Details of CH3104 (Autumn 2020)
| Level: 3 | Type: Theory | Credits: 4.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| CH3104 | Physical Organic Chemistry | Biplab Maji, Pradip Kumar Tarafdar |
| Syllabus |
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| Structure and Bonding in Organic Compound and their Consequence in Reactivity;
Molecular Orbital Theory; Carbocation, Carbanion, Radicals, Carbenes; Strain and reactivity. (12 lectures) Kinetics, thermodynamics and selectivity: Transition state theory, Kinetics Experiments, Substituent effect on rates and equilibrium, Linear - free energy relationship, Selectivity (8 lectures) Solvent and solution properties: Empirical scale of solvent effects. (3 lectures) Acid - Base catalysis. (3 lectures) Investigation of organic reaction mechanism. (5 lectures) Photochemistry and Pericyclic Reaction: Conservation of Orbital Symmetry, WoodwardHoffmann Rules, Frontier Molecular Orbital (FMO) theory; Photochemistry of Carbonyls: Paterno-Buchi, Norrish type I and II reactions; Orbital overlap Effects in Cycloadditions, Electrocyclizations, Sigmatropic Rearrangements and Chelotropic Reactions (9 Lectures) |
| References |
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| References
Jonathan Clayden, Nick Greeves, Stuart Warren. Organic Chemistry. Eric V. Anslyn, Dennis A. Dougherty. Modern Physical Organic Chemistry. S. Sankararaman. Pericyclic Reactions- A Textbook. Ian Fleming. Molecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions |
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 2 | IP | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 3 | IP | 5 | Not Allowed |
| 4 | MR | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 5 | MR | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 6 | MS | 5 | Core |
| 7 | MS | 7 | Not Allowed |
| 8 | MS | 9 | Not Allowed |
| 9 | RS | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 10 | RS | 2 | Not Allowed |