Details of CH3101 (Autumn 2025)
| Level: 3 | Type: Theory | Credits: 4.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| CH3101 | Basic Transition Metal Chemistry | Parna Gupta, Venkataramanan Mahalingam |
| Syllabus |
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| CFSE and Structural effects: Jahn-Teller Distortions, Microstates, selection rule, Hunds rule, Orgel diagram, Tanabe-Sugano diagrams ( 1 L), Spin-states, Interpretation of Spectra d 1 -d 9 (Octahedral, Tetrahedral, high-spin, low spin, Charge-transfer Spectra, Orbital and spin magnetic moments, spin only moments of d n ions and their correlation with effective magnetic moments, Curie law, para-,
ferro, anti-ferro and ferri-magnetic systems, Oxidation States and Structural trends, Representative compounds, Lanthanides and Actinides Nomenclature and isomerism: structures and isomers of coordination compounds Bonding in metal complexes: ML 4 and ML 6 MO types (sigma donor-pi donor, sigma donor, sigma donor-pi acceptor) Ligand Field Theory: Symmetry and Group Theoretical approach, spectrochemical series and its correlation to the MO diagram, metal carbonyl bonding, metal olefin bonding, MO diagram of Ferrocene, Metal-Metal Bond Reaction mechanism of complexes: Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms, Ligand Substitution Reaction, Kinetics, Stereochemical aspects of Octahedral, Square-Planar complexes, Trans effect, Isomerization reactions, Inner-sphere reaction, Outer-sphere reaction, Marcus Equation, Robin-Day Classification, Electrophilic Substitutions, Photochemical reactions, Photochemistry of [Ru(bpy) 3 ] 2+ and related complexes. |
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Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 2 | IP | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 3 | MP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 4 | MP | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 5 | MR | 1 | Elective |
| 6 | MR | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 7 | MS | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 8 | MS ( Chemical Sciences ) | 5 | Core |
| 9 | MS | 7 | Not Allowed |
| 10 | MS | 9 | Not Allowed |
| 11 | RS | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 12 | RS | 2 | Not Allowed |