CSIR – NET
INORGANIC
CHEMISTRY
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1.
Chemical periodicity
2.
Structure and bonding in homo- and
heteronuclear molecules, including shapes of molecules.
3.
Concepts of acids and bases.
4.
Chemistry of the main group elements and their
compounds. Allotropy, synthesis, bonding and structure.
5.
Chemistry of transition elements and
coordination compounds – bonding theories, spectral and magnetic properties,
reaction mechanisms.
6.
Inner transition elements – spectral and
magnetic properties, analytical applications.
7.
Organometallic compounds - synthesis, bonding
and structure, and reactivity. Organometallics in homogenous catalysis.
9.
Analytical chemistry- separation techniques.
Spectroscopic electro- and thermoanalytical methods.
10.
Bioinorganic chemistry – photosystems,
porphyrines, metalloenzymes, oxygen transport, electron- transfer reactions,
nitrogen fixation.
11.
Physical characterisation of inorganic
compounds by IR, Raman, NMR, EPR, Mössbauer, UV-, NQR, MS, electron spectroscopy
and microscopic techniques.
12.
Nuclear chemistry – nuclear reactions, fission
and fusion, radio-analytical techniques and activation analysis.
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INORGANIC
CHEMISTRY
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Nuclear Chemistry : Radioactive decay and
equilibrium. Nuclear reactions, Q value, cross-sections, types of reactions.
Chemical effects of nuclear transformations, fission and fusion, fission
products and fission yields. Radioactive techniques, tracer techniques,
neutron activation analysis, counting techniques such as G.M., ionization and
proportional counters.
2.
Chemistry of Non-transition Elements : General
discussion on the properties of the non-transition elements, special features
of individual elements, synthesis, properties and structure of their halides and
oxides, polymorphism of carbon, phosphorus and sulphur. Synthesis, properties
and structure of boranes, carboranes, borazines, silicates, carbides,
silicones, phosphazenes, sulphur, oxyacids of nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur
and halogens. Interhalogens, pseudohalides and noble gas compounds.
3.
Chemistry of Transition Elements : Coordination
chemistry of transition metalions. Stability constants of complexes and their
determination, stabilization of unusual oxidation states. Stereochemistry of
coordination compounds. Ligand field theory, spliting of d-orbitals in low
symmetry environments. Jahn-Teller effect, interpretation of electronic
spectra including charge transfer spectra, spectrochemical series,
nephelauxetic series. Dia-para-ferro and antiferromagentism, quenching of
orbital angular moments, spin orbit coupling. Inorganic reaction mechanisms,
substitution reactions, trans-effect and electron transfer reactions,
photochemical reactions of chromium and ruthenium complexes. Fluxional
molecules. Iso and heteropolyacids, metal clusters. Spin crossover in
coordination compounds.
4.
Chemistry of Lanthanides and Acitindes : Spectral
and magnetic properties, use of lanthanide compounds as shift reagents.
5.
Organometallic Chemistry of Transition
Elements : Synthesis, structure and bonding, organometallic reagents in
organic synthesis and in homogeneous catalytic reactions (hydrogenation,
hydroformylationn, isomerisation and polymerisation), pi-metal complexes,
activation of small molecules by coordination.
6.
Topics in Analytical Chemistry : Adsorption,
partition, exclusion,
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electrochromatography. Solvent extraction and
ion exchange methods. Application of atomic and molecular absorption and
emmision spectroscopy in quantitative analysis. Light scattering techniques
including nephelometry and Raman spectroscopy. Electroanalytical techniques,
voltametry, cyclic voltametry, polarography, amperometry, coulometry and
conductometry. Ion-selective electrodes. Anodic stripping voltametry, TGA,
DTA, DSC and on-line analysers.
8.
Bioiorganic Chemistry : Molecular mechanism of
ion transport across membranes, ionophores. Photosynthesis-PS-I, PS-II,
nitrogen fixation, oxygen uptake proteins, cytochromes and ferrodoxions.
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INORGANIC
CHEMISTRY
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1.
Main group elements: General characteristics,
allotropes, structure and reactions of simple and industrially important
compounds: boranes, carboranes, silicones, silicates, boron nitride, borazines
and phosphazenes. Hydrides, oxides and oxoacids of pnictogens (N, P),
chalcogens (S, Se & Te) and halogens, xenon compounds, pseudo halogens
and interhalogen compounds. Shapes of molecules and hard- soft acid base
concept. Structure and Bonding (VBT) of B, Al, Si, N, P, S, Cl compounds.
Allotropes of carbon: graphite, diamond, C60. Synthesis and reactivity of inorganic
polymers of Si and P.
2.
Transition Elements: General characteristics
of d and f block elements; coordination chemistry: structure and isomerism,
stability, theories of metal- ligand bonding (CFT and LFT), mechanisms of
substitution and electron transfer reactions of coordination complexes.
Electronic spectra and magnetic properties of transition metal complexes,
lanthanides and actinides. Metal carbonyls, metal- metal bonds and metal atom
clusters, metallocenes; transition metal complexes with bonds to hydrogen,
alkyls, alkenes and arenes; metal carbenes; use of organometallic compounds
as catalysts in organic synthesis. Bioinorganic chemistry of Na, K. Mg, Ca,
Fe, Co, Zn, Cu and Mo.
3.
Solids: Crystal systems and lattices, miller planes,
crystal packing, crystal defects; Bragg’s Law, ionic crystals, band theory,
metals and semiconductors, Different structures of AX, AX2, ABX3 compounds,
spinels.
4.
Instrumental methods of analysis: Atomic
absorption and emission spectroscopy including ICP-AES, UV- visible
spectrophotometry, NMR, mass, Mossbauer spectroscopy (Fe and Sn), ESR
spectroscopy, chromatography including GC and HPLC and electro-analytical
methods (Coulometry, cyclic voltammetry, polarography – amperometry, and ion
selective lectrodes).
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INORGANIC
CHEMISTRY
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1.
Nuclear Chemistry: Radioactive decay and
equilibrium. Nuclear reactions; Q value, cross sections, types of reactions,
Chemical effects of nuclear transformations; fission and fusion, fission
products and fission yields. Radioactive techniques; tracer technique,
neutron activation analysis, counting techniques such as G.M. ionization and proportional
counter.
2.
Chemistry of Non-transition Elements : General
discussion on the properties of the nontransition elements; special features
of Individual elements; synthesis, properties and structure of their halides
and oxides, polymorphyism of carbon, phosphorus and sulphur. Synthesis,
properties and structure of boranes, Carboranes, borazines, silicates
carbides, sillicones, phosphazenes, sulphumitrogen compounds : peroxo
compounds of boron, carbon and sulphur; oxy acids of nitrogen, phosphorous,
sulphur and halogens, interhalogens pseudohalides and noble gas compounds.
3.
Chemistry of Transition Elements :
Coordination chemistry of transition metalions; Stability constants of
complexes and their determination; stabilization of unusual oxidation states.
Stereochemistry of coordination compounds, Ligandfield theory, splitting of
d-orbitals in low-symmetry environments. Jahn-Teller effect; Interpretation
electronic spectra including charge transfer spectra; spectrochemical
series, nephelauxetic series Magnetism: Diapara ferro and
antiferromagnetism, quenching of orbital angular moment, spinorbit copling;
inorganic reaction mechanisms; substitution reactions, trans effect and
electron transfer reactions, photochemical reactions of chromium and ruthenium
complexes. Fluxional molecules iso-and heteropolyacids, metal clusters. Spin
corssover in coordination compounds.
4.
Chemistry of Lanthanides and Actinides :
Spectral and magnetic properties; Use of lanthanide compounds as shift
reagents.
5.
Organometallic chemistry of Transition
Elements : Synthesis, structure and bonding, organometallic reagents in
organic synthesis and in homogeneous catalytic reactions (hydrogenation,
hydrodormaylation, isomerisation and polymerisation); Pi-acid metal
complexes, activation of small molecules by coordination.
6.
Topics in Analytical Chemistry : Adsorption
partition, exclusion electrochromatography. Solvent extraction and ion
exchange methods. Application of atomic and molecular absorption and emission
spectroscopy in quantitative analysis Light scattering techniques including
nephelometry and Raman spectroscopy. Electronalytical techniques :
voltammetry, cyclic, voltammetry, polarography, amperometry, colometry and
conductometry ion- elective electrodes, annodic stripping voltammetry : TGA,
DTA, DSC and online analysers.
7.
Bionorganic Chemistry : Metal ions in Biology,
Molecular machanism of ion transport across membranes; ionophores. Photosynthesis.
PSL, PSH; nitrogen fixation, oxygen uptake proteins, cytochromes and ferrodoxins.
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