Inorganic and Physical Chemistry

IP 202 (AUG) 3:0

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

The wave function, time-independent Schrodinger equation, the formalism of quantum mechanics. The hydrogen atom. Angular momentum, spin, identical particles, time-independent perturbation theory. The variational principle. The WKB approximation. Time-dependent perturbation theory, the adiabatic approximation. Path integrals.

B J Cherayil

Griffiths, D.J., Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Second Edition.

IP 203 (AUG) 3:0

Group Theory and Molecular Spectroscopy

Group theory: symmetry elements and operations, products of operations, point groups, matrices and representations, reducible and irreducible character tables, great orthogonality theorem, projection operators, direct product of irreducible representation. Time dependent states and spectroscopy: time dependent perturbation theory, absorption and emission of radiation, selection rules, line shapes and widths, lasers. Magnetic resonance: NMR and ESR spectroscopy, experimental methods and applications, structure determination, 2D NMR, MAS and MRI. Vibrations and rotations of diatomic molecules: nuclear motion in diatomics, anharmonicity, vibration-rotation interaction, potential energy functions, selection rules, rotational spectra, rovibrational spectra. Vibrations of polyatomic molecules. Classical mechanics of vibrations, symmetry and normal vibrations, IR and Raman spectroscopy techniques including overtone excitation, stimulated emission pumping and resonance Raman. Electronic spectroscopy: diatomic molecules, coupling of electronic and rotational angular momentum, analysis of vibronic and rovibronic spectra, electronic spectra of polyatomic molecules, molecular orbitals and electronic states, electronic and vibronic selection rules, multi-photon spectroscopy. Electron spectroscopy: experimental methods, ionization process and Koopman’s theorem, UV and X-ray PES and their interpretation, auger electron spectroscopy, EELS and BIS. Introduction to synchrotron radiation.

S Umapathy and E Arunan

Ira Levine, Molecular Spectroscopy, John Wiley & Sons

Greybeal J D., Molecular Spectroscopy, Mc Graw Hill

IP 214 (AUG) 2:1

Crystallography for Chemists

Crystal symmetry. Generation and properties of X-rays, diffraction theory, reciprocal lattice. Experimental aspects. Rotation, Weissenberg precession and diffractometer techniques. Structure factor equation, electron density function, phase problem. Structure solution. Introduction to direct methods, refinement, absolute configuration, molecular interactions, solid state reactions. Chemical reaction paths, electron density studies.

Experiments on structure solution related problems.

M Nethaji

Taylor, C.A., A non-mathematical introduction to X-ray diffraction,

Stout, G., and Jensen, L.H., X-ray structures determination,

Buerger, M.J., X-ray Crystallography, John Wiley & Sons

IP 311 (AUG) 3:0

Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry

Principles of coordination chemistry related to bioinorganic chemistry, properties of biological molecules, structural and functional aspects of metalloproteins, photosynthesis, alkali and alkaline earth metals in biological systems, medicinal aspects of bioinorganic chemistry. Structure and bonding in organometallic compounds – isolobal analogies, metal carbonyls, metallocenes. Major reaction types – oxidative addition, reductive elimination, insertion, isomerization and rearrangement reactions. Catalytic reactions.

G Mugesh and A G Samuelson

Lippard, S.J., and Berg, J.M., Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry, University Science Books, California, 1994.

Elschenbroich, C., and Salzer, A., Organometallics, Second Edn, VCH, Weinheim, 1992.

Crabtree, R.H, The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals, Second Edn, John Wiley, NY, 1994.

Albright, T.A., Burdett, J.K., and Whangoo, M.-H., Orbital Interactions in Chemistry, John Wiley, NY, 1985.

Collman, J.R. and Hegedus, L.S.L., Principles and Applications of Organotransition Metal Chemistry, University Science Books, California (1987).

IP 313 (JAN) 3:0

Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage

Electrochemical energy systems. Batteries, fuel cells and electrochemical capacitors. Fundamentals and applied aspects. Primary and secondary batteries. Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cells etc. Double layer- and pseudo- capacitors. Integration of electrochemical energy storage systems with other devices.

N Munichandraiah, S Sampath and A K Shukla

Conway, B.E., Electrochemical Supercapacitors: Fundamentals and Applications, Kluwer, 1999.

Vincent, C.A., and Scrosati, B., Modern Batteries, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997.

Crompton, T.J., Battery Reference Book, Elsevier, 2000.

