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Inorganic Chemistry -II
Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to –
- Explain the trends in physical and chemical properties and reactivity of d-block elements.
- Acquaint studentswith the basic concepts of coordination chemistry and electronic configuration of the lanthanides and actinides including trends observed across the periodic table.
Course Outcomes (COs):
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CHY 301 |
Inorganic Chemistry –II (Theory) |
The students will be able to – CO40: explain the fundamental concepts of coordination chemistry CO41: illustrate the physical and chemical composition of the transition metal complexes and compare various theories of coordination CO42: compare and analyze between the properties of first transition series (3d) with the second transition series (4d) and third transition series(5d) CO43: explain the properties of f-block elements, lanthanide contraction- its causes and consequences, actinide contraction, differences between lanthanides and actinides |
Interactive lectures Group discussions Peer teaching and learning Question preparation-Subjective type-Long answer &Short answer Objective type- Multiple choice questions One answer/two answer type questions Assertion and reasoning |
Class test Semester end examinations Quiz Solving problems in tutorials Assignments Presentation |
Prerequisite: An elaborate idea of periodic table and electronic configurations
Introduction, electronic configuration, characteristic properties of d-block elements: Metallic character, variable oxidation states and their stability, density, melting point and boiling point, catalytic properties, ionization energies, magnetic properties and its origin, measurement of magnetic moments, colour, complexation tendencies.
Electronic configuration, general characteristics, comparison of the elements of first transition series with second and third transition series with special reference to magnetic property, spectral property, stability of variable oxidation states and stereochemistry, ionic radii, complexation tendencies; Metal-metal bonding and cluster compounds (elementary approach).
Introduction, Werner’s coordination theory, concept of effective atomic number (EAN concept), classification of ligands, chelation, polynuclear complexes, IUPAC nomenclature of coordination compounds and methods of preparation of octahedral complexes of Fe, Co, and Ni (with monodentate ligands only), structure and bonding.
Isomerism in coordination compounds, structural isomerism and its types, stereochemistry of complexes of 4 and 6 coordination number, salient features of valence bond theory (VBT), structure of octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar complexes on the basis of VBT and its limitations.
Lanthanides: Definition, position of lanthanides in the periodic table, separation of rare earth elements (solvent extraction and ion exchange method only), electronic configuration, physical properties, oxidation states, atomic and ionic radii, lanthanide contraction, causes and consequences of lanthanide contraction, magnetic and spectral properties; Comparison between d- and f- block elements.
Actinides: Definition, position of actinides in the periodic table, electronic configuration, general characteristics of actinides and their comparison with lanthanides with special reference to magnetic properties, spectral properties and oxidation states.
- Concise Inorganic Chemistry; Fifth Edition; J.D. Lee; Wiley India(P) Ltd, New Delhi, 2008.
- Inorganic Chemistry; Seventh International Edition; M. Weller, T. Overton, J. Rourke, F. Armstrong; OxfordUniversity Press, New York, 2018.
- Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry – Recommendations – 1990; Edited by G.J. Leigh; Jain Interscience Press, Delhi, 1994.
