General Chemistry

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Pilani
Pilani Campus
AUGS/ AGSR Division
FIRST SEMESTER, 2021-22

COURSE HANDOUT
Date: 29.09.2021
In addition to part I (General Handout for all courses appended to the Time table) this portion gives further
specific details regarding the course.
Course No : CHEM F111
Course Title : General Chemistry
Instructor-in-Charge : Ajay Kumar Sah
Instructor(s) : Paritosh Shukla, Rajeev Sakhuja
Tutorial/Practical Instructors: Dalip Kumar, Anil Kumar, Madhushree Sarkar, Surojit Pande, Partha
Sarathi Addy and Tanmay Banerjee
1. Course Description: Principles of thermodynamics, phase and chemical equilibrium, electrochemistry, kinetics;
atomic structure, chemical bonding, solid state and structural chemistry, molecular spectroscopy; organic compounds,
functional groups, structure and isomerism, stereochemistry, reactions and mechanisms, aromaticity, coordination
chemistry, chemistry of representative elements.
2. Scope and Objective of the Course: The course is composed of two parts. The first part provides a
comprehensive survey of various topics in electronic structure of atoms and molecules, spectroscopy, bonding,
Coordination Chemistry and second part focuses on understanding of the structure and properties of organic compounds
and NMR.
3. Text Books:
T1: P.W. Atkins and Julio de Paula, Elements of Physical Chemistry: 6th Edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford,
reprinted in 2015.
T2: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, and Scott A. Snyder, Organic Chemistry, 12th Edition, John Wiley &
Sons, Inc. New York, 2017
4. Reference Books:
R1: J. D. Lee, Concise Inorganic Chemistry, 5th Edition, Blackwell Science, Oxford, 1999.
R2: David Ball, Physical Chemistry, Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning, 2003.
R3: J. E. Huheey, E. A. Keiter et al.,Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity, 4th Edition, Pearson
Education, 1993.
R4: R. T. Morrison and R. Boyd, ‘Organic Chemistry’, 6th Edition, PHI, New Delhi, 1992.
5. Course Plan$:
Module Lecture Session Referencea Learning outcomes
No.(LN
)
1 (1-2) Origin of quantum mechanics: black body T1: 12.1-12.6  Recognize the need for quantum
radiation, wave function, Schrodinger theory
R2: 9.7-9.8
equation, Uncertainty principle,postulates of  Consolidate new concepts to be
quantum mechanics used in quantum mechanics
2 (3-5) Quantum Theory, Applications: Particle in a T1: 12.7-12.9  Clarification on quantization of
box, bound state, zeropoint energy, harmonic (excluding states, zero-point energy in simple
oscillator, molecular vibrations, dissociation 12.7b) systems.
energy, anharmonicity, angular momentum
and rigid rotor.
3 (6-8) Quantum Chemistry, Hydrogenic atom: T1: 13.1-13.7  Translate the concepts of quantum
Energy levels and wave functions, orbitals, mechanics in real molecular
Spectral transitions. systems.
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4 (9- Quantum Chemistry, Many-electron atoms: T1: 13.8-  Identify spin as another
10) Pauli principle, many electron wavefunction, 13.12; 13.17- coordinate.
Orbital approximation, aufbau principle, term 13.19  Interpret atomic transitions in
symbols, spin-orbit coupling. terms of electronic states.
5 (11) Chemical Bonding: MO theory: LCAO, T1: 14.2, 14.8-  Chemical bond: stability by
bonding and antibonding orbitals, 14.10 energy minimization
homonucleardiatomics  Distribution of electron inMO,
bond order calculation
6 (12- Spectroscopy: (Rotational, Vibrational, T1: 19.1-19.4,  Use the concepts of quantum
15) Raman): Absorption and Emission, different 19.7-19.11, mechanics to understand the
regions of electromagnetic spectrum, 19.13 molecular spectroscopy.
molecular rotation, molecular vibrations,  Concept of bond stretching,
Raman spectroscopy, normal modes, vibration of molecule.
Boltzmann population distribution.  Identify spectroscopy as an