Sammes Nigel, Fuel Cell Technology, Springer, 2006.

IP 321 (JAN) 3:0

Laser Spectroscopy and Dynamics

Introduction to lasers. Time-resolved spectroscopy, applications to chemical and biological problems. Elastic, inelastic and reactive scattering, scattering cross section, experimental measurements of differential and integral cross sections, molecular beam experiments. Unimolecular reactions, RRKM theory.

E Arunan and S Umapathy

Demtroder, W., Laser Spectroscopy: Basic Concepts and Instrumentation, Springer Verlag.

Levine, R.D., and Bernstein, H.B., Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Oxford Univ. Press, 1987.

Baer, M., and Hase, W.L., Unimolecular Reaction Dynamics, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1996.

IP 322 (JAN) 3:0

Polymer Chemistry

Concepts and terminology. Principles of polymerization – chain versus step growth process. Kinetics of chain polymerization process, estimation of various rate constants. Determination of molecular weight of polymers and their distribution. Characteristics and mechanisms of various chain polymerizations – radical, cationic, anionic, Ziegler-Natta and ring opening metathesis polymerizations. Living polymerizations – criteria for livingness, newer methods for living polymerizations – GTP, ATRP and TEMPO-mediated radical polymerizations. Copolymerization – random, alternating and block copolymers and kinetic schemes for analysis of copolymerization. Microstructural analysis of polymers – estimation of regio- and stereo-regularity in polymers, sequence distribution in copolymers etc., and mechanisms for stereo-regulation. Molecular structural elucidation of polymers by NMR.

S Ramakrishnan

Flory, P.J., Principles of Polymer Chemistry,

Odian, G., Principles of Polymerization,

Sawada, M., Thermodynamics of Polymerization, Publisher, Polymer Reviews

IP 323 (JAN) 3:0

Topics in Basic and Applied

Electrochemistry

Electrode kinetics and electrochemical techniques: polarizable and non-polarizable interfaces. Current-potential relationship, methods of measurement of kinetic parameters, over potential, symmetry factor and transfer coefficient, mechanistic criteria, diffusion, activation phenomena. Steady state and potential step techniques, polarography, cyclic voltammetry, chrono- methods. Convective diffusion systems: rotating disc and ring disc electrodes, microelectrodes, AC impedance techniques – concepts and applications.

Applied topics: Fundamentals of batteries: primary, secondary, reserve batteries; solid state and molten solvent batteries; fuel cells. Photo-electrochemical solar cells and conversion of solar energy. Corrosion – fundamentals and applications.

S Sampath

Bard, A.J., and Faulkner, L.R., Electrochemical methods: Principles and Applications, Wiley, 1990.

Greef, R., Peat, R., Peter, L.M., Pletcher, D., and Robinson, J., (Southampton Electrochemistry Group), Instrumental Methods in Electrochemistry, Ellis Harwood Ltd., 1985.

Gileadi, E., Electrode Kinetics for Chemists, Chemical Engineers and Material Scientists, VCH, 1993.

Vincent, C.A., Modern Batteries, Edward Arnold, UK, 1984.

Nozik, A.J., Photoeffects at semiconductor-electrolyte interfaces, ACS, Washington, 1981.

IP 324 (JAN) 3:0

Photophysics and Photochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications

Fundamental concepts in photophysics and photochemistry, time dependent processes (milliseconds to femtoseconds), excited states, energy transfer, relaxation phenomena, time resolved experimental methods such as absorption, fluorescence, infrared and Raman, examples with applications in chemistry and biology.

S Umapathy

Turro, N.J., Modern Molecular Photochemistry, Melo Park, USA

Demas, J.N., Excited State Lifetime Measurements, Kluwer, Academic/Plenum

IP 325 (AUG) 3:0

Physical Chemistry of Materials

Introduction to condensed matter and materials science – the crystalline state and simple crystal structures, amorphous solids, polymers, colloids and soft condensed matter. Order and disorder in materials and their determination. Preparative and characterization techniques. Phase diagrams and phase transitions. Properties of materials – electrical, optical, mechanical and magnetic. Surface and interfacial phenomena, nano-materials. Applications.

S Vasudevan

Gersten, J.I., and Smith, F.W., Physics and Chemistry of Materials, Wiley-Interscience, 2001.

Elliot, S.R., Physics and Chemistry of Solids, John Wiley, 1998.