2025-Fall Organometallic Chemistry (CHEM621-01) The course syllabus

1.Course Information

Course No. CHEM621 Section 01 Credit 3.00
Category Major elective Course Type prerequisites
Postechian Core Competence
Hours TUE, THU / 11:00 ~ 12:15 / Chemistry Bldg[106]Lecture Room Grading Scale G

2. Instructor Information

Kim Hyunwoo Name Kim Hyunwoo Department Dept. of Chemistry
Email address khw7373@postech.ac.kr Homepage https://lexontkfu.wixsite.com/scnspostech
Office Office Phone 054-279-2332
Office Hours

3. Course Objectives

Establishing the ability to comprehend recent papers about organic reactions involving organometallics.

4. Prerequisites & require

Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, and Ability to read and understand papers written in English.

5. Grading

1) Presentation and Final report : 80% 2) Attendance : 25%

6. Course Materials

Title Author Publisher Publication
Year/Edition
ISBN

7. Course References

Notable recent papers published in Science, Nature, Org. Lett., Communications in J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Organometallics
Louis S. Hegedus, “Transition Metals in the Synthesis of Complex Organic Molecules," 2nd ed., University Science Books, Sausalito, California, USA, 1999. 2)

8. Course Plan

During September & October: Lecture Session (Lecture material will be uploaded in LMS)
After October: Reading papers & Student Presentation
topic
- asymmetric hydrogenation
- C-H activation and C-H functionalization
- metal-vinylidene chemistry
- Chemoselective activation of alkyne
- metal-catalyzed cycloisomerization of enynes
- pi-allyl complex

9. Course Operation

10. How to Teach & Remark

중간고사 기간까지 강의 진행 - 유기금속화학 입문 및 응용
중간고사 기간 이후 학생 Presentation 및 Q&A

11. Supports for Students with a Disability

- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.

- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.

- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance