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Inorganic Chemistry

I Stercochemistry and Bonding in Main Group

Compounds

VSEPR, Walsh diagrams (tri- and penta- atomic

molecules), (11! — pIt bonds, Bent rule and energetics of

hybridization, some simple reactions of covalently bonded
molecules

Metal-Ligand Equilibria in Solution


Stepwise and overall formation constants and their

interaction. trends in stepwise constants, factors affecting

the stability of metal complexes with I’Efl-BTEUCB to the

nature of metal ion and ligand, chelate reflect and its

thermodynamic origin, determination of binary formation

constants by pH-metry and spectrophotometry.

Reaction Mechanism of Transition Metal complexes

Energy profile of a reaction, reactivity of metal complexes,

inert and labile complexes, kinetic application of valence

bond and crystal field theories, kinetics of octahedral

substitution. acid hydrolysis, factors affection, acid

hydrolysis, base hydrolysis, conjugate base mechanism,

direct and indirect evidences in favour of conjugate

mechanism, anation reactions, reactions without metal

ligand, bond cleavage. Substitution reactions in square

planar complexes, the trans ell'ect, mechanism of the

substitution reaction. Redox reactions, electron transfer

reactions, mechanism of one electron transfer reactions,

outersphere type reactions, cross reactions and

Marcus-Hush theory , inner sphere type reactions

Metal-Ligand Bonding

Limitation of crystal field theory, molecular orbital theory,

octahedral. tetrahedral and square planar complexes,

n-bonding and molecular orbital theory.

Electronic Spectra and Magnetic Properties of

‘ Transition Metal complexes

Spectroscopic ground states, correlation, Orgel and

Tanabe-Sugano diagrams for transition metal complexes

(dl—Id9 states), calculations of Dq, B and fl parameters,

charge transfer spectra, spectroscopic method of

assignment of absolute configuration in optically active

metal chelates and their stereochemical information,

anomalous magnetic moments, magnetic exchange

coupling and spin crossover.



VI Metal n-Complexes

Metal carbonyls, structure and bonding , vibrational

spectra of metal Ebonyls for bonding and structural

elucidation, important reactions of metal carbonyls;

preparation, bonding , structure and important reactions

of transition metal nitrosyl, dinitrogen and dioxygen

complexes; tertiary phosphine as ligand

VII Metal Clusters

Higher beranes, carboranes, metalloboranes and

metallocarboranes. Metal carbonyl and halide clusters,

compounds with metal-metal multiple bonds.

VIII Isopnly and Heteropoly Acids and Salts

Books Suggested

1. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, F.A.Cotton and

Wilkinson, John Wiley.

Inorganic Chemistry, J.E.Huhey, Harpcs & How.

Chemistry of the Elements, N.N.Greenwood and

AEarnshow, Pergamon.

inorganic Electronic Spectroscopy, A,ll.P.l_,ever, Elsevier.

Magnetochemistry, R.l..Carlin, Springer Verlag.

6. Comprehensiigc Coordination Chemistry Eds,

G.Wilkinson, RD. Gillars and J.A.ll-lcCleverty, I’ergarnon
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