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Organometallics, Bio-inorganic and Polymers
Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to –
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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.
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CHY 601
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Organometallics, Bio-inorganic and Polymers
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The students will be able to – CO96: define, classify and name various organometallic compounds. Discuss the preparation, properties, bonding and applications of organometallic compounds of some simple metals. CO97: interpret the structure and bonding involved in metallic carbonyls and nitrosyls CO98: differentiate between bulk and trace elements, explain the importance of metal ions in biological systems and describe the structure and functions of different metalloenzymes. CO99: describe the structural aspects and applications of important inorganic polymers. CO100: classify the types of organic polymers and compare the preparation, properties and applications of different organic polymers. |
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
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The oral and written examinations (Scheduled and surprise tests)
Closed-book and open-book tests
Problem-solving exercises
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Semester End Examination |
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).
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.
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.
Types, comparison with organic polymers, synthesis, structural aspects and applications of silicones, phosphazenes, and tetrasulphurtetranitride.
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.
- 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.
