Course Contents

Unit 1 Inorganic Chemistry of p-Block Elements 1.1 Boron & Aluminium 1.1.1 Boron 1.1.2 Comparison of Boron with silicon 1.1.3 Chemical Characteristic of Boron 1.1.4 Compounds of Boron 1.1.5 Metallurgy of Aluminium 1.2 Carbon & Silicon 1.2.1 Carbon 1.2.2 Allotropy of Carbon 1.2.3 Oxides of Carbon 1.2.4 Silicon 1.2.5 Silicones 1.2.6 Glass 1.2.7 Cement Industry 1.3 Nitrogen & Phosphorous 1.3.1 Nitrogen 1.3.2 Nitrogen Cycle 1.3.3 Compounds of Nitrogen 1.3.4 Phosphorus 1.3.5 Compounds of Phosphorous 1.3.6 Fertilizers 1.4 Sulphur 1.4.1 Group Trends 1.4.2 Extraction of Sulphur 1.4.3 Allotropic Forms of Sulphur 1.4.4 Compounds of Sulphur 1.4.5 Peroxy acids of Sulphur 1.5 Halogens 1.5.1 Group Trends 1.5.2 Fluorine 1.5.3 Chlorine 1.5.4 Bromine 1.5.5 Iodine 1.5.6 Compounds of Halogens 1.5.7 Interhalogen Compounds 1.5.8 Pseudohalogens 1.6 Inert Gases (Zero Group Elements) 1.6.1 Discovery 1.6.2 Separation & Isolation 1.6.3 General Chemistry 1.6.4 Xenon Fluorides Unit 2 Chemistry of Carbonyl Compounds 2.1 Alcohols 2.1.1. Classification of Alcohols 2.1.2. Methods of Preparation of Alcohols 2.1.3. Industrial Preparation of Alcohols 2.1.4. Acidity and Basicity of Alcohols 2.1.5. Physical Properties of Alcohols 2.1.6. Chemical Reactions of Alcohols 2.1.7. Polyhydric Alcohols 2.1.8. Glycol 2.1.9. Glycerol 2.2 Phenols 2.2.1. Physical Properties of Phenols 2.2.2. Physical Properties of Phenols 2.2.3. Acidity of Phenols 2.2.4. Reactions of Phenols 2.3 Ethers 2.3.1. Crown Ethers 2.3.2. THF 2.3.3. Dioxane 2.3.4. Polyethers 2.3.5. Preparation of Ethers 2.3.6. Physical Properties 2.3.7. Reaction of Ethers 2.1.1. Dioxane 2.1.2. Polyethers 2.1.3. Preparation of Ethers 2.1.4. Physical Properties 2.1.5. Reaction of Ethers Evaluation Criteria Students will be evaluated on the basis of following criteria. 1. Class Participation 5 2. Assignments 5 3. Attendance 5 4. Test I (Unit 1) 10 5. Test II (Unit 2) 10 6. Final Exam 65 7. Total Marks 100 Recommended Books Huheey, J. E. (2006). Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity (3rded.). New York: Harper International SI Edition. Chaudhary, S. U. (2013). Ilmi Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry. Lahore: Ilmi Kitab Khana. Kathleen, A. H., & James E. H. (2010). Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry (2nded.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks Cole. Younus, M. (2006). A Textbook of Organic Chemistry. Lahore: Ilmi Kitab Khana.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students will be able to: • acquaint themselves with concept of inorganic chemistry of p-block elements • acquire knowledge of chemistry of carbonyl compounds in organic chemistry