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CHM 402: Applications of Modern Physical Methods (4)
Prerequisites (Desirable): CHM 301, CHM 302
Learning Objectives:
Characterization techniques are central to synthesis of inorganic molecules. This course discusses applications of multinuclear NMR, ESR, CV, and XPES which are universal tools to investigate the structure of new molecules. In addition the course also sheds light on thermal methods namely DSC and TGA which are widely used to characterize the thermodynamic properties of solids.
Course Contents:
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Introduction, multinuclear NMR of various inorganic and organometallic compounds. [15]
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Theory, Analysis of EPR spectra of systems in liquid phase, radicals containing single and multiple set of protons, triplet ground states. Transition metal ions, rare earth ions, ions in solid state. Double resonance techniques: ENDOR in liquid solution, powders and in non-oriented solids. [10]
Mossbauer Spectroscopy: Physical concepts, spectral line shape, isomer shift, quadrupole splitting, magnetic hyperfine interaction. Interpretation of Mossbauer parameters of 57Fe and 119Sn. Applications to Solid-state reactions, thermal decomposition, ligand exchange, electron transfer and isomerism. [5]
Electrochemical Methods: Heterogeneous electron transfer and concept of capacitative and Faradic current. CV, DPV and coulometry. Applications of CV in organic and inorganic chemistry. [4]
Mass Spectroscopy: Introduction and Applications to Isotopic systems. [1]
X Ray Photoelectron spectroscopy: Principles, Core level PES, Valence-electron PES, and Valence excitation spectroscopy. [4]
Thermal methods of characterization: DSC and TGA. [2]
Suggested Readings :
- NMR Spectroscopy – An Introduction, H. Gunther, John Wiley, 1980.
- Inorganic Spectroscopic Methods, Alan K. Brisdon, OUP, 2005.
- NMR Spectroscopy in Inorganic Chemistry, Jonathan A.Iggo, OUP, 2011.
- NMR, NQR, EPR and Mossbauer spectroscopy in Inorganic Chemistry, R.V.Parrish, Ellis Horwood Limited, UK, 1990.
- R.S.Drago Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry, East-West Press Pvt. Ltd.-New Delhi,2012.
- Structural Methods in Inorganic Chemistry, E. A. V. Ebsworth, D. W. H. Rankin & S. Cradock, 2nd Ed.1991, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
- Electrochemical methods – Fundamentals and applications, A. J. Baird and L. R. Faulkner, Wiley, 1980.
- Applications of Physical Methods to Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry, R. A. Scott, C. M. Lukehart, Wiley, 2007.
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