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Atomic and Molecular Structure
- Bohr’s Theory of Hydrogen-like Atoms, Fundamental Particles, Wave-Particle Duality, Uncertainty Principle, Shapes of Orbitals, Schrödinger’s Wave Equation, Electronic Configuration of Simple Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules, Quantum Numbers, Hund’s Rule and Pauli’s Exclusion Principle.
Solid State
- X-rays, Crystals and Crystal Systems, NaCl and KCl Structures, Close Packing, Lattice Energy, Atomic and Ionic Radii, Radius Ratio Rules, Born-Haber Cycle, Isomorphism and Heat Capacity of Solids.
Electrochemistry
- Concentration cells with and without transport, Conductance and its Applications, Transport Number, Galvanic cells, Chemical Kinetics, EMF and Free Energy, Polarography, Concentration cells with and without Transport, Debye-Huckel-Onsager Theory of Strong Electrolytes, Chain Reactions – Normal and Branched, Reactions of Various Order, Arrhenius Equation, Collision Theory, Transition State Theory, Enzyme Kinetics, Photochemical Processes, Catalysis.
Theory of Gases
- Kinetic Theory of Gases, Equation of State for Ideal and Non-Ideal (Van Der Waals) Gases, Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution Law and Equipartition of Energy.
Basic Mathematical Concepts
- Elementary Statistics and Probability Theory, Functions, Maxima and Minima, Vectors and Matrices Determinants, Integrals and Ordinary Differential Equations.
Chemical Thermodynamics
- First Law and Its Application to Ideal and Nonideal Gases, Thermochemistry, Second Law, Reversible and Irreversible Processes, Entropy and Free Energy and Criteria for Spontaneity.
Absorption
- Absorption Isotherm, Gibbs Adsorption Equation, Types of Adsorption, Surface Area of Adsorbents, Surface Films on Liquids.
Spectroscopy
- Fundamental Concepts of Rotational, Vibrational, Electronic and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Beer-Lambert Law.
Chemical and Phase Equilibria
- Ionic Equilibria in Solutions, PH and Buffer Solutions, Law of Mass Action, Kp, Kc, Kx and Kn, Effect of Temperature on K, Hydrolysis, Solubility Product.
- Phase Equilibria–Phase Rule and its Application to One-Component and Two-Component Systems, Colligative Properties.
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Aromatic and Heterocyclic Chemistry
- Monocyclic Compounds with One Hetero Atom, Synthesis, Reactivity, and Properties.
- Monocyclic, Bicyclic and Tricyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.
Basic Concepts in Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry
- Electronic Effects (Resonance, Inductive, Hyperconjugation) and Steric Effects and its Applications (Acid/Base Property).
- Cyclic Systems (Mono- and Di-Substituted Cyclohexanes).
- Optical Isomerism in Compounds with and without any Stereocenters (Allenes, Biphenyls).
- Conformation of Acyclic Systems (Substituted Ethane/n-Propane/n-Butane).
Natural Products Chemistry
- Chemistry of Alkaloids, Amino Acids, steroids, Terpenes, Carbohydrates, Peptides and Nucleic Acids.
Organic Reaction Mechanism and Synthetic Applications
- Oxidation and Reduction Reactions in Organic Chemistry, Dozens Reaction, Wittig Reaction and McMurry Reaction, Pinacol-Pinacolone, Favorskii, Benzilic Acid Rearrangement, Dienone-Phenol Rearrangement, Baeyer-Villiger Reaction, Organometallic Reagents in Organic Synthesis (Grignard, Organolithium and Organocopper), Diels-Alder, Electrocyclic and Sigmatropic Reactions.
- Functional Group Interconversions and Structural Problems using Chemical Reactions, Chemistry of Reactive Intermediates (Carbocations, Carbanions, Free Radicals, Carbenes, Nitrenes, Benzynes etc…), Hofmann-Curtius-Lossen Rearrangement, Wolff Rearrangement, Simmons-Smith Reaction, Reimer-Tiemann Reaction, Michael Reaction.
Qualitative Organic Analysis
- Identification of Functional Groups by Chemical Tests.
- Elementary UV, IR and 1H NMR Spectroscopic Techniques as Tools for Structural Elucidation.
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Periodic Table
- Periodic Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Compounds.
- General Methods of Isolation and Purification of Elements, Types of Bonding, VSEPR Theory and Shapes of Molecules
- Hybridization, Dipole Moment, Structure of NaCl, CsCl, Diamond and Graphite, Ionic Solids, Lattice Energy.
Bioinorganic Chemistry
- Basic reactions in Biological Systems and the Role of Metal Ions (Fe2+, Fe3+, Cu2+ and Zn3+), Essentials and Trace Elements of Life, Structure and Function of Hemoglobin and Myoglobin and Carbonic Anhydrase.
Main Group Elements (s and p blocks)
- Structure of Electron Deficient Compounds (Main Group Elements), General Concepts on Group Relationships and Gradation in Properties.
Analytical Chemistry
- Acid-base, Oxidation-Reduction and Complexometric Titrations (using EDTA), Principles of Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis, Precipitation Reactions, Use of Indicators and Organic Reagents in Inorganic Analysis, Radioactivity, Nuclear Reactions, Applications of Isotopes.
Instrumental Methods of Analysis
- Basic principles; instrumentations and simple applications of conductometry, potentiometry and
- UV-vis spectrophotometry; analyses of water, air and soil samples.
Transition Metals (d block)
- Oxide, Hydroxide and Salts of First Row Metals, Characteristics of 3d Elements.
- Coordination Complexes, Structure, Isomerism, Reaction Mechanism and Electronic Spectra, Color and Magnetic Properties of Metal Complexes.
- VB, MO and Crystal Field Theoretical Approaches for Structure, Organometallic Compounds having Ligands with Back Bonding Capabilities.
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