Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to -
1. provide the in-depth knowledge of the nature of metal-ligand bonding in coordination compounds.
2. understand the magnetic and spectral aspects of transition metal complexes and their applications.
3. acquaint the students with the basic principles of analytical and gravimetric techniques.
Course Outcomes (COs):
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CHY-411 |
Inorganic Chemistry IV
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The students will be able to – CO97: distinguish between splitting pattern of orbitals for different geometries of complexes CO98: calculate CFSE for different geometries of complexes and identify the cause and infer the consequence of Jahn Teller and list out the applications of CFT CO99: differentiate between different types of magnetic behavior and interpret magnetic moments for different complexes CO100: describe L-S coupling and compute ground state terms and employ selection rules and sketch orgel diagrams and discuss electronic spectra CO101: classify different types of errors distinguish between accuracy and precision and calculate various types of deviations to express precision. CO102: discuss principles and methods involved in gravimetric analysis |
Class lectures
Tutorials
Group discussions
Peer teaching and learning
Question preparation
Subjective type
Objective type
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The oral and written examinations (Scheduled and surprise tests)
open book tests
Problem-solving exercises
Assignments
Quiz
Semester End Examination
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Crystal Field Theory: Postulates, splitting of d orbitals in octahedral,tetrahedral, tetragonal and square planar fields, spectrochemical series, factors affecting the magnitude of Δ₀, crystal field stabilization energy in weak and strong fields; pairing energy, number of unpaired electrons and high spin (HS) and low spin (LS) complexes,distribution of d-electrons in t2g and eg orbitals in octahedral and tetrahedral complexes, distortion of octahedral complexes- Jahn Teller theorem; use of CFSE values, applications and limitations of CFT.
Types of magnetism, types of magnetic behaviour, orbital and spin magnetic moments, methods of determining magnetic susceptibility by Gouy’s balance, spin only moments of dn ions and their correlation with effective magnetic moments, including orbital contribution; Quenching of magnetic moment: Super exchange and antiferromagnetic interactions (elementary idea with examples only); Applications of magnetic moment data for transition complexes.
Types of electronic transitions; Coupling of orbital angular momenta and spin angular momenta (in p2 and d2 configuration), spin orbit coupling/LS coupling, determining the ground state terms – Hund’s rule, hole formulation, calculation of the number of micro states; selection rules- Laporte ‘orbital’ selection rule, spin selection rule, spectroscopic ground states; Orgel energy level diagram for d1 and d9 states, (one electron - one hole ),discussion of electronic spectrum of [Ti(H2O)6]+3complex, charge transfer spectra (elementary idea).
Data Analysis: errors in chemical analysis, classification of errors (determinate indeterminate, systematic and random errors in chemical analysis with examples, absolute and relative errors), accuracy and precision, minimisation of errors; Distribution of random errors, normal error curve, significant figures; Statistical analysis – Mean and standard deviation; Relative standard deviation coefficient of variance, sampling in analysis, rejection of results, presentation of data.