Concept Review Questions Section 1 1) What is an oxidative addition? 2) What is a reductive elimination? 3) What is a cis and a trans addition, respectively? 4) Does the coordination number in oxidative additions always increase? Explain. 5) What is the reverse reaction of an oxidative addition? 6) What is a migratory insertion? 7) Are migratory insertions reversible reactions? Section 2 1) Why are transition metal alkyl complexes that have alkyl groups longer than 1 carbon atom often unstable? 2) What is meant by beta-hydride elimination? 3) What is alpha-abstraction? 4) What is a nucleophilic displacement reaction? 5) What is meant by an oxidative addition of an intact ligand? 6) Write the catalytic cyclic for the deuteration of benzene with Cp 2 TaH 3 as a catalyst. Name each reaction step. 7) What is Collman’s reagent and how is it being used? 8) What is Wilkinson’s catalyst, and what reactions can it be used for. Write the catalytic cycle. 9) Write done the reaction mechanism for the Ziegler-Natta olefin polymerization. 10) What is carbene migratory insertion? 11) Write down the catalytic cycle for the hydroformylation of olefins. 12) Name three hydrocarbonylation reactions. What are the reactants? 13) Write down the mechanism for the Monsanto acetic acid process. 14) What is olefin metathesis? 15) What is ring-opening olefin polymerization (ROMP)? 16) What is acyclic diene metathesis? 17) Why are olefins with terminal C=C double bonds particularly useful in olefin metathesis? 18) What is ring-closing metathesis? 19) What are the characteristics of Schrock and Grubbs catalysts, respectively? 20) Write down the catalytic cycle for olefin metathesis. Dr. Kai Landskron ( Lehigh University ). If you like this textbook, please consider to make a donation to support the author's research at Lehigh University: Click Here to Donate .