Contents

1. Symmetry Elements (1.1)
2. Molecular Point Groups (1.2)
3. Matrices (1.3)
4. Representations (1.4)
5. Character Tables (1.5)
6. SALCs and the projection operator technique (2.1)
7. Diatomic Molecular Orbitals (2.2)
8. NH3 Molecular Orbitals (2.3)
9. Td Molecular Orbitals (2.4)
10. D4h Molecular Orbitals (2.5)
11. Pi Donor and Acceptor Ligands (2.6)
12. Normal Modes of Vibration (3.1)
13. Selection Rules for IR and Raman Spectroscopy (3.2)
14. Stretching Frequencies and Structure Determination (3.3)
15. Vibrational Spectroscopy of Linear Molecules (3.4)
16. Fundamentals of Electron Absorption Spectroscopy (3.5)
17. Jahn-Teller Distortions (3.6)
18. Definition, Importance and History of Organometallics (4.1)
19. Electron Counting and the 18 Electron Rule (4.2)
20. Dative ligands: CO and phosphines (4.3)
21. Pi-Ligands (4.4)
22. Metal-Alkyl Complexes (4.5)
23. Kinetics Overview (4.6)
24. Dissociative Mechanism (4.6.1)
25. Associative Mechanism (4.6.2)
26. Electron Transfer Reactions (4.7)
27. Oxidative Addition/Reductive Elimination (4.8)
28. Migratory Insertions (4.9)
29. Ziegler-Natta Polymerization (4.10)
30. C=M Complexes (4.11)
31. Olefin Metathesis (4.12)