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Stereochemistry: Isomerism in organic compounds: constitutional SIC1011 SAFETY AND BASIC LABORATORY TECHNIQUES
and stereoisomers; chirality and optical activity; enantiomers,
diastereomers, racemates and resolution; molecules with two (or Safety in a chemical laboratory; quantitative analysis (volumetry &
more) chiral centres, meso-compounds; configuration and labelling gravimetry); basic chemical separation techniques; chemical
of chiral centres: Cahn–Ingold–Prelog priority rules. bonding: VSEPR concept, configuration & conformation,
stereochemistry
Assessment Weightage:
Continuous assessment: 40% Assessment Weightage:
Final examination: 60% Continuous assessment: 100%
Final examination: -

SIC1009 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I
SIC1012 LABORATORY SKILLS
Part A: Principle of Thermodynamics and Equilibrium
Processes Application of volumetric in stoichiometric analysis; qualitative
Definitions of system, heat and work. The Zeroth Law and direction organic analysis: elemental analysis & functional group tests;
of heat flow. The First, Second and Third Laws are being discussed investigation of chemical reaction kinetics, measurement of
together with the introduction of relevant state functions. Criteria for reaction enthalpy.
spontaneous and equilibrium processes (reversible processes).
The application of thermodynamics to chemical equilibrium and Assessment Weightage:
electrochemistry. Continuous assessment: 100%
Final examination: -
Part B: Electrochemistry and Chemical Kinetics
Introduction to electrochemistry, electrochemical cells, standard
potential and its application, Nernst equation and thermodynamics SIC2016 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
properties from electrochemistry study. Rate of reaction; rate laws,
orders of reaction, Arrhenius equation, concept of activation energy Coordination chemistry:
and approximation to steady state conditions. Introduction to coordinate bond, types of ligands, coordination
number, nomenclature, isomerism and chirality, Werner's theory,
Part C: Quantum Mechanics valence bond theory, magnetic properties, crystal field theory,
The origin of quantum theory; Postulates and general principles of ligand field theory, Jahn-Teller effect, tetrahedral complex,
quantum mechanics: wavefunction, operator, eigenfunction, octahedral complex, tetragonal distortion, electronic spectra, Orgel
eigenvalue, probability, average value and Schrodinger equation; diagram and Tanabe-Sugano diagram.
Dynamic and motion of simple microscopic systems: translational
motion, harmonic oscillator and vibrational motion, angular Reaction kinetics and mechanism of transition metal complexes:
momentum and rotational motion; Electronic structures of hydrogen Introduction to inorganic reaction mechanism. Dissociative,
like atoms: hydrogen atom, atomic orbital, Pauli principle, Aufbau associative and interchange mechanisms. Derivation of the rate law
principle, Hund's rules, electron configuration, Slater determinant, based on the above mechanisms. Substitution reactions of
angular momentum coupling, atomic terms, spin-orbit and other octahedral, tetrahedral and 5-coordinate systems. Substitution
interactions, symmetry, atomic spectra and selection rules. reactions catalysed by acid and base. Inner-sphere and outer-
Introduction to spectroscopy, radiation and matter; The sphere mechanisms.
electromagnetic spectrum; absorption; stimulated and spontaneous
emission; spectral intensity and bandwidth; Brief introduction to Molecular Symmetry:
NMR, rotational, vibrational and electronic spectroscopy. Symmetry elements, symmetry operations, point groups,
stereographic projections, group theory, transformation matrices,
Assessment Weightage: reducible representation, irreducible representation, character
Continuous assessment: 40% tables, application in IR and Raman spectroscopies and chiral
Final examination: 60% molecules

Assessment Weightage:
SIC1010 Mathematics in Chemistry Continuous assessment: 40%
Final examination: 60%
This course equips students with the mathematical and conceptual
skills that necessary to gain a better understanding of chemistry.

The topics covered is organized in two parts: SIC2017 PRACTICAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
Part I on linear algebra, vector, determinants, and matrices. Part II
on calculus and differential equations. Coordination chemistry:
Isomers, spectrochemical series and mechanochemical reactions.
Assessment Weightage:
Continuous assessment: 40% Kinetics:
Final examination: 60% Cis- and trans- transformation and ligand substitution reactions.

Instrumentation:
Theory and hands on techniques on 1H NMR, FTIR and UV-Vis.
Assessment Weightage:
Continuous assessment: 100%
Final examination: -