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Chemistry

CHEMISTRY
PROFESSORS
Vankar YD (Head)
vankar
7492
7169
Bharadwaj PK
pkb
7034
7340
Verma S
sverma
7643
7962
Chakraborty T
tapasc
7772
7357
Yadav VK
vijendra
7439
7939
(On leave)
Chandra A
amalen
7976
7241
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
Chandrashekar V
vc
7259
7617
Chandrasekhar TK
tkc
7282
7426
Bera JK
jbera
7336
(On leave)
Ghorai MK
mkghorai 7518
7539
Gajbhiye NS
nsg
7080
7423
Gurunath R
gurunath 7417
6039
Gupta BD
bdg
7046
7730
Gupta Bhaya P
pinaki
7372
Goswami D
dgoswami7520
7187
Khan FA
faiz
7864
7394
Rao Maddali LN
maddali
7532
7163
Manogaran S
s m
7303
7340
Srihari K
srihari
7043
7469
Moorthy JN
moorthy
7438
Mukherjee RN
rnm
7437
7708
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS
Sarkar S
abya
7265
7386
Sathyamurthy N
nsath
7367
7390
Anantha Raman G
garaman 7517
(On leave)
Ranganathan M
madhavn 6037
Singh VK
vinodks
7291
7774
Rath SP
sprath
7251
6069
Sundar Manoharan S
ssunder
7425
6043
Convenor, DUGC :
Ghorai MK
mkghorai
7518
Convenor, DPGC :
Rao MLN
maddali
7163/7532
Faculty Counsellor:
Bera JK
jbera
7336
The Department of Chemistry has an undergraduate programme leading to Master's (M.Sc.) degree and a postgraduate
programme leading to Doctorate (Ph. D.) degree. The Department offers a two-year M.Sc. programme through a
nationwide entrance test called JAM to those with a Bachelor’s degree from other Institutions. In addition, there is a five-
year integrated M. Sc. programme for students who have completed their higher secondary or intermediate education
in science. Admission to this programme is through the IIT JEE examination. The Ph.D. programme attempts to instil the
spirit of research. It includes an integrated sequence of course work and research in various branches of chemistry
such as inorganic, organic and physical chemistry, including bio-related areas.
The Department strives to provide undergraduates majoring in various Engineering and Science subjects, a basic
understanding of the principles of chemistry and an awareness of its technological importance. A course in General
Chemistry with laboratory content on experimental methods in chemistry is compulsory for all undergraduate students.
The courses on physical and industrial organic chemistry are taken by those undergraduate students who have a
particular interest in them.
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Laboratory Facilities
Adequate laboratory facilities exist in the Department for teaching both undergraduate and graduate
students. We have a well developed undergraduate laboratory to carry out experiments in inorganic,
organic and physical areas. M.Sc. students work on research projects with faculty members in their
research laboratories which are well equipped for Ph.D. and postdoctoral research in almost every
field of chemistry. The Department believes that the training of chemists to a high level of professional
competence can best be done in an environment of active and significant research. Accordingly,
research forms one of the major activities of the Department. The research interests of the Faculty
include analytical chemistry, applied chemistry, biophysical chemistry, chemical reaction dynam-
ics, computer simulation of liquids, chemistry of natural products, fullerene chemistry, magnetic
resonance (NMR and ESR), mass spectrometry, molecular beams and clusters, laser spectros-
copy, mechanistic organic chemistry, organo-metallic chemistry, physical photochemistry, Organic
photochemistry, polymer chemistry, solid state chemistry, synthetic main group chemistry,
structural studies using X-ray diffraction, synthetic organic chemistry, theoretical chemistry,
transition metal chemistry, bio-inorganic chemistry, bio-organic chemistry and enzyme chemistry
and supramolecular chemistry.
STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME M. Sc. (2-year)
SEM. I SEM. II SEM. III SEM. IV
CHM 401
CHM 402
CHM 503
CHM 700
CHM 421
CHM 422
CHM 611
CHM 800
CHM 423
CHM 442
CHM 621
CHM 801
CHM 441
CHM 443
CHM 664
DE - 4
CHM 521
CHM 481
DE - 2
DE - 5
DE - 1
DE - 3
CHM 401
Organic Chemistry
I
Departmental Elective DE - I
CHM 402
Organic Chemistry
I I
DE - II
CHM 421
Physical Chemistry
I
DE - III
CHM 422
Physical Chemistry
I I
DE - IV
CHM 423
Physical Chemistry
Lab.
DE - V
CHM 441
Inorganic Chemistry
I
CHM 442
Inorganic Chemistry
I I
CHM 443
Inorganic Chemistry
Lab.
CHM 481
Biosystems
CHM 503
Organic Preparations
Lab.
CHM 521
Mathematics for Chemistry
CHM 611
Physical Organic Chemistry
CHM 621
Chemical Binding
CHM 664
Modern Phy. Methods in Chemistry
CHM 700
Project
CHM 800
General Seminar
CHM 801
Special Seminar
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CURRENT COURSE STRUCTURE FOR M.Sc. [ 5-YEAR ] STUDENTS
CHEMISTRY
S E M E S T E R
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
FOURTH
FIFTH
CHM101
TA101
MTH203
HSS-I-2
HSS-II-1
C
PHY101
PHY103
CHM201
TA201
CHM401
O
PHY102
MTH102
ESO-1
CHM222
CHM421
U
MTH101
ESC102
ESO-2
CHM302
CHM441
R
ESC101
CHM100
CHM301
CHM341
CHM503
S
PE101
PE102
CHM404
OE-1
E
HSS-I-1/
ENG112
S E M E S T E R
SIXTH
SEVENTH
EIGHTH
NINTH
TENTH
C
CHM343
CHM423
CHM443
HSS-II-2
CHM700
O
CHM402
CHM611
CHM481
CHM700
NDE-2
U
CHM422
CHM621
DE-2
OE-5
CHM800
R
CHM442
CHM664
DE-3
OE-6
CHM801
S
OE-2
OE-3
OE-4
E
DE-1
NDE-1
CHM 201N
CHM 222
Basic Physical Chemistry
ESO I
CHM 301
Basic Organic Chemistry
ESO II
CHM 302
Basic Organic Chemistry-II
MTH 203N Mathematics III
CHM 341
Basic Inorganic Chemistry
OE-I
Open Elective-I
CHM 343
Inorganic Chemistry Lab.
OE-II
Open Elective-II
CHM 401
Organic Chemistry I
OE-III
Open Elective-III
CHM 402
Organic Chemistry II
DE-I
Departmental Elective-I
CHM 404
Organic Chemistry Lab.
DE-II
Departmental Elective-II
CHM 421
Physical Chemistry I
DE-III
CHM 422
Physical Chemistry II
CHM 423
Physical Chemistry Lab
CHM 441
Inorganic Chemistry I
CHM 442
Inorganic Chemistry II
NDE-1 Non Departmental Elective-1
CHM 443
Inorganic Chemistry Lab.
NDE-2 Non Departmental Elective-2
CHM 481
Biosystems
CHM 503
Organic Preparation Lab.
CHM 611
Physical Organic Chemistry
CHM 621
Chemical Binding
CHM 664
Modern Phy. Methods in Chemistry
CHM 700
CHM 800
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
CHM 101
GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
Experiments related to general, organic, physical and inorganic chemistry.
CHM 201
GENERAL CHEMISTRY
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-1-0-1-[4]
Chemistry, man and matter, Experimental methods of structure determination,
System at finite temperature, Molecular reaction of Transition Metal ion
chemistry, Organometallic chemistry, 18-electron rule, simple ligands such as
CO, ethylene, triphenyl phosphine etc.,’ Homogeneous catalysis, Green chemistry,
Structures of organic molecules. Conformations of ethane, butane, cyclohexane
and monosaccharides such as glucose and fructose. Anomeric effect. E and Z
configurations (inter conversions between E and Z). Optical activity, R and S
(in brief), importance of optical activity in drug synthesis and biological activity,
Synthesis of organic molecules, Photochemistry of organic and biomolecules,
Chemistry of life processes, Biotechnology and Biomedical applications.
