; Metal-Ligand systems for a sustainable and green society based on circular economy ; d) Metal occurrence at the Environment : Essential Trace Metal in Food:

Harmful aspects and pollutions hazard Toxicology or Allergenic implications with regard minor heavy metal belonging to transition or main groups as    Ni, Al, Sn Zn Se;

e) Metals in medicine : State of the art and novel orientations on anticancer therapy

g) Aspects of structural and spectroscopic characterization of metal species(inorganic and organometallic) with the help of a free tutorial


Readings/Bibliography

D. A. Atwood, Sustainable Inorganic Chemistry, Wiley.

J. E. Huheey, A. E. Keiter, R. L. Keiter, Inorganic Chemistry, Casa Editrice Piccin

D. F. Shriver, P. W. Atkins, C. H. Langford, Inorganic Chemistry, Zanichelli

GREEN CHEMISTRY AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF SUSTAINABILITY Stanley E. Manahan manahans@missouri.edu ChemChar Research, Inc. 2005

Teaching methods

The course includes class lectures and tutorial activities. Lectures are supported by slide projection. 

LESSONS ON HYPE TOPICS WILL BE PRESENTED THROUGH CASE HYSTORIES

STIMULATING CRITICAL APPROACH AND DISCUSSION WITHIN THE CLASS (PEER REVIEW METHODOLOGY)

LESSONS ARE SUPPORTED BY SLIDES OR MOVIES CONCERNING THE SUBJECTS WILL BE TREATED

Assessment methods

Students are asked to take oral examination in one of the scheduled sessions at the end of the course. The exam is aimed at checking the understanding of the student and his/her capacity to correlate the main concepts of inorganic to sustainable chemistry. The student is required to present, also with the help of the board, a preferred topics and the evaluation will be mainly based on the skills, shown by explaining in an extensive and detailed way and on the ability to establish the clue priority of the fundamental aspects in the treated topics.

Teaching tools

THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL WILL BE DELIIVERED IN THE FORMAL TUOTIAL PLATFORM IOL[https://iol.unibo.it/].ELECTRONIC SUPPLIES ON BOOKS OR BIBLIOGRAFIC NOTES ARE ACCESSIBLE AND CONSULTABLE ON THE IOL PLATFORM IN THE CLASSROOM OR IN THE LIBRARY

Teaching supports include PowerPoint presentations, and slide projection. Documents and slides shown are made available to students as pc files. Indications are given to students regarding the bibliographic resources available on-line and in the library. The teaching material for the preparation of the final exam is available to students via the web at: [https://iol.unibo.it/]. Usernames and passwords are reserved to Unibo students and are given by the teacher.

Office hours

See the website of Silvia Bordoni

SDGs

Good health and well-being Quality education Clean water and sanitation Sustainable cities

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.