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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Equilibrium: Kinetic theory of gases; First law of thermodynamics, heat, energy, and work;
second law of thermodynamics and entropy; third law and absolute entropy; free energy; partial
molar quantities; ideal and non-ideal solutions; phase transformation: phase rule and phase
diagrams – one, two, and three component systems; activity, activity coefficient, fugacity, and
fugacity coefficient; chemical equilibrium, response of chemical equilibrium to temperature and
pressure; colligative properties; Debye-Hückel theory; thermodynamics of electrochemical cells;
standard electrode potentials: applications – corrosion and energy conversion; molecular
partition function (translational, rotational, vibrational, and electronic).
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Main group elements: General characteristics, allotropes, structure and reactions of simple and
industrially important compounds: boranes, carboranes, silicones, silicates, boron nitride,
borazines and phosphazenes. Hydrides, oxides and oxoacids of pnictogens (N, P), chalcogens (S,
Se & Te) and halogens, xenon compounds, pseudo halogens and interhalogen compounds.
Shapes of molecules and hard- soft acid base concept. Structure and Bonding (VBT) of B, Al, Si,
N, P, S, Cl compounds. Allotropes of carbon: graphite, diamond, C60. Synthesis and reactivity of
inorganic polymers of Si and P.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Organic synthesis: Synthesis, reactions, mechanisms and selectivity involving the following-
alkenes, alkynes, arenes, alcohols, phenols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their
derivatives, halides, nitro compounds and amines. Use of compounds of Mg, Li, Cu, B and Si in
organic synthesis. Concepts in multistep synthesis- retrosynthetic analysis, disconnections,
synthons, synthetic equivalents, reactivity umpolung, selectivity, protection and deprotection of
functional groups.
Spectroscopy: Principles and applications of UV-visible, IR, NMR and Mass spectrometry in
the determination of structures of organic molecules.