M. Sc. Syllabus
Semester - 1 Semester - 2
Course Course Name L-T-P-C Course Course Name L-T-P-C
No No
CH 410 Transition and Non-transition 3-1-0-8 CH 411 Inorganic Reaction 3-1-0-8
Metal Chemistry Mechanism and
Organomettalics
CH 415 Inorganic Chemistry 0-0-9-9 CH 421 Organic Reactions 3-1-0-8
Laboratory Mechanisms
CH 420 Principles of Organic 3-1-0-8 CH 425 Organic Chemistry 0-0-9-9
Chemistry Laboratory
CH 430 Quantum Chemistry 3-1-0-8 CH 432 Chemical Dynamics and 3-1-0-8
Electrochemistry
CH 431 Group Theory and 3-1-0-8 CH 433 Applications of 3-1-0-8
Spectroscopy Spectroscopy
Total Credits: 12-4-9-41 Total Credits: 12-4-9-41
Semester - 3 Semester 4
Course Course Name L-T-P-C Course Course Name L-T-P-C
No No
CH 500 Graduate Seminar 0-0-2-2 CH 501 Computer in Chemistry 2-0-1-5
CH 511 Principles of Bioinorganic 3-1-0-8 CH 600 Project 0-0-18-18
Chemistry
CH 520 Concepts in Organic 3-1-0-8 CH 6xx Elective I 3-1-0-8
Synthesis
CH 521 Modern Techniques and 3-1-0-8 CH 6xx Elective II 3-1-0-8
Scope of Chemical Biology
CH 530 Classical and Statistical 3-1-0-8
Thermodynamics
CH 535 Physical Chemistry 1-0-8-10
Laboratory
Total Credits: 13-4-10-44 Total Credits: 8-2-19-39
List of Elective Courses
CH 640 Principle and Applications of Luminoscence Spectroscopy
CH 615 Advanced Organometallic Chemistry
CH 637 Advanced Quantum Chemistry
CH 616 Bioinorganic Chemistry
CH 625 Art in Organic Synthesis
CH 626 Modern Reagents in Organic Synthesis
CH 637 Advance Quantum Chemistry
CH 628 Advances in Nucleic Acid and Lipid Chemistry
,Syllabus
CH-410 : Transition and Non-transition Metal Chemistry 3 1 0 8
Non-transition Metal Chemistry: Synthesis, Properties, Structure and Bonding of:
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Sulfur, Pseudohalogen, Interhalogen and Xenon
Compounds; Boranes, Carboranes, Metallocarboranes, Borazines, Phosphazenes,
Sulfur-Nitrogen compounds, silicates, silicones. Iso- and Hetero-poly anions.
Redox Reactions: Latimer diagram, Electrochemical Series. Acids and Bases:
Lewis acids and bases; HSAB concept. Transition Metal Chemistry: Nomenclature,
Isomerism, Chelate effect, Macrocyclic ligands. Bonding in Coordination
Complexes: Crystal-Field theory, d-orbital Splitting in Octahedral, Tetrahedral,
Square Planar geometries; Molecular Orbital Theory, p-bonding; Jahn-Teller
effect, Spectrochemical series, nephelauxetic series. Electronic Spectra: d-d
transitions, Orgel and Tanabe-Sugano diagrams, charge-transfer spectra.
Magnetism: Types, determination of magnetic susceptibility, spin-only formula,
spin-orbit coupling, spin crossover.
Text Books:
1. Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity by J. E. Huheey,
E. A. Keiter and R. L. Keiter, 4th ed. Harper Collins 1993
2. Concepts and Models of Inorganic Chemistry by B. E. Douglas, D. H.
McDaniel and J. J. Alexander, John Wiley, 1993, 3rd ed.
References:
1. Physical Inorganic Chemistry: A Coordination Chemistry Approach by S. F.
A. Kettle, Spektrum, 1996
2. Chemistry of the Elements by N. N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw, Pergamon,
1985.
3. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry by F. A. Cotton, G. W. Wilkinson, 5th edition,
John-Wiley & Sons, 1988.
4. Physical Methods in Chemistry by R. S. Drago, Saunders, 1992
5. Inorganic Electronic Spectroscopy by A. B. P. Lever, Elsevier, 1984, 2nd Ed.
6. Introduction to Magnetochemistry by A. Ernshaw, Academic press, 1968.
CH-415: Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 0 0 9 9
Synthesis and characterization of inorganic compound including co-ordination
complexes, assemblies.
Synthetic methods: solution chemistry, solid state synthesis, sol-gel methods, multi
step synthesis, preparation of isomers, synthesis under inert atmosphere,
electrosynthesis.
Characterization: quantitative and qualitative determination of ligand and metal,
use of spectral techniques (UV - visible, IR, NMR, ESR, magnetic moment,
, analytical methods (conductance, TG, DSC, cyclic voltametry, coulometry).
Text Books:
1. Synthesis and Technique in Inorganic Chemistry: A Laboratory Manual,
Gregory S. Girolami, Thomas B. Rauchfuss and Robert J. Angelici. University
Science Books.
