Course Content:
*Unit 0: Matrix Algebra: Operations in matrices, diagonalization, solution to simultaneous equations, eigen values and eigen vectors
Unit I Theory of Normal Vibrations: Electromagnetic radiation, interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter, quantum mechanical approach -transition probabilities: Einstein coefficients -pure vibrational and rotational spectra, selection rules, vibrational and rotational spectra of polyatomic molecules, Projection operators and normal modes, anharmonicity, selection rules -Raman effect: classical and quantum theory of Raman effect, rotational and vib-rotational Raman spectra
Unit II (Electronic spectroscopy): Transition moments, assignment of electronic transitions of N2, H2O and formaldehyde using group theory, fluorescence and phosphorescence, ESCA, PES, AUGER techniques
Unit III: Application to organic molecules: UV Visible Spectroscopy: Basic principles, application of UV Visible spectroscopy to organic structure elucidation, Woodward –Fisher rules, Octant rule, Application of ORD –CD to stereochemical assignments. IR –Spectroscopy –Basic principles, characteristic frequencies of common functional
Unit IV: Application to Inorganic Chemistry: Diatomic, triatomic, other geometry and compounds ofthe p-block elements –Application to Coordination Chemistry –Application to Organometallics –Application to Bio-Inorganic Chemistry
Unit V: Problem solving
- Teacher: Venkatesan R