Syllabus Outline BZU Semester-V BS Chemistry INORGANIC CHEMISTRY-III

Syllabus Outline  BZU   Semester-V      BS Chemistry     INORGANIC CHEMISTRY-III 

Course Objectives:  

Students will acquire knowledge about the physical and chemical properties of d- & f-block elements on the basis of their electronic configurations and structures of coordination compounds on the basis of  VBT, MOT, and CFT 

Course Contents: 

Coordination complexes:  

d-block elements chemistry and coordination chemistry background, nomenclature structure of coordination complexes and nomenclature with coordination number 2-6, chelates and chelate effect, theories of coordination complexes, Werner's theory, valence bond theory (VBT), molecular orbital theory MOT, crystal field theory (CFT) and, magnetic properties, Jahn-Teller theorem, spectral properties, stereochemistry, isomerism,  and stability constants of coordination complexes. 

f-block elements 

i. Lanthanides: occurrence General characteristics, extraction and general principles of separation, electronic structure and position in the periodic table,  lanthanides contraction, oxidation states, magnetic and spectral properties, and uses. 

ii. Actinides: General properties, Electronic structure, and position in the periodic table, oxidation state,  along with decay law and half-life

Lab.

 1. Preparations of Coordinated Complexes; i. tetra-amminecopper (II) sulfate. ii. K trioxalatochromate (III) iii.K trioxalatoaluminate (III). iv.Cis-Potassium dioxalatodiaquachromate (III) v. Trans-Potassium dioxalatodiaquachromate (III) vi.Potassium trioxalatoferrate (III) 

2. Preparations of Alum/Double/Simple Salts i. Synthesis of Potassium Chromium Alum ii. Synthesis of Potassium aluminum alum iii. Preparation of Mohr's Salt iv.Preparation of Microcosmic salt v.Preparation of Ammonium alum