CHM 205/
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
[Prereq. CHM 201]
SE 333
L-T-P-D-[C]
Various aspects of the energy and raw material supply: Coal, oil, natural gas,
3-0-0-0-[4]
nuclear, and biomass as energy sources; Basic products of industrial synthesis:
synthesis gas, methanol, formaldehyde, halogen derivatives of methane,
chlorofluorohydrocarbons; Olefins:Historical perspective, cracking of hydrocarbons,
ethylene, butanes, higher olefins, unbranched higher olefins and their use in
metathesis reactions,
Acetylene: Significance and manufacturing process for acetylene, manufacture
through calcium carbide, thermal process, applications of acetylene, 1,3-
Dioolefins:1,3-Butadiene, industrial manufacture from cracking, dehydrogenation,
applications of butadiene,
Synthesis using carbon monoxide: Hydroformylation, industrial operations,
utilization of oxo products, carbonylation of olefins;
Oxidation products of ethylene: Ethylene oxide, process operation, ethylene
glycol, ethylene glycol ethers, acetaldehyde, acetic acid, acetic anhydride,
Alcohols: Ethanol, propanol, butanols, amyl alcohols, aldol synthesis, polyhydric
alcohols, neopentyl glycol.
Vinyl-halogen and oxygen compounds: Vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride
vinylacetate, binyl ethers;
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Polyamides: Adipic acid, hexamethy-lenediamine, adiponitrile, lactams;
Propene conversion products; Propylene oxide, acetone, acrolein, allylchloride,
acrylonitrile.;
Aromatics: Source of feedstocks, coking of hard coal, isolation, special
separation techniques, condensed aromatics, naphthalene, anthracene,
hydrodealkylation.
Benzene derivatives; Styrene, cumene, cyclohexane, phenol, maleic anhydride,
nitrobenzene, aniline, diisocyanates. Oxidation products of xylene and naphthalene;
Phthalic anhydride, esters of phthalic acid and derivatives, terephthalic acid.
CHM 222
BASIC PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
[Prereq. CHM 201]
L-T-P-D-[C]
States of matter and properties of gases, Thermodynamics, Chemical Kinetics.
3-1-0-0-[4]
CHM 301/
BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-I
SE 332
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-1-0-0-[4]
Nomenclature of organic molecules Structure and bonding, Stereochemistry,
Reactive Intermediates, Substitution and Elimination Reactions, Molecular
Rearrangements, Photochemistry.
CHM 302
BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-II
[Prereq. CHM 301]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-1-0-0-[4]
Oxidation, Reduction, C-C Bond Formations, Syhthesis of Polynuclear Hydrocarbons,
Carbohydrates, Nucleotides, Amino Acids and Peptides.
CHM 310/
PHOTONS, MOLECULES 7 CHEMICAL DYNAMICS [Prereq. CHM 201]
SE 336
L-T-P-D-[C]
Molecular basis of elementary chemical reactions, relation between the microscopic
3-1-0-0-[4]
and macroscopic observables, initial state selection and final state analysis with
and without lasers, potential energy surfaces and reaction dynamics, computer
simulation of chemical reactions, multiphoton processes and bond-selective
chemistry.
CHM 341
BASIC INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
[Prereq. CHM 201]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Vector model of the atom (Russell-Saunders Coupling), the molecule and molecular
ions, periodicity of the elements, shielding, the size of the atoms, ionization
energy, electron affinity, inorganic solid state, Covalent bonding, Heteronuclear
bonds, Types of chemical forces, Effects of chemical forces, Hard and soft acids
and bases: Classification, acids and bases, Optical activity, Experimental
evidence for metal-ligand orbital overlap.
