Most advances in industrial homogeneous catalysis are based on the development of organometallic catalysts. This course presents most important types of reactions, knowledge of which is sufficient for understanding the reaction cycles of homogeneous transition metal catalysis. A catalytic process can be depicted as a reaction cycle in which substrates are converted to products with the regeneration of the catalytically active species. The cyclic depiction of catalytic processes is particularly clear and is also helpful in developing new processes. In homogeneous catalysis, stoichiometric model reactions with well‐defined transition metal complexes can be used to elucidate individual steps of the catalytic cycle.

Credit Hours: 04 (3-1)

Recommended Books
1. Jordan, R.B. Reaction Mechanisms of Inorganic and Organometallic Systems, 2​nd
Edition, Oxford University Press, UK (1998).
2. Kotz, J.C. and Treichel, P. Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity, 4​th Edition, Saunders
College Publishing, NY (1999)

3. Angelici, R.J. Synthesis and Technique in Inorganic Chemistry, 1​st Edition, University
Science Books, CA (1986).
4. Garry L. Miessler, D. and Tarr, A. “Inorganic Chemistry” 3​rd Edition, Pearson
Education, Inc. NY (2004).
5. Purcell K.F. and Kotz, J.C. “An Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry” Saunder, College,
Philadelphia (1980)
6. Sumit Bhaduri and Doble Mukesh, "Homogeneous Catalysis Mechanisms and Industrial Applications", John Wiley & Sons, Inc
(2000)