Details of CH3103 (Autumn 2012)
| Level: 3 | Type: Theory | Credits: 3.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
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| CH3103 | Chemistry of Main Group Elements | Soumyajit Roy |
| Syllabus |
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| CH3103: Chemistry of Main Group Elements (3 credits)
Chemistry of the p-Block elements : Hydrogen and its compounds; classification and structure of compounds; reactivity of hydrogen compounds; metal hydrides and dihydrogen complexes. The boron and carbon groups : The boron group; chemistry of boron hydrides, carboranes, and related compounds. Boron-nitrogen compounds. The carbon group with special emphasis on silicon chemistry. The nitrogen and oxygen groups : The nitrogen group with special emphasis on nitrogen and phosphorus chemistry; boronnitrogen compounds; nitrogen-metal complexes and bonding; phosphorus-metal bonds and complexes. The oxygen group with special emphasis on the chemistry of sulfur. p-block ring and cluster compounds. The halogens and the noble gases : Polyhalogen and interhalogen compounds; compounds of halogens and oxygen. The noble gases. Special topics and recent developments : Catenation and multiple bonding between heavier elements, particularly, RE=ER (E = P, As, Sb, Bi), R2E=ER2 and R2E (E = Si, Ge, Sn, Pb) systems. Phospha-alkynes and phospha-alkenes. Chemistry of alkali and alkaline earth metals; their uses in homogeneous catalysis and material chemistry. Main group organometallic chemistry. Unusual oxidation states of main group elements with special emphasis on recently developed Al(I) and Si(II)-silylene chemistry. |
| References |
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| Suggested Text/Reference Books :
1. N N Greenwood and A Earnshaw, Chemistry of the Elements, Butterworth-Heinmann, London (1997). 2. F. A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, C. A. Murillo and M. Bochmann, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, John Wiley ,Chichester (1999). 3. N. Wiberg, A. Holleman, and E. Wiberg, Inorganic Chemistry, Academic Press, New York (2001). 4. G. Wulfsberg, Inorganic Chemistry, University Science Books (2000). 5. W. L. Jolly, Modern Inorganic Chemistry, McGraw-Hill, New York (1991). 6. C. E. Housecroft and A.G. Sharpe, Inorganic Chemistry, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey (2005). 7. J. E. Huheey, R L Keiter and E A Keiter, Inorganic Chemistry, Harper Collins, New York New York (1993). 8. B. Douglas, D. McDaniel and J. Alexander, Concepts and models of Inorganic Chemistry, John Wiley, New York (1994). 9. D. M. P. Mingos, Essential Trends in Inorganic Chemistry, Oxford University Press, Oxford (1998). 10. D. F. Shriver and P W Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry, Oxford University Press, Oxford (1999). |
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 2 | IP | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 3 | MS | 5 | Core |
| 4 | RS | 1 | Not Allowed |