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CHM 343
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB
0-0-6-0-4
CHM 401
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-I
[Prereq. CHM 301, CHM 302 or
eqv. for
MSc (Int.) students]
L-T-P-D-[C]
Stereochemistry, Dynamic stereochemistry, Mechanistic and Stereochemical
3-0-0-0-[4]
aspects, Reactive Intermediates: Carbenes, Nitrenes, Radicals, Carbo-cations.
Chm 402
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-II
[Prereq. CHM 401]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Oxidations, Reductions, C-C Bond formations.
CHM 404
ORGANIC QUALITATIVE AND QUANTATIVE ANALYSIS
L-T-P-D-[C]
0-0-6-0-[4]
Analysis of organic compounds (qualitative and quantitative) using both chemical
and instrumental methods with emphasis on principles of organic reactions.
CHM 421
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY-I
[Prereq. CHM 201, CHM 222
L-T-P-D-[C]
or M.Sc. (Int.) students]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Atomic Structure, chemical binding and molecular structure. Elements of
molecular spectroscopy.
CHM 422
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
[Prereq. CHM 421]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics, Chemical kinetics.
CHM 423
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, LALBORATORY
L-T-P-D-[C]
0-0-8-0-[4]
A Laboratory course designed to illustrate principles of physical chemistry.
CHM 441
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY-I
[Prereq. CHM 341 for
L-T-P-D-[C]
M.Sc. (Int.) students]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Principles of modern inorganic chemistry, discussion of the chemistry of non-
transition elements.
CHM 442
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY-II
[Prereq. CHM 441]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Coordination Chemistry:- Bonding, Spectra, Magnetism, Structure and Reaction
Mechanism, Supramolecular Chemistry, Molecular Magnetism, Organometallic
Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry of Biological systems.
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CHM 443
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
L-T-P-D-[C]
0-0-6-0-[4]
CHM 481/
BIOSYSTEMS
[Prereq. CHM 201 (For M.Sc. (Int.)/B.Tech.)]
SE 334
Proteins, Nucleic acid, carbohydrates, and Glycoproteins, Metabolism, Enzymes
and their kinetics. Biophysical techniques to purify and study Proteins. Nucleic
acids: A,B and Z-DNA structures, Method of replication; sequencing of nucleic
acids electrophoresis.
CHM 503
ORGANIC PREPARATIONS LABORATORY
L-T-P-D-[C]
0-0-6-0-[4]
Preparations of various organic compounds employing different reactions will
be carried out, with a view to give the student sufficient training in synthetic
organic chemistry.
CHM/521
MATHEMATICS FOR CHEMISTRY
CHM 600
L-T-P-D-[C]
Error Analysis, Scalars, vectors, curl, divergence and gradient, ordinary
3-0-0-0-[4]
3-0-0-0[4] differential equations, symmetry and group theory, matrices, etc.
CHM 602
ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-II
[Prereq. CHM 402]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
The course deals with concise and critical evaluation of many reactions of
synthetic importance.
CHM 609
PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
[For Ph.D. Students only]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Stereochemistry, mechanisms of selected reactions, Reactive intermediates,
oxidation, Reduction, C-C bond formations, synthesis of some useful natural
products.
CHM 611
PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
L-T-P-D-[C]
[Prereq. CHM 402 for MSc Students]]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Orbital Symmetry and Frontier Orbitals, Stereoelectronic Effects in Organic
Chemistry, Chemical Equilibria and Chemical Reactivity, Reactive Intermediates,
Chemical Kinetics, Captodative Effect, Hammond’s Postulate, Thermodynamic
and Kinetic Control.
CHM 612
FRONTIERS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
L-T-P-D-[C]
[[Prereq. CHM 402 for MSc students]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Developing facets of organic chemistry will be discussed. Special emphasis will
be made relating to the stereo-chemistry involved.
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CHM 614
ORGANIC PHOTOCHEMISTRY
[Prereq. CHM 402 or equiv.]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Organic molecular transformations that are brought about by light will be
discussed.
