Syllabus
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Course Code: CHEM 304 Course Name: Inorganic Chemistry Special-I |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Reaction Mechanism of Transition Metal Complexes Energy profile of a reaction, reactivity of metal complexes, kinetic application of valence bond and crystal field theories, kinetics of octahedral substitution, acid hydrolysis, factors affecting acid hydrolysis, base hydrolysis, conjugate base mechanism, direct and indirect evidences in favour of conjugate mechanism, anation reactions, reactions without metal ligand bond cleavage. Substitution reactions in square planar complexes, the Trans effect, mechanism of the substitution reactions. |
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| 2 | Electron Transfer Reactions Redox reactions, electron transfer reactions, general discussion and kinetic rate laws., mechanism of one electron transfer reactions, outer-sphere type reactions, cross reactions and Marcus-Hush theory, inner sphere type reactions, two electron transfer reactions, metal ion catalysed reactions, mixed valence complexes and their electron transfer. |
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| 3 | Reactions of metal complexes Reactions of metal complexes having ligands as nitrile, phosphate and azide. Reactivity of coordinated hydrocarbons: a) Nucleophilic addition and substitution b) Rearrangement reactions, Redistribution reactions, Fluxional isomerism of organometallics. |
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| 4 | Inorganic Polymers Classification, types of inorganic polymerization, comparison with organic polymers, boron-nitrogen polymers, silicones, coordination polymers, phosphorus-nitrogen compounds. Non-aqueous Solvents Reaction in non-aqueous media with respect to H2SO4, BrF3, N2O4 and phosphoryl chloride; Kinetics and mechanism of coordination reactions in non-aqueous media. |
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