CHEMISTRY (POST GRADUATE DEGREE) Code No.

244

UNIT 1.
Reaction Kinetics:-
Rate laws - rates constant for first, second, third and zero order reaction - Half life
period - Arrehenius theory - collission theory - Absolute reaction rate theory - ionic
reaction - salt effect - catalysis – Laws of photo chemistry, quantum efficiency - photo
physical processes of electronic excited molecules. Green Chemistry – reactions and
reagents
Chemical Equilibrium:-
partial molar quantities, gibbs - Duhem equation, Equilibrium constant - temperature
dependence of equilibrium constant - phase rule and its applications to two and three
components systems.

UNIT 2.
Solid State:-
crystal systems - designation of crystal faces, lattice structure and unit cell - law of
rational indices - Bragg's law and x rays diffractrion by crystals - schottky and Frenkel
defects - Electrical properties - Insulators and semiconductors - band theory of solids
–Superconductors – nano materials preparations and properties.
Electrochemistry:-
Types of Reversible electrodes - Nearnst equation - calculation of thermo dynamic
quantities of cell reactions - overpotential and hydrogen over voltage - Determination
of pka of acids by potentiometric methods - Kohlarash's law - ostwald's dilution law -
Debye - Huckel onsager equation for Strong electrolytes - (no derivation required) -
Primary and Secondary fuelcells - corrosion and prevention – drycells and storage
batteries

UNIT 3.
Structure and Bonding:-
Electronic configuration of atoms, Term symbols and periodic properties o f elements,
Ionic radii, ionisation potential electron affinity, electronegativity, concept of
Hybridization, molecular orbitals and electronic configuration of homonuclear and
heter nuclear diatomic molecules, shapes of polyatomic molecules VSEPR theory,
symmetry elements and point groups for simple molecules, Bond lengths, Bond
angles, bond order and bond energies Types of chemical bond (weak and strong)
inter molecular forces, structure of simple and covalent bonds – covalent character
in ionic bond and partial ionic character – lattice energy.

Acids and Bases:-

Bronsted and Lewis acids and bases - pH and pKa acid - base concept in non -
aqueous media – HSAB concept - Buffer Solutions. Redox Reactions:- Oxidation
numbers, Redox potential, Electro chemical series – application of EMF
measurements - Redox indicators.

Chemistry of Non - transition elements:-

General characteristics, structure and reaction of simple compounds - boranes -
silicates Oxoacids of N,P,S and halagens - xenoncompounds - inter halegens,
Pseudehalides and noble gas compounds – metal clusters – S,N ring and chain
compounds - inorganic Polymers such as silicones, Borazines and phosphonitrilic
compounds.
IUPAC Nomenclature of simple organic and Inorganic compounds.

UNIT 4.
Organic reaction mechanism:-
General methods (Kinetic and non Kinetic) of study of reaction mechanisms
Methods of determining reaction mechanism. – isotopic labelling SN1, SN2
mechanisms - addition substitution, elimination and rearrangements -free radical
mechanism - aromatic substitution - and stability of reactive intermediate
(Carbocations, Carbanion's free radicals, nitrates and benzynes) - Polar effects -
Hammett's equation and it modification.

Chemistry of important organic reaction:-

Aldol condensation - Claisen condensation - perkin reactions - cannizaro reaction -
Fridel craft reaction - Favorski reaction - Strok enamine reaction - Michael addition -
Baeyer - villigner reaction - Chichibabin reaction - Asymmetric synthesis pericyclic
reactions - classification and examples - woodward and Hoffmann rules. - use of
OsO4, NBS, diborane, NaBH4, LiAlH4 in organic Synthosise.
UNIT 5.
Quantum Chemistry:-
Planck's quantum theory wave - particle duality, uncertainty principle, operators and
commutation relations, postulates of quantum mechanics, schrodinger wave equation,
particle in one dimensional box and three dimensional box - harmonic oscillator, rigid
rotator and hydrogen atom, angular momentum, spin - orbit coupling.
Classical thermodynamics and elements of statistical thermodynamics:-
First law of thermodynamics:- heat capacity - isothermal adiabatic processes -
Thermo chemical laws - Kircheff's equation second law of thermodynamics, entropy,
in reversible and irreversible processes - Gibe's free energy and Helmholtz free
energy - Third law of thermodynamics

UNIT 6.
Spectroscopy:-
Rotational spectra of diatomic molecules - Isotopic substitution and retational
constants - vibrations spectra of linear symmetric, linear asymmetric and bent
triatomic molecules - electronic spectra - selection rules - nuclear magnetic resonance
- chemical shifts - spin - spin coupling - election spin resonance and hyperfine splitting
theoretical principles of mass spectroscopy.
Application's of UV, IR, NMR, ESR and mass spectroscopy for structural elucidation of
organic compounds, inorganic complexes and free radicals.

UNIT 7
Chemistry of Co-ordination Compounds:-
structural aspects, isomorism - octahedral and tetrahedral, crystal - splitting of orbitals
- CFSE - magnetism and colour of transition metal ions - charge transfer spectra -
crystal field theory and ligand field theory – MO theory complexes of pi acceptor
ligands - stereochemistry of inorganic co-ordination compounds – ORD and CD
Techniques.
Chemistry of lathanides and actinides:-
Electronic configuration - occurrence and Separation techniques -oxidation states,
colour. magnetic and spectroscopic properties – lanthanide contraction , use of
lanthanide compounds as shift reagents.
UNIT 8
Organemetallic compounds and bio inorganic chemistry:-
Metal carbonyls, Metal nitrosyls, metal alkyl, alkenes and arene compounds - organo
metallic compounds in catalysis - Chemistry of porphyrins - chlorophyll homeglobin,
myoglobin, ferrodexin, rubredoxin, and cytochromes, copper proteins, enzymes, zinc
enzymes, toxicity of metals and the effect of excess and deficient levels, metal
complexes in therapy

UNIT 9.
Stereochemistry:-
Elements of symmetry - optical and goemetric isomerism E. Z and R.S notation's -
Conformational analysis of simple cyclic and acyclic systems - Effects of conformation
on reactivity in acyclic compounds and cyclohexanes.
Carbohydrates:-
Classification - configuration and general reactions of monosacharides - Chemistry of
glucose, fructose, Surcose and Maltose, Important compounds in chemistry - Dyes -
aze, triphenylmethane, and phthalein groups - indige - alizarin vitamins, hormones -
antibiotics - proteins. Polymers: Preperation and uses of polythylene, poly butylene
PVC, Nylon - Ziegler - Natta catalysts -

UNIT 10
Instrumental methods of analysis:-
Adsorption, partition chromatography - Gas chromatography - HPLC - Solvent
extraction and ion turlaexchange methods - atomic absorption spectroscopy -
Eletroanalytical techniques voltammetry, cyclic voltammetry, polarogaphy,
amperonmetry, Coulometry and conductometry, ion - Selective elctrodes- TGA, DTA,
DSC and ICPU. Analysis of industrial products such as ores and Minerals, Coal,
Water, Soaps & Detergents, Metals & Alloys, Manures & fertilizer, cement,
Aggregate, Bricks, petroleum products, food & products, plastics.