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NPTEL

Interpretative molecular spectroscopy

NPTEL and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay via Swayam

Overview

ABOUT THE COURSE: The objective of the course, “Interpretative Molecular Spectroscopy” is to make the students familiar with important spectroscopic methods such as, NMR, UV-visible, IR and mass spectrometry to analyze and interpret the data without any ambiguity. This course elaborates on multinuclear NMR and how effectively one can use the data to assess the reactivity and also to get information about the reaction mechanism. Simple method is used to teach the interpretation of spectral data by choosing numerous examples taken from research articles and also from our own research group. This course is very useful for Synthetic Chemists in Research and Industries, Biological Chemists, Natural Product Chemists, Forensic Chemists and also Environmental Chemists and BSc/MSc/PhD students.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Students studying BSc/MSc/PhD and Biotechnology, chemists working in chemical industries/R&D units.PREREQUISITES: Even students with 12th grade knowledge can take this. Those who are studying BSc, MSc and also PhD students can take this.INDUSTRY SUPPORT: This course comes very handy to those who work in chemical/pharmaceutical industries.

Syllabus

Week 1: Lectures 1 to 5: Introduction to spectroscopy, different types of spectroscopic methods, General Process for Structure Elucidation of an Unknown, Spectral Interpretation, brief discussion on all spectroscopic and analytical methods.

Week 2:Lectures 6 – 10: Introduction to NMR, Basic aspects, nuclear spin, magnetic field, shielding, NMR signals, NMR spectrometer, Proton NMR, NMR spectra of simple molecules, chemical shifts, coupling constants etc.

Week 3:Lectures 10 – 15: 1H NMR: 1H NMR spectra of organic, inorganic and organometallic compounds, different types of couplings. Compounds with other NMR active nuclei such as 11B, 19F, 31P and their interactions and couplings. Analysis and interpretation of numerous examples.

Week 4:Lectures 15 – 20: 13CNMR, brief introduction, interpretation of 13C NMR spectra. 31P NMR, brief introduction. Interpretation and analysis of 31P NMR spectra of phosphorus compounds, phosphines, coordination compounds and organometallic compounds containing organophosphorus ligands.

Week 5:Lectures 20 – 25: Studying reaction mechanisms using 1H and 31P NMR spectral data. Complex spectra containing several NMR active nuclei and understanding the splitting patterns.

Week 6:Lectures 25 – 30: Multinuclear NMR, Discussion on various NMR active nuclei other than 1H, 13C and 31P. NMR spectra of compounds containing lithium, boron, silicon, selenium, tungsten, rhodium and platinum.

Week 7:Lectures 30 – 35: UV-visible spectroscopy: microstates, term symbols, determining ground term. Selection rules, Spin-orbit coupling, classification of d-d transitions. Orgel diagram, TS-diagram. Charge transfer transitions.

Week 8:Lectures 35 – 40: Interpretation of electronic spectra of coordination compounds, d1— d9 system. Examples for each system. Application of UV-visible spectroscopy in understanding inorganic reaction mechanism.

Week 9:Lectures 40 – 45: IR spectroscopy, Brief introduction, Interpretation of IR spectra of inorganic, organic and organometallic compounds. Summary.

Week 10:Lectures 45 – 50: IR spectroscopy continued with more examples: Elucidation of structures using a combination of NMR, UV-visible and IR spectral data. Examples of inorganic, organic and organometallic compounds.

Week 11:Lectures 50 – 55: Mass spectrometry: Brief introduction, fundamentals of mass spectrometry. Different methods, Data interpretation. Examples of inorganic, organic and organometallic compounds.

Week 12:Lectures 55 – 60: Other applications and summarizing all spectroscopic methods.

Taught by

Prof. M. S. Balakrishna

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