2. Synthetic methods of organometallic and inorganic chemistry ed. by Wolfgang
A. Herrmann, Georg Thieme Verlag, New York, 1997, Vol 7 and 8
3. Vogel's qualitative inorganic analysis, by Svehla, G. Publisher: Harlow :
Longman, 1996.
4. Vogel's textbook of quantitative inorganic analysis: including elementary
instrumental analysis. By: Arthur Israel Vogel; John Bassett Publisher: London;
New York: Longman, 1978.
CH-420 : Principles of Organic Chemistry 3 1 0 8
Structure and Bonding: Review of basic principles of structure and bonding,
application of acid base concepts, HSAB theory, aromaticity and antiaromaticity,
Hückel’s rule, anti-aromaticity, y-aromaticity, homo-aromaticity n-annulenes,
heteroannulene, fullerenes, C-60, cryptates, Bonds weaker than covalent; addition
compounds, inclusion compounds, crown ethers, cyclodextrins, catenanes and
rotaxanes. Stereochemistry: Conformational analysis of cycloalkanes, effect of
conformation on reactivity. Elements of symmetry, chirality, molecules with more
than one chiral center, projection formulae (i) Fischer (ii) Sawhorse (iii) Newman
(iv) Flying Wedge; threo and erythro isomers, methods of resolution, optical purity,
enantiotopic and diastereotopic atoms, groups and faces, stereospecific and
stereoselective synthesis. Asymmetric synthesis. Optical activity in the absence of
chiral carbon. Reaction mechanism: Structure and Reactivity: Types of
mechanisms, types of reactions, thermodynamic and kinetic requirements,
Hammond postulate, Curtin-Hammett principle, transition states and intermediates,
methods of determining mechanisms, isotopic effects. Generation, structure,
stability and reactivity of carbocations, carbanions, free radicals, carbenes and
nitrenes. Effect of structure on reactivity. The Hammett equation and linear free
energy relationship (sigma-rho) relationship, Taft equation.
Oxidation: Different oxidative processes. Hydrocarbons, carbonyl compounds,
amines, hydrazines and sulphides. Reduction: Different reductive processes.
Hydrocarbons, carbonyl compounds, nitro, nitroso, azo and oxime groups.
Hydrogenolysis. Rearrangements: General mechanistic considerations, nature of
migration, migratory aptitude, nucleophilic, electrophilic and free radical
rearragnement. A detailed study of various arrangements reactions.
Text Books:
Semester - 1 Semester - 2
Course Course Name L-T-P-C Course Course Name L-T-P-C
No No
CH 410 Transition and Non-transition 3-1-0-8 CH 411 Inorganic Reaction 3-1-0-8
Metal Chemistry Mechanism and
Organomettalics
CH 415 Inorganic Chemistry 0-0-9-9 CH 421 Organic Reactions 3-1-0-8
Laboratory Mechanisms
CH 420 Principles of Organic 3-1-0-8 CH 425 Organic Chemistry 0-0-9-9
Chemistry Laboratory
CH 430 Quantum Chemistry 3-1-0-8 CH 432 Chemical Dynamics and 3-1-0-8
Electrochemistry
CH 431 Group Theory and 3-1-0-8 CH 433 Applications of 3-1-0-8
Spectroscopy Spectroscopy
Total Credits: 12-4-9-41 Total Credits: 12-4-9-41
Semester - 3 Semester 4
Course Course Name L-T-P-C Course Course Name L-T-P-C
No No
CH 500 Graduate Seminar 0-0-2-2 CH 501 Computer in Chemistry 2-0-1-5
CH 511 Principles of Bioinorganic 3-1-0-8 CH 600 Project 0-0-18-18
Chemistry
CH 520 Concepts in Organic 3-1-0-8 CH 6xx Elective I 3-1-0-8
Synthesis
CH 521 Modern Techniques and 3-1-0-8 CH 6xx Elective II 3-1-0-8
Scope of Chemical Biology
CH 530 Classical and Statistical 3-1-0-8
Thermodynamics
CH 535 Physical Chemistry 1-0-8-10
Laboratory
Total Credits: 13-4-10-44 Total Credits: 8-2-19-39
List of Elective Courses
CH 640 Principle and Applications of Luminoscence Spectroscopy
CH 615 Advanced Organometallic Chemistry
CH 637 Advanced Quantum Chemistry
CH 616 Bioinorganic Chemistry
CH 625 Art in Organic Synthesis
CH 626 Modern Reagents in Organic Synthesis
CH 637 Advance Quantum Chemistry
CH 628 Advances in Nucleic Acid and Lipid Chemistry
,Syllabus
CH-410 : Transition and Non-transition Metal Chemistry 3 1 0 8
Non-transition Metal Chemistry: Synthesis, Properties, Structure and Bonding of:
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Sulfur, Pseudohalogen, Interhalogen and Xenon
Compounds; Boranes, Carboranes, Metallocarboranes, Borazines, Phosphazenes,
Sulfur-Nitrogen compounds, silicates, silicones. Iso- and Hetero-poly anions.
