Chemistry-organic chemistry-syllabus for PG-2021-24

Semester II
Paper Code CH 8P3 and CH 8P4
Synthesis and Characterization of Compounds
Paper Title
I and II
Number of teaching hrs per week 9
Total number of teaching hrs per
99
semester
Number of credits 1.5 +1.5

I Inorganic Compounds:
1. Preparation and quantitative analysis of hexamminecobalt (III) chloride.
2. Preparation of potassium trioxalatoferrate (III) trihydrate and its characterization by

quantitative analysis and IR studies.
3. Preparation of a variety of complexes (5 Nos.) and their characterization by UV-Visible

and IR techniques.
4. Preparation of a nano materials and their characterization by UV spectroscopy (band

gap) and XRD (crystallite size).
5. Synthesis of spinels and its characterization by XRD studies.

II Organic Compounds:
6. Preparation of anthrone from anthracene.
7. Preparation of anthranilic acid from phthalic acid.
8. Preparation of benzanilide from benzophenone.
9. Preparation of NBS from succcinic acid and its application in allylic bromination.
10. Preparation of an organic compound (one step preparation) by 2 or 3 different methods

and comparison/evaluation of the methods with respect to the following parameters:
(i) Ease of preparation, problems in handling chemicals, toxicity and flammability of

chemicals
(ii) Yield and cost effectiveness
(iii) Product purity/quality
(iv) Environmental compatibility (from the point of view of Green chemistry)

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11. Any other experiments
Characterization of the organic compounds (experiments 8–14) by: TLC, column liquid
chromatography, fractional crystallization, UV, IR and NMR spectroscopic techniques.
REFERENCES
1. Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, G Brauer, Academic Press (1963).
2. Practical Inorganic Chemistry, Marr and Rocket
3. Laboratory Manual of Organic Chemistry, Day, Sitaraman and Govindachari (1996).
4. Practical Organic Chemistry, Mann and Saunders (1980).
5. Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry, A I Vogel (1996)
6. A Handbook of Organic Analysis, Clarke and Hayes (1964).

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