Kakatiya University B Sc Chemistry Syllabus

Can you provide me the B.Sc. III year Chemistry syllabus of Kakatiya University in Warangal as I have lost it and so need it for preparation of the exam?

[Kiran Chandar]

The B.Sc. III year Chemistry syllabus of Kakatiya University in Warangal is as follows:

UNIT – I (Inorganic Chemistry –III) 30 hrs (1 h / w)
1. Coordination Chemistry: (10 h)
IUPAC nomenclature, bonding theories – review of Werner’s theory and
Sidgwick’s concept of coordination, Valence bond theory, geometries of coordination numbers, 4-tetrahedral and square planar and 6-octahedral and its limitations, crystal field theory, splitting of d-orbitals in octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar complexes – low spin and high spin complexes – factors affecting crystal field splitting energy, merits and demerits of crystal field theory. Isomerism in coordination compounds – structural isomerism and stereo isomerism, stereochemistry of complexes with 4 and 6 coordination numbers.

2. Spectral and magnetic properties of metal complexes : (4 h)
Electron absorption spectrum of [Ti(H2O)6] 3+ ion. Types of magnetic behaviour, spinonly formula, calculation of magnetic moments, experimental determination of
magnetic susceptibility – Gouy method.

3. Reactivity of metal complexes : (4 h)
Labile and inert complexes, ligand substitution reactions – SN1 and SN2 substitution reactions of square planar complexes – Trans effect and applications of trans effect.

4. Stability of metal complexes : (4 h)
Thermodynamic stability and kinetic stability, factors affecting the stability of metal complexes, chelate effect, determination of composition of complex by Job’s method and mole ratio method.

5. Hard and soft acids bases (HSAB) : (4 h)
Classification, Pearson’s concept of hardness and softness, application of HSAB principles – Stability of compounds / complexes, predicting the feasibility of a reaction.

6. Bioinorganic chemistry : (4 h)
Essential elements, biological significance of Na, K, Mg, Ca, Fe and chloride (Cl-).
Metalloporphyrins – haemoglobin, structure and function, Chlorophyll, structure androle in photosynthesis

Kakatiya University B Sc Chemistry Syllabus