CHM 615
ELECTROCYCLICREACTIONS
[Prereq. CHM 402 or equiv.]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Aspects of concerted process will be discussed
CHM 616
CHEMISTRY OF ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
[Prereq. CHM 442]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
The preparation of transformations of organometallic compounds will be discussed.
CHM 621
CHEMICAL BINDING
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Intoroduction, The origin of quantum numbers, some ‘constant potential’
problems, commutation relationships, the atomic ‘self-consistent-field’ (SCF),
Hartree and Hartree Fock methods. Screening effects Stater’s rules and electron
correlation overlap-hybridisation and examples thereof. Directed valence in
space. Observable features of the chemical bond ‘Chemical Binding’.
CHM 622
CHEMICAL KINETICS
Consent of Instructor
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Discussion of reaction rate theory, kinetics and mechanism of various types
of reactions and catalysis.
CHM 626
SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Crystallography, X-ray method, chemistry of the defect solid state, electrical
and thermal properties of solids.
CHM 629
PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY [For Ph.D. Students only]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Atomic and Molecular structure, Molecular Spectroscopy, Concepts of Statistical
Thermodynamics, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Photochemistry.
CHM 631
APPLICATIONS OF MODERN INSTRUMENTAL METHODS
L-T-P-D-[C]
[Prereq. CHM 402, chm 442]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Applications of multinuclear NMR (1H, 13C, 29Si, 31P, 19F, 11B, 119Sn etc.). ESR,
ENDOR (Electron Nuclear Double Resonance), Mossbauer and photoelectron
spectroscopy towards structure elucidation of inorganic, organic and biologically
important compounds .
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CHM 632
ENZYME REACTIONS MECHANISM AND ENZYME KINETICS
L-T-P-D-[C]
[Prereq. CHM 481]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Nomenclature of enzyme, Three dimensional structure of enzymes, families of
enzymes, structure of enzyme substrate complex and methods of examining
them, basic equations of enzyme kinetics, enzyme inhibition.
CHM 636
PHYSICAL PHOTOCHEMISTRY
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Theory of electronic absorption spectra, fluorescence and phosphorescence
spectra, internal conversion and intersystem crossing, solvent effects on
absorption and emission spectra, exciplexes and eximers, energy transfer.
CHM 637
MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory, Matrix Methods, Time dependent states
and spectroscopy of vibration and rotation of diatomic molecules, rotation of
polyatomic molecules, vibration of polyatomic molecules, electronic spectroscopy.
CHM 641
ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY-I
[Prereq. CHM 442]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
An advanced course on the physical principles of inorganic chemistry with
illustrations from the chemistry of transition and non-transition elements.
CHM 642
ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY-I
[Prereq. CHM 442]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Mechanisms of inorganic reactions and ligand field theory.
CHM 646
BIO-INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Studies of metallo-biomolecules in relation to electron transfer, atom transfer,
electron and oxygen carrier reactions using transition metals and model systems.
CHM 647
MACROCYCLES, RINGS AND POLYMERS
[Prereq. CHM 442]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Basic Concepts; Molecular forces and Chemical bonding; Molecular weight; testing
and analysis; polymerization reactions, Ziegler-Natta Catalysis, Inorganic rings
and polymers, Ferrocene and organometallic macromolecules, sulfur-nitrogen
polymers, polysilane, poly-silazane, B-N polymers, precursors for ceramics,
Phthalocyanins, conducting polymers, Host-Guest complexation, Supramolecular
Chemistry.
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CHM 648
THE CHEMISTRY OF METAL CARBON BOND: STRUCTURE,
L-T-P-D-[C]
REACTIVITY AND APPLICATIONS
[Prereq. CHM 442]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Study of bonding in compounds with M-C bond and with M-M bond. Applications
of these compounds in Catalysis and in Organic Synthesis.
