Organometallics, Bio-inorganic and Polymers

Paper Code: 
CHY-601
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to –

  1. Make students understand about  the basics of organometallic chemistry, structure and nature of bonding in metal carbonyls and nitrosyls, vitality of metal ions in biosystems and  importance of organic and inorganic polymers.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

  (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

CHY 601

 

Organometallics, Bio-inorganic and Polymers

(Theory)

 

The students will be able to –

 

CO100: learn the classification, identify organometallic compound and provide the IUPAC nomenclature.

CO101: explain the mechanism of homogeneous hydrogenation and polymerization using organometallic catalyst

CO102: interpret the structure and bonding involved in metallic carbonyls and nitrosyls

CO103: differentiate between bulk and trace elements and explain the importance of metal ions in biological systems.

CO104: classify the types of organic polymers and compare the preparation and properties of the above two

Class lectures

Tutorials

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

 

The oral and written examinations (Scheduled and surprise tests)

Closed-book and open-book tests

Problem-solving exercises

Assignments

Quiz

Semester End Examination
 

 

7.00
Unit I: 
Organometallic Chemistry

Definition, nomenclature and classification of organometallic compounds. General characteristics, preparation, properties, bonding and applications of alkyls and aryls of Li, Al, Hg, Sn and Ti, metal ethylenic complex – Zeise’s salt (brief idea). Hydrogenation and polymerization of alkene by organotransition metal complex (an elementary concept).

6.00
Unit II: 
Metal Carbonyls and Nitrosyls

Introduction to π acceptor ligands. Definition, classification, general methods of preparation, properties, structure and nature of bonding in metal carbonyls (mononuclear carbonyls only).

Metal nitrosyls: preparation, structure and nature of bonding.

5.00
Unit III: 
Bio-inorganic Chemistry

The biological role of metal ions- Na, K (Sodium potassium pump), Ca, Mg (Chlorophyll structure and function), Zn (Carboxypeptidase and Carbonic anhydrase- structure and function), Metalloporphyrins with special reference to hemoglobin and myoglobin.

6.00
Unit IV: 
Polymers-I

Types, comparison with organic polymers, synthesis, structural aspects and applications of silicones, phosphazenes, and tetrasulphurtetranitride.

6.00
Unit V: 
Polymers-II

Classification, condensation and addition polymerizations – Mechanism of free radical, cationic, anionic addition polymerization, Ziegler-Natta catalyzed reactions, stereochemistry and kinetics, vinyl polymers (PVC, poly vinyl acetate, polystyrene), teflon, urea-formaldehyde resin and phenol-formaldehyde resins, polyurethanes, synthetic fibers–  Nylon-66, nylon-6, polyester, polyacrylicfibers, plasticizers, natural and synthetic rubber, vulcanization.

Essential Readings: 
  • Organometallic Chemistry: A Unified Approach; Second Edition; R.C. Mehrotra and A.Singh; New Age International Private Limited, New Delhi, 2000.
  • Inorganic Chemistry; Seventh International Edition; M. Weller, T. Overton, J. Rourke, F. Armstrong; Oxford University Press, New York, 2018.
  • Polymers; David Walton and Philip Lorimer; Oxford University Press, 2001.
  • Introduction to Polymers; Third Edition R.J. Young and P.A. Lovell; Nelson Thornes, United Kingdom, 2011.
  • Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers; Vadapalli Chandrasekhar, Springer, BerlinHeidelberg, New York, 2005.
Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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