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CHEMISTRY – 101: INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - I

Max. Marks: 100, External: 75, Pass Marks: 30, Sessional:25, Pass Marks:10

UNIT – I: Symmetry and Structure:

Symmetry elements and symmetry operations, symmetry groups with
examples from inorganic compounds, groups

of very high symmetry, molecular dissymmetry and optical activity,
molecular symmetry for compounds having

coordination number 2 to 9, Molecular dissymmetry and polarity, matrix
representations of symmetry operators and

their products.

UNIT – II: Bonding:

Bond energy and covalent radii. Electro negativity (calculations using Pauling,
Mulliken and Allred Rochow

methods) and polarity of bonds. Brief review of metallic bonding, band
theory, hydrogen bonding, Clathrates and

VSEPR model, the use of outer d-orbitals, d p bonding. Spectroscopic
electronegativity, concept of chemical

hardness ( ). Walsh diagrams (triatomic systems). MO treatment of simple
diatomic (homo & hetero) system with

special reference toB2, C2, N2, F2, CO, HCl etc.

UNIT – III: Selected topics on non-transition elements:

Concept of cluster, Wade’s rule, Styx number, PSEPT, Synthesis, properties
and structures of boranes, carboranes,

metallo-carboranes, silicates and S- N and P – N Compounds. Non-
Stoichiometric oxides, zeolites and clay.

Polymorphism of carbon, phosphorus and sulphur. Peroxo Compounds of B, C
and S. Isopoly and Heteropoly

anions.

UNIT – IV: Environmental pollution and Bioinorganic chemistry:

Air pollution (CO, CO2, C budget, C-credit, CO2 sequestration, SOx, O3 and
NOx.

Photochemical Smog (PS) and chemistry of PS formation, Sulphurous Smog.

Water pollution (heavy metals and phosphates), toxicity of Hg, Pb, Cd, Cr
and As. Essential and trace elements in

biological systems, biochemistry of sodium and potassium, membrane
structure, mechanism of ion transport across

membranes, biological defense mechanism, ionophores, valinomycin and

crown ether complexes of Na and K.

Cryptand complexes.

UNIT – V: Kinetics and Mechanism of Inorganic reactions:

Mechanism of ligand replacement reactions, ligand displacement reactions in
octahedral and square planar

complexes, trans-effect, isomerisation and racemisation in tris-chelate
complexes, electrons transfer reactions,

Cross-section and Marcus-Hush theory. Stereochemical non-rigidity and
fluxionality (concept, examples, techniques

of detection)

Suggested Reading:

1. F. Basolo and R. Johnson, Coordination Chemistry, Science Rewiews,
Northwood, 1987.

2. R. Debock and H. B. Gray, Chemical structure and bonding,
BenjaminCummings, Menlo Park, 1980.

3. N. N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw, Chemistry of the elements, Pergamon,
Oxford, 1984.

4. H. G. Heal, The Inorganic Heterocyclic Chemistry of Sulfur, Nitrogen and
phosphorus.

5. D. F. Shriver, P.W. Atkins and C.H. Landgord, Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd
Edn., Oxford University Press, 1998.

6. J. D. Atwood, Inorganic and Organometallic reaction mechanisms, 2nd
Edn. 1997, VCH Publishers, New York.

7. S. E. Manahan, Environmental Chemistry, Lewis Publishers.

8. C. Baird, W. H. Freeman, Environmental Chemistry.

9. G. L. Miessler and D. A. Tarr, inorganic Chemistry, Pearson. 2009.

10. J. D. Lee, Concise Inorganic Chemistry, Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1991

11. G. Wulfsberg, Inorganic Chemistry, Viva Books Pvt. Ltd. 2002.

12. A. K. Das, Fundamental concepts of inorganic chemistry, Vol III, Second
Edn. CBS, 2010.

13. G. N. Mukherjee and A. Das, Elements of Bioinorganic Chemistry, U. N.
Dhar & Sons Pvt. Ltd.,1993

14. J. E. Huheey, E. A. Keiter, R. L. Keiter, Inorganic Chemistry-Principles of
Structure and Reactivity, Addison –

Wsley Publishing Company, 1993

Additional Reading:

1. W. L. Jolly, Inorganic Chemistry, 1976, McGraw Hill, New York.

2. J. E. Fergusson, Inorganic Chemistry and the Earth: Chemical Resources,
Use and Environmental Impact,

Vol. 6, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1982.

3. S. F. A. Kettle, Symmetry and Structure, Wiley, New York, 1985.

4. D. C. Harris and M.D. Bertolucci, Symmetry and Spectroscopy, Oxford
University Press, 1978.

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