CHM 649
PRINCIPLES OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
[For Ph.D. Students only]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Principles of modern inorganic chemistry discussion of the chemistry of non
transition elements, Coordination Chemistry, organometallic chemistry, Inorganic
chemistry of biological systems.
CHM 650
STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO CHEMISTRTY
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Principles of classical and quantum statistical mechanics and their applications
to chemical problems.
CHM 651
CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE DETERMINATION
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Bragg’s law, reciprocal lattice concept, space group and geometrical crystallography,
the phase problem, Patterson Fourier synthesis, Harkar-Kasper inequalities,
refinement of crystal structures, modern X-ray diffraction techniques.
CHM 654
SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Concepts and language of supramolecular chemistry, molecular recognition,
quantification of non-covalent forces, energetics of supramolecular complexes,
Macro-cycles and macro-polycycles, Catenands and dendrimers, Self-assembly
of organic and hybrid inorganic-organic systems, Supramolecular catalysis,
Molecular machines, molecular and supramolelcular devices.
CHM 662
CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
[Prereq. CHM 402]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
The isolation, structure and reactions of natural products will be discussed.
CHM 664
MODERN PHYSICAL METHODS IN CHEMISTRY
[Prereq. CHM 422]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Applications of spectroscopic methods, dipole moments, magnetism, magnetic
resonance, and other methods in analysis and elucidation of molecular structure
will be discussed.
CHM 668
ADVANCED MAIN GROUP CHEMISTRY
[Prereq. CHM 441]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
General Introduction to main group chemistry, Homo and Heteroclusters of main
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group elements, chemistry of main group homo and heterocycles, polymers of
main group elements, main group organometallic Chemistry.
CHM 670
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTATION
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Network theorems, Resonance Circuits, BJT and FET devices, Amplifier basics,
Operational Amplifiers, Power Supplies, Basic digital gates, Bistable, Monostable,
and Astable multi-vibrators, A/D and D/A convertors. 8-bit Microprocessor basics.
Electronics in scientific instrumentation. Examples of scientific instruments.
CHM 679
INTRODUCTION TO BIONANOTECHNOLOGY
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
CHM 679
MOLECULAR REACTION DYNAMICS
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Molecular reaction dynamics and chemical reaction cross-section, rate constant
and activation energy, reactive scattering using molecular beams, potential
energy surfaces, probing the transition state, unimolecular reactions, state-
selective photochemistry.
CHM 681
BASIC BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
[Prereq. CHM 481]
L-T-P-D-[C]
Purine and pyrimidine bases. Watson-Crick and Hoogsteen hydrogen bonds. DNA
3-0-0-0-[4]
double helix, RNA folding, Nucleic acid synthesis. Genetic code and gene
expression, Transcription. Post-transcriptional modification of RNA, Reverse
transcription: HIV-I replication cycle. Amino acids and proteins. Ribosomal
translation. DNA triple helical motifs, Triplexes in biological context, Triplexes
for targeted delivery of drugs , DNA superstructures. Polymerase chain reactions,
In vitro mutagenesis, DNA sequencing. RNA self-splicing, Group I and group II
introns, Ribozymes: Catalytic mechanism, and applications, Artifical evolution.
Antisense oligonucleotides: Mechanism and control of gene expression. Molecular
basis of carcinogenesis, Prions, Genetic diseases. Approaches in drug design
and discovery, Drug metabolism.
CHM 685
MOLECULE-RADIATION INTERACTION
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Electromagnetic fields and their quantization, quantum mechanics of interaction
radiation and atoms, optical activity, Raman scattering, Rayleigh scattering,
spontaneous emission.
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CHM 687
CHEMISTRY OF POLYHEDRAL CLUSTERS AND METAL-METAL MULTIPL
BONDED COMPOUNDS
[Prereq. CHM 442]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Non-transition element polyhedral compounds, Transition metal clusters (structure
and bonding). Synthesis of transition metal carbonyl clusters, Ligand substitution
reactions, Cluster assigned ligand transformation, Polyhedral rearrangements,
Fragmentation reactions, Clusters in homogeneous catalysis, Metal metal
multiple bonds.
