Spring 2027

Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Elements

A graduate-level course covering fundamental and applied organotransition-metal chemistry, focusing on structure, bonding, reactivity, and catalysis.

offering recorded2–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Dan Weix

Summary

1 / 5

Past student reviews · Shannon Stahl

The course received a moderate difficulty rating, with the primary workload involving engaging with current research papers instead of standard textbook reading.

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing

  • Graduate/professional standing
CHEM 714

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.73 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.42 GPA, 61.5% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.39 GPA, 64.3% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DAN WEIX is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SHANNON STAHL is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Fall 2021, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Shannon Stahl

Students described the course as a favorite, noting that it focused on recently written papers rather than relying solely on textbook material.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.39 GPA, 64.3% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.64 GPA, 77.3% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Shannon Stahl

The course received a moderate difficulty rating, with the primary workload involving engaging with current research papers instead of standard textbook reading.

Past student reviews · Shannon Stahl

A past student found the teaching style effective, highlighting that the instructor presented the material well and was considered brilliant by the reviewer.

Topics

  • Structure and bonding in organotransition-metal compounds
  • Reactivity of organometallic complexes
  • Catalytic applications of organometallic complexes

Skills

  • Analyze structure, bonding, and reactivity of organometallic complexes.
  • Apply knowledge of organometallic complexes to catalytic systems.

Grades

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Catalog & offerings

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CHEM 714 · Spring 2027

Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Elements

Recorded 2026-10-29
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-29

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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