Course Name: Engineering Chemistry - 1

Course Code  ::  CY1101

(L-T-P)  ::  2+2+0

Credits  ::  4

 
Detailed syllabus:
 
Unit 1: Chemical Bonding
Module 1.1: Valence Bond Theory
VBT, H2 Molecule, Potential energy curve, Limitations of Valence Bond Theory, Hybridization, Sp, Sp2, Sp3 & Characters of hybrid orbitals.
Module 1.2: Molecular orbital Theory
Introduction, Origin of lowering of energy, Bonding Orbital, Antibonding orbitals, Gerade and Ungerade symmetry, H2, He2, Co, No and CN- MO Diagrams.
Module 1.3: Crystal Field Theory
Introduction, Splitting of d-orbitals, Factors affecting splitting of d-orbitals, Spectrochemical series, Tetrahedral complexes, Square Planar complexes and Octahedral complexes, Ligan field stabilization energy.
 
Unit 2: Coordination Compounds
Module 2.1: Coordination number, Chelate effects
Coordination number, Examples of different complexes showing different coordination numbers and Stereo-chemistries, Chelates and Chelating effects, Application of chelate compounds.
Module 2.2: Applications of Coordination Complexes
Applications in qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, Photography, Electroplating, Extraction of metals, Biological applications, analytical chemistry, Use of Organic sequestering agents in the removal of interference in gravimetric estimations, Detection and determination of complexes, Jobs method, Limitation of jobs method.
Module 2.3: Bio-Inorganic Chemistry
Introduction, Importance of Sodium, Potassium & Chlorine, functions and excretion. Toxic metals and their toxicity (Pb, As, Hg); metallo porphyrins, Haemoglobin, Chlorophyll & nitrogenase enzyme.
Module 2.4: Environmental aspects
Toxicity of metals, Inorganic and organic compounds, Toxic metals (Hg, As & Pb), CO, Natural Processes, Control of CO emissions, CO2 and global warming SO2 sources and removal, Non-ferrous smelters, NO2 and control of NOx emissions.
 
Unit 3: Organic reactions and mechanisms
Module 3.1: Elimination Reactions
Elimination reactions, Types of Elimination, α β γ - elimination reactions with examples and mechanisms, E1 & E2 reactions with examples and mechanisms.
Module 3.2: Addition & Substitutions reactions
Addition reactions, Electrophillic, Nucleophilic and free radical addition reactions, Examples with mechanism substitution reactions, Electrophilic, Nucleophilic and free radical substitution reactions, examples with mechanisms.
Module 3.3: Bio- Organic Reactions
Amino acids, Peptide linkage, methods of representing a peptide structure, Reactions in Synthesis of peptides, Lipids, Functions of lipids, Classification, Occurrence, Lipid metabolism, Steroids, Cholesterol, analysis of fats and oils.
Module 3.4: Polymerization
Introduction, Additional & Condensation polymerization, Free Radical Polymerization, Reaction Mechanism, Ionic Polymerization examples with reaction mechanisms.
Module 3.5: Catalytic reaction
Intermediate compound formation theory with examples, Drawbacks in mechanism, adsorption or contact theory examples with mechanism, Factors affecting the adsorption theory, Mechanism of enzyme catalysis, characteristics of enzyme catalysis.
 
Unit 4: Stereochemistry
Module 4.1: Stereo Chemistry of Natural Products
Stereochemistry of rings, steroids with examples, natural rubber, tacticity and mechanism.
Module 4.2: Stereo chemistry of Biomolecules
Amino Acids, Asymmetric synthesis of amino acids, L-DOPA, Aspartame, Proteins, β - Pleated Sheet.
 
Unit 5: Spectroscopy
Module 5.1: Microwave Spectroscopy
Electromagnetic radiation, General Principles of Spectroscopy, Spectrometer, Spectrum, Microwave Spectroscopy, principles, Rotational spectra of diatomic molecules, Selection rules.
Module 5.2: Applications of microwave spectroscopy
Determination of bond length of polar molecules, Dipolemoment of a molecule, isotopic mass of an element with examples and problems.
Module 5.3: IR Spectroscopy
Principle, different types of vibrations, Hook's law, Characteristic frequencies of different groups, Instrumentation.
Module 5.4: Applications of IR Spectroscopy
Interpretation of IR Spectroscopy, Some examples and their spectral analyses, Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, aromatic compounds, Alcohols & Phenols, Carbonyl compounds, Carboxylic acids, application of IR Spectroscopy.
Module 5.5: UV Visible spectroscopy:
Introduction; colour and light absorption; absorption spectra; VBT; Molecular orbital approach to colour; selection rules for UV - visible spectrum; Types of electronic transitions; conjugation effect; transition probability; chromopore, auxochrome, Bathochromic shift, Hypsochromic shift, Hyperchromic shift, Hypochromic shift, applications of UV vis spectroscopy Spectral problems based on UV, IR & Microwave spectroscopy
Module 5.6: NMR Spectroscopy
Fundamentals of NMR, Examples
Module 5.7: Circular Dichroism (CD)
Basics of circular dichroism
 
Unit 6: Electrochemistry
Module - 6.1:
Electrochemical cells, Types of electrodes, Metal-metal ion electrodes, Metal - insoluble salt-anion electrodes, Gas-ion electrodes, Hydrogen gas electrode, Oxidation-reduction electrodes, Amalgam electrodes
Module -6.2:
Types of cells, primary cells, secondary cells, Fuel cells, concentration cells, amalgam concentration cells, gas concentration cells, electrolytic concentration cells, measurement of EMF of a half cell, experimental procedure, standard cell, daniel cell, Weston standard cadmium cell, lead acid storage cell
Module 6.3:
Application of EMF measurements, determination of pH using hydrogen electrode, quinhydrone electrode, glass electrode, determination of valency of the ions, potentiometric titrations, acid-base titrations, Redox titrations
Module 6.4: Thermodynamic data, enthalpy and entropy of cell reactions, reversible cells
Module 6.5:
Activity coefficients, fugacity, activity, determination of activities and activity coefficients from cell potentials, Ionic strength
Module 6.6 :
Solubility product, determination of solubility product and problems
Module 6.7 :
pH, determination of pH using calomel electrode, pH meter, acidity & basicity constants of a base, extent of deprotonation of a weak acid, polyprotic acids, amphiprotic systems, base titrations & pH curve, calculation of pH of a titration of strong acid with a strong base, strong acid with a weak base and weak acid with a strong base.
Module 6.8: Corrosion, factors affecting the corrosion, nature of metal, nature of environment, temperature, humidity , pH, conductance, Theories of corrosion, various corrosion reactions in wet corrosion, anodic reactions, cathodic reactions, chemical corrosion, dry corrosion comparison of electrochemical corrosion and chemical corrosion
Module 6.9: Prevention of corrosion, protective coating metal, non- metallic coatings, cathodic and anodic protection, corrosion inhibitors (organic & inorganic)
 
Unit 7: Kinetics of Chemical reactions
Module 7.1: Complex reactions
Reversible reactions, kinetics, examples of reversible reactions, graph
Module 7.2: Consecutive reactions
Definition, kinetics, graph , examples of consecutive reactions
Module 7.3: Parallel reactions
Definition, Kinetics, examples of parallel reactions, Weg scheider's test for side Reaction
Module 7.4: Steady state approximation
Definition, kinetics, examples for rate determination
Module 7.5: Chain reactions
Chain reactions, types of chain reaction, chain reaction steps, kinetics, stationary & non -stationary reaction
Module 7.6: Kinetics of photochemical reactions
Definition, Stark- Einstein law of photochemical equivalence, photo physical process, fluorescence, phosphorescence, photochemical reactions, kinetics, photochemical reaction between H2 and Br2
 
Unit 8: Thermodynamics
Module 8.1 Concept of entropy:
Entropy as a state function, Entropy of the universe of a spontaneous process increases, entropy changes in an isothermal system, entropy change for a change in volume or pressure of an ideal gas, physical significance of entropy, entropy and unavailable energy, entropy and disorder, entropy and probability
Module 8.2: Chemical potential
Definition, derivation using Gibbs free energy, explanation of Gibbs energy of a mixture, Chemical potential of a pure, ideal gas, partial molar quantities and additivity rule, Gibbs Duhem equation
Module 8.3 Equilibrium conditions for closed systems
Entropy and equilibrium, condition for mechanical equilibrium, theory of equilibrium, condition for equilibrium, table of equilibrium conditions.
Module 8.4 Phase and reaction equilibrium
Phase equilibrium, phase, components, degrees of freedom, definitions with examples, phase diagrams of water system, lead silver system, chemical equilibrium in a mixture, degree of advancement of a reaction, Free energy change , Effect of adding inert gas to equilibrium
Module 8.5: Maxwell relations
Fundamental equations of thermodynamics, Maxwell relations and derivation
Module 8.6: Real gases & Real solutions
Critical constants, thermodynamics of ideal solutions, characteristics of ideal solution, Gibbs free change of mixing (ΔGmix), ΔGmix in terms of chemical potential, Raoult's law, deveation of raoult's law, non-ideal solutions and colligative properties, Real gases and Real solutions
 
 

 

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