important tool in modern science.
7 (16 - Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: T1: 21.1-21.6  Theoretical aspect of 1H-NMR,
19) Principles, chemical Shift, fine structure, 1H Chemical shift and determination
T2: 9.1-9.11C
and 13CNMR of simple compounds of organic molecular structure
(for examples)
through 1H, 13C-NMR
8 (20- Coordination Chemistry: Coordination R1: p194-200
(SS); p202-  The concept of chelates and
22) compounds:Effective atomic no. concept;
214; p222- coordination compounds
Chelates and isomerism; shapes of d-
224, p232-235  Understanding structure and
orbitals, crystal field theory, octahedral
properties of coordination
complexes, spectrochemical series, CFSE, complexes in light of various
Effects of crystal field splitting theories
9 (23- Distortion of Complexes, Tetrahedral, R1: p214-222  Nature of ligand, idea of different
25) Octahedral, and Square planar orbitals and their effect in
Arrangements :Jahn-Teller distortion: Effect inorganic complexes
of geometrical distortions on stability,  Idea of distortion in tetrahedral,
stability in other geometries octahedral, and square planar
complexes
10 Coordination Chemistry, Electronic R1: p219-222  Spectral nature of inorganic
(26- spectroscopy and stability aspects: Electronic complexes
R1: p947-957
29) spectra of octahedral complexes, Applications  Effect of strength and the
of term symbols, Thermodynamic and kinetic R3: p262-264, symmetry of ligand field on
aspects of Inorganic complexes during 380-381, 385- various energy levels
reactions. 389  Identify the nature of stable and
unstablecomplexes
11 Conformations: Rotation around sigma bonds, T2: 4.8-  Conformation and configuration
(30- conformational analysis of butane, 4.9,4.10 (SS), of acyclic and cyclic i.e.
31) cyclohexane, and di-substituted cyclohexanes 4.11-4.12,4.13 substituted cyclohexane
12 Stereochemistry: Isomerism, chirality, origin T2: 5.1-5.14,  Concept of chirality and optical
(32- of optical activity, stereochemistry of cyclic & 5.15-5.18, 7.2 activity, learn to stereochemistry
34) acyclic saturated and unsaturated, resolution. for compound having chiral
carbon and resolution of
enantiomers
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13 Aromaticity & Pericyclic reactions: Huckel T2: 14.7,  Concept of aromaticity and related
(35- rule, aromatic compounds, electrocyclic and 14.8B; 15.11, rules. Different pericyclic
37) cycloaddition reactions 15.11 R4 reactions including cycloaddition
14 Reaction Mechanisms: Nucleophilic (SN1, T2: 6.2-

(38- SN2, SNAr etc.) substitution, electrophilic 6.13;7.5-7.8,
 Concept of Nucleophilic
40) addition and Elimination (E1, E2, Hoffmann 20.12
substitution reactions
and Cope elimination) reactions
T2: 8.1 (SS),  Concept of Different addition and
8.2-8.9, 8.11- elimination reactions
8.14, 10.9
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The topics “Principles of thermodynamics, phase and chemical equilibrium, electrochemistry, kinetics;” mentioned in course
description are meant for self-study.
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Please refer the lecture slides for determining the depth of the content covered under each topic.
6. Evaluation Scheme:
Component Weightage
(%)
Mid-Semester Test 30
Continuous Evaluation 30
Comprehensive 40
Examination
All the tests will be conducted by either offline or online platform depending on the AUGSD notification.
 A total four tutorial evaluations will be conducted under continuous evaluation. Best three will be considered
for final evaluation.
7. Prescribed Hour (equivalent to chamber consultancy hour): To be announced separately.
8. Notices: Notices, if any, will be uploaded in Nalanda only.
9. Make-up Policy: Make-ups are not encouraged as one buffer will be provided, however in exceptional
cases, make-up applications will be considered as per institute rule.
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