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Citation: Wen-Bo Liu. Less is more: a teaching perspective on organometallic chemistry for the top-notch undergraduate training program in chemistry[J]. University Chemistry, ;2026, 41(6): 60-63. doi: 10.12461/PKU.DXHX202509131 shu

Less is more: a teaching perspective on organometallic chemistry for the top-notch undergraduate training program in chemistry

Wen-Bo Liu ^,

College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, Hubei Province, China

Corresponding author: Wen-Bo Liu, wenboliu@whu.edu.cn
Received Date: 29 September 2025
Revised Date: 23 October 2025

The scope of organometallic chemistry is broad and diverse, which makes it challenging to select appropriate content within the limited class hours to teach the students of the top-notch program in chemistry. This paper advocates a “less is more” approach, guided by the principles of fundamentality, connectivity, and representativeness. We recommend focusing on the structural features of metal complexes, the elementary steps, and five representative transition-metal-catalyzed reactions. Such a design will help students build essential knowledge, develop transferable problem-solving skills, and lay a foundation for advanced learning and research training.
- Organometallic chemistry,
- Organic chemistry teaching,
- “101 Program” in chemistry,
- The top-notch undergraduate training program
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