Redox Reactions: Latimer diagram, Electrochemical Series. Acids and Bases:
Lewis acids and bases; HSAB concept. Transition Metal Chemistry: Nomenclature,
Isomerism, Chelate effect, Macrocyclic ligands. Bonding in Coordination
Complexes: Crystal-Field theory, d-orbital Splitting in Octahedral, Tetrahedral,
Square Planar geometries; Molecular Orbital Theory, p-bonding; Jahn-Teller
effect, Spectrochemical series, nephelauxetic series. Electronic Spectra: d-d
transitions, Orgel and Tanabe-Sugano diagrams, charge-transfer spectra.
Magnetism: Types, determination of magnetic susceptibility, spin-only formula,
spin-orbit coupling, spin crossover.
Text Books:
1. Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity by J. E. Huheey,
E. A. Keiter and R. L. Keiter, 4th ed. Harper Collins 1993
2. Concepts and Models of Inorganic Chemistry by B. E. Douglas, D. H.
McDaniel and J. J. Alexander, John Wiley, 1993, 3rd ed.
References:
1. Physical Inorganic Chemistry: A Coordination Chemistry Approach by S. F.
A. Kettle, Spektrum, 1996
2. Chemistry of the Elements by N. N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw, Pergamon,
1985.
3. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry by F. A. Cotton, G. W. Wilkinson, 5th edition,
John-Wiley & Sons, 1988.
4. Physical Methods in Chemistry by R. S. Drago, Saunders, 1992
5. Inorganic Electronic Spectroscopy by A. B. P. Lever, Elsevier, 1984, 2nd Ed.
6. Introduction to Magnetochemistry by A. Ernshaw, Academic press, 1968.
CH-415: Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 0 0 9 9
Synthesis and characterization of inorganic compound including co-ordination
complexes, assemblies.
Synthetic methods: solution chemistry, solid state synthesis, sol-gel methods, multi
step synthesis, preparation of isomers, synthesis under inert atmosphere,
electrosynthesis.
Characterization: quantitative and qualitative determination of ligand and metal,
use of spectral techniques (UV - visible, IR, NMR, ESR, magnetic moment,
, analytical methods (conductance, TG, DSC, cyclic voltametry, coulometry).
Text Books:
1. Synthesis and Technique in Inorganic Chemistry: A Laboratory Manual,
Gregory S. Girolami, Thomas B. Rauchfuss and Robert J. Angelici. University
Science Books.
2. Synthetic methods of organometallic and inorganic chemistry ed. by Wolfgang
A. Herrmann, Georg Thieme Verlag, New York, 1997, Vol 7 and 8
3. Vogel's qualitative inorganic analysis, by Svehla, G. Publisher: Harlow :
Longman, 1996.
4. Vogel's textbook of quantitative inorganic analysis: including elementary
instrumental analysis. By: Arthur Israel Vogel; John Bassett Publisher: London;
New York: Longman, 1978.
CH-420 : Principles of Organic Chemistry 3 1 0 8
Structure and Bonding: Review of basic principles of structure and bonding,
application of acid base concepts, HSAB theory, aromaticity and antiaromaticity,
Hückel’s rule, anti-aromaticity, y-aromaticity, homo-aromaticity n-annulenes,
heteroannulene, fullerenes, C-60, cryptates, Bonds weaker than covalent; addition
compounds, inclusion compounds, crown ethers, cyclodextrins, catenanes and
rotaxanes. Stereochemistry: Conformational analysis of cycloalkanes, effect of
conformation on reactivity. Elements of symmetry, chirality, molecules with more
than one chiral center, projection formulae (i) Fischer (ii) Sawhorse (iii) Newman
(iv) Flying Wedge; threo and erythro isomers, methods of resolution, optical purity,
enantiotopic and diastereotopic atoms, groups and faces, stereospecific and
stereoselective synthesis. Asymmetric synthesis. Optical activity in the absence of
chiral carbon. Reaction mechanism: Structure and Reactivity: Types of
mechanisms, types of reactions, thermodynamic and kinetic requirements,
Hammond postulate, Curtin-Hammett principle, transition states and intermediates,
methods of determining mechanisms, isotopic effects. Generation, structure,
stability and reactivity of carbocations, carbanions, free radicals, carbenes and
nitrenes. Effect of structure on reactivity. The Hammett equation and linear free
energy relationship (sigma-rho) relationship, Taft equation.
Oxidation: Different oxidative processes. Hydrocarbons, carbonyl compounds,
amines, hydrazines and sulphides. Reduction: Different reductive processes.
Hydrocarbons, carbonyl compounds, nitro, nitroso, azo and oxime groups.
Hydrogenolysis. Rearrangements: General mechanistic considerations, nature of
migration, migratory aptitude, nucleophilic, electrophilic and free radical
rearragnement. A detailed study of various arrangements reactions.
Text Books:
