Weekly Lecture Schedule

 

Week

Topics and Readings  

Dates

1.

Dipole Moments and Intermolecular Interactions: Dipole moments: Introduction, measurements & implications in inorganic molecules,

 

First Week

2.

Dipole-dipole forces, dipole-induced dipole forces, London (dispersion) forces 

Second Week

3.

Other intermolecular forces, hydrogen bonding

Third week

4.

VSEPR model followed by VB Theory: Postulates

4th Week

5.

Determination of geometries of molecules and ions containing sigma bond as well as pi-bonds

5th Week

6.

Band theory of metallic bonding

6th Week

7.

Conductors, Insulators and Semiconductors

7th Week

8.

Presentations

8th week

9.

Mid Term Examination

9th week

10.

pi – Acceptor Ligands: Transition metal carbonyls (Mononuclear, Binuclear, Polynuclear),.

 

 10th Week

11.

The eighteen electron rule as applied to metal carbonyls, Evaluation of structures based on spectroscopic evidence,

11th week

12.

Chemistry of metal carbonyls. VI & VII Groups

12th week

13.

Chemistry of metal carbonyls. VIII Groups

13th Week

14.

Applications of metal carbonyls and their derivatives to catalysis and organic synthesis

14th week

15.

Organic Reagents used in Inorganic Analysis: Types of reagents, their specific nature and methods of applications with specific examples

15th week

16.

Complexometric titrations involving various reagents (EDTA etc), Chelates and chelate effect,

16th week

17

Role of organic reagents in different analytical techniques

17th week

18

Final Examination

18th Week