CHM 689
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Physical basis of NMR spectroscopy; Chemical shift; Indirect spin-spin coupling;
Computer simulation of NMR spectra; Double Resonance experiments; relaxation;
Multipulse experiments; Nuclear Overhauser effect and NOESY experiments;
Applications, Chemical and Biochemical; Dynamic NMR, Theory and Applications;
Application to Solids, NMR Imaging.
CHM 691
FRONTIERS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
[Prereq. CHM 442]
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Developing facets of inorganic chemistry: i) Oxidative generation of the O-O
bond from water during photosynthesis and its importance from the standpoint
of non-conventional energy research and ii) reductive cleavage of the dioxygen
O-O bond and the chemistry thereof (various novel organic transformations
including methane to methanol of biotechnological importance), performed by
a large number of metalloenzymes and synthetic catalysts. The course is intended
to be attractive not only to the students having aptitude for inorganic chemistry
but also to those who are interested in chemistry of relevance to biology and
industry.
CHM 693
CHEMICAL SYNTHETIC STRATEGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Chemical methods of synthesis play a crucial role in designing materials,
discovering novel materials, metastable phases, nanomaterials and provide less
cumbersome routes for the known materials. Chemical ingenuity is important
for the synthesis of solid materials with desired structure and properties. Keeping
in mind the multidisciplinary nature of the subject, a rational approach to the
synthesis of materials is evolved. Indeed, soft chemistry routes/techniques are
pursued with greater vigour. These include precursor technique, sol-gel,
hydrothermal, non-aqueous liquid phase reactions, polymer pyrolysis, gas phase
reactions, plasma reactions, electron beam evaporation, freeze drying, spray
drying, topochemical reactions, intercalation, electrochemical methods, CVD
laser ablation, arc-method, molten salt method, intergrown structures. Solid
state reactivity, working knowledge of characterization techniques and conventional
techniques.
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CHM 695
MOLECULAR MODELLING IN CHEMISTRY
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Basic principles of quantum mechanics of atoms and molecules, potential energy
surfaces, modeling of water and small organic molecules, molecular modeling
of macromolecules, simple applications of molecular modeling, study of an
assembly of atoms or molecules.
CHM 696
QUANTUM COMPUTING
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-0-0-0-[4]
The main objective of this course is to provide an overview of the interdisciplinary
field of quantum Computing and demystify the concept of quantum while linking
it to computation and information science. It is aimed to bring out the concepts
of quantum mechanics through linear algebra and matrix manipulation, which
connects it to conventional computer science. The main advantages of quantum
computing are demonstrated through reversibility and parallel processing while
the difficulties in implementation and alghorithm development are treated with
care.
CHM 698
CHEMISTRY OF DRUG DESIGN AND METABOLISM
L-T-P-D-[C]
[Prereq.CHM 481]
3-0-0-0-[4]
Physicochemical principles of drug action, principles of drug design, neuroactive
drugs, anticancer, antiviral, antimalarial and cardiovascular drugs,
biopharmaceuticals, drug delivery and drug metabolism, induction and inhibition
of drug metabolism.
CHM 699
LASERS IN CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY 3-2-3-5
L-T-P-D-[C]
3-2-3-0-[5]
Fundamentals of Lasers, laser-induced fluorescence and multiphoton ionization
processes of molelcules, probing IVR and dynamics of chemical reactions in liquid
and molecular beam, spectroscopy of single molecule, probing of proton
dynamics, optical trapping and manipulations of biological macromolecules and
organelles, confocal microscopy and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy,
applications to diagnostics and biotechnology.
CHM 700
(M.Sc. 2-yr), 0-0-12-0-12
CHM 700
(M.Sc. Integ.) 0-0-8-0-8 (IX semester), 0-0-12-0-12 (X Semester)
CHM 800
GENERAL SEMINAR
CHM 801
GRADUATE SEMINAR
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