| IARSCS-810 | Molecular and Atomic Spectroscopy and its Applications | 4 Credit Hours |
Theoretical aspects, instrumentation, sampling, interferences and applications of UltraViolet/Visible spectroscopy, effect of noise on spectrophotometric analysis, spectrophotometric kinetic methods, spectrophotometric studies of complex ions.
IR Spectroscopy:Principle of IR absorption, IR sources and transducers, Mid IR absorption spectroscopy, Mid IR reflection spectrometry, IR emission spectroscopy, IR spectral interpretation, quantitative and qualitative applications of IR spectroscopy.
Molecular Luminescence Spectroscopy:Fluorescence and phosphorescence principle, quantum efficiency and transition types, effect of different variables on intensity of fluorescence, quenching.
Optical Atomic Spectroscopy:Optical atomic spectroscopy basics, optical atomic spectra, atomization techniques.
Atomic Absorption and Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy:Interferences in atomic absorption spectroscopy, sample introduction techniques, methods of sample atomization.
Atomic Emission Spectroscopy:Emission spectroscopy based on plasma, arc and spark sources, combination instrumentation.
Recommended Books| IARSCS-811 | Advanced Organic Chemistry | 4 Credit Hours |
Introduction to reterosynthesis and asymmetric synthesis. Synthesis of aromatic compounds, conformation and configuration of cyclic molecule, bicyclic and polycyclic compounds, stereoselectivity vs stereospeciticity.
Reaction Mechanism and Reactive Intermediates in Organic Chemistry:Reactive intermediates and transition state, classical and non-classical carbocations and carbanions reactions. Carbene and arynes reaction with reactive stability and stereochemical aspects.
Advance Heterocyclic Chemistry:Chemistry of hetrocyclic compounds containing oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur, stereochemistry and spectroscopy of fused ring system involving forum, pyrole and thiophene. Electropilic and nucleophilic substitution reactions of pyridine.
Organic Polymer Chemistry:Introduction of polymer chemistry, step growth of polymerization, free radical, addition polymerization. Reaction of synthetic polymers. Stereo regulation and conformation of polymers. Ionic polymerization living polymers. Structure and properties of macromolecules.
Recommended Books| IARSCS-812 | Separation Techniques | 4 Credit Hours |
Elution in column, column performance, migration rates of solutes, chromatographic relationships, sample injection systems in GLC, detection systems, scope of HPL.
Electrophoresis:An overview of electrophoresis, introduction to theory and instrumentation of capillary electrophoresis (CE), applications of CE, introduction to electro kinetic chromatography.
Recommended Books| IARSCS-813 | Research Methodology and Statistics for Chemists | 2 Credit Hours |
Basic computer learning, graphs and computation on asset of data, chemical information, literature, basic concepts of method development.
Statistics:Significant figures, rounding off, errors and their addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Population, samples and their mean values, standard deviations, normal curve and its properties, variance, standard error of mean, confidence limits, t-test and rejection of outliners, Q-test, comparison of a mean with true value. Comparison of two experimental means and F-test. Linear regression coefficient R2, least square approximation and fitting of a straight line for calibration curve verification.
Recommended Books| IARSCS-814 | Thermal Analysis | 2 Credit Hours |
Introduction, theory, instrumentation, sampling techniques, interpretation of curves and applications of Thermal Analysis (TA), Thermogravimetry(TG), Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) and Differential Scan Calorimetry (DSC). Combination of thermal analysis techniques with principals and applications, micro thermal analysis.
Recommended Books| IARSCS-815 | Automated Methods of Analysis | 3 Credit Hours |
An overview of automation, types of automatic systems, flow injection analysis theory and applications, stopped flow methods, dialysis and gad diffusion, sequential injection analysis, microfluidics, discrete clinical analyzers, automatic organic elemental analyzers, automatic sampling and sample definition of liquids and gases, robotics.
Recommended Books| IARSCS-816 | Recent Developments in Inorganic Chemistry | 3 Credit Hours |
Nature of metal carbon band and electronic configuration of transition metal complexes.
Main group Organometallic Reagents:Introduction, preparation, classes of nucleophilic orgaanometallic reagents.
Inorganic Electronic Spectroscopy:Introduction, band assignments and interpreparation of absorption spectra of complexes, charge transfer spectra of low symmetry complexes, magneto chemistry.
Recommended Books| IARSCS-817 | Physical Chemistry of Polymers | 2 Credit Hours |
Molecular forces and chemical bonding in polymers, configuration and conformation of polymer chains, theories of polymer solutions, phase separation and fractionation, plasticization, molecular size measurement, spectroscopic analysis, thermal analysis, morphology and order in crystalline polymers, polymer reheology, electrical and magnetic properties of polymers, preparation of various polymer systems, kinetics of polymer degradation, industrial applications of polymers.
Recommended Books| IARSCS-895 | Research and Thesis | 16 Credit Hours |
| CHEM-900 | Electrochemistry | 3 Credit Hours |
Modern techniques and concepts in electrochemistry, equilibrium and dynamic electrochemistry, ion transport and voltammetry, electrochemical systems of increasing importance including chemically modified electrodes, fuel cells and solar energy conversion applications
Recommended Books| CHEM-901 | Advances in Analytical Spectroscopy and its Applications | 3 Credit Hours |
Fundamentals of photochemistry, radiative transitions, absorption and emission of light, non-radiative transitions, various photophysical processes, laser fundamentals; Some spectroscopic techniques; UV/Visible spectrophotometer, fluorescence spectrometer, absorption, emission and excitation spectra; Applications; Theories of coordination chemistry, chelation effect, and application of coordination compounds and organo-metalic compounds.
Recommended Books| CHEM-902 | Techniques for Analysis of Biomolecules | 3 Credit Hours |
Biological sample preparation, solvents and biological buffers, centrifugation and separation, biosensors, chromatography and capillary electrophoresis of biomolecules, NMR and Mass spectrometry techniques in analysis of biomolecules
Recommended Books| CHEM-903 | Science of Water, Principles of Water and Wastewater Treatment | 3 Credit Hours |
Properties of water (physical and chemical), water sustainability and development, water quality management, surface and groundwater resource assessment and development, main water quality and pollution characteristics in rivers and lakes, different steps of the monitoring cycle in rivers and lakes, main factors in groundwater pollution and monitoring, introduction to water treatment and wastewater treatment, coagulation, sedimentation, floc separation processes, activated sludge, filtration, biological filtration, adsorption.
Recommended Books| CHEM-904 | Advances in Separation Sciences | 3 Credit Hours |
Advances in capillary electrophoresis; Micro Emulsion Electrokinetic Chromatography (MEEC), non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis instrumentation and advantageous of hyphernated chromatographic techniques; Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography, LC/MS, Innovation in LC packing materials; Sample preparation techniques in Chromatography (GC and HPLC)
Recommended Books| CHEM-905 | Special Topics | 3 Credit Hours |
Review of literature; Introduction to thesis writing; Introduction to scientific manuscript writing; Introduction to plagiarism, types of plagiarism; Nature of chemical interactions, soft materials, micelles, vesicles, liquid crystals, organogels, hydrogels, glasses, molecular devices, how to synthesize molecules, a brief idea on the principles involved in organic synthesis, purification and characterization.
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