Advanced Inorganic Chemistry - Volume I is a concise book on basic concepts of inorganic chemistry. It acquaints the students with the basic principles of chemistry and further dwells into the chemistry of main group elements and their compounds. It primarily caters to the undergraduate courses (Pass and Honours) offered in Indian universities.

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry - Volume II is a concise book on basic concepts of inorganic chemistry. Beginning with Coordination Chemistry, it presents a systematic treatment of all Transition and Inner-Transition chemical elements and their compounds according to the periodic table. Special topics such as Pollution and its adverse effects, chromatography, use of metal ions in biological systems, to name a few, are discussed to provide additional relevant information to the students. It primarily caters to the undergraduate courses (Pass and Honours) offered in Indian universities.

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry - Volume I is a concise book on basic concepts of inorganic chemistry. It acquaints the students with the basic principles of chemistry and further dwells into the chemistry of main group elements and their compounds. It primarily caters to the undergraduate courses (Pass and Honours) offered in Indian universities.

Contents: structure of the atom I: quantum mechanical approach-dalton to bohr sommerfeld l structure of the atom ii: wave mechanical approach - modern periodic table and electronic configuration of atoms l periodic properties l radioactivity, isotopes isobars and isotones l nuclear transmutations and artificial radioactivity l chemical bonding (lewis theory) l chemical bonding (orbital concept) l structure of solids oxidation reduction reactions lstandard electrode potentials lmodern concepts of acids and bases lnon-aqueous solvents nomenclature of inorganic compounds l principles and processes of metallurgy hydrogen and its various forms and isotopes l general study of hydrides l hydrogen peroxide and heavy water l general characteristics of group 14 elements: alkali metals lchemistry of group-I a elements and their compounds (li, na, k) l general characteristics of group ii a elements: alkaline earth metals l chemistry of group ii a elements and their compounds (be, mg, ca and ra)l general characteristics of group iii a elements: boron group elements lchemistry of group iii a elements and their compounds (b, al and ti) - hydrides of boron: boranes l general characteristics of group iva elements: carbon group elements l compounds of carbon and gaseous fuels l carbides l metallic carbonyls l compounds of silicon and glass industry l tin, lead, paints and pigments l general characteristics of group va elements: nitrogen group elements l fixation of nitrogen and fertilizers l compounds of nitrogen l nitrides l nitrosyl compounds l some compounds of phosphorus l arsenic, antimony and bismuth l general characteristics of group vi a elements: oxygen group elements l ozone - compounds of sulphur lselenium and tellurium general characteristics of group vii a elements: halogens halogens and their basic properties halogen acids binary halogen oxygen compounds and oxyacids of halogens interhalogen compounds, p

An outgrowth of more than three decades of classroom teaching experience, this book provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject. It comprises three parts; Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry. Illustrations and diagrams are provided to help students in understanding the chemical structures and reactions. This book will meet the requirements of undergraduate students of B.Sc. First Year of all Indian universities.

Essentials of Physical Chemistry is a classic textbook on the subject explaining fundamentals concepts with discussions, illustrations and exercises. With clear explanation, systematic presentation, and scientific accuracy, the book not only helps the students clear misconceptions about the basic concepts but also enhances students' ability to analyse and systematically solve problems. This bestseller is primarily designed for B.Sc. students and would equally be useful for the aspirants of medical and engineering entrance examinations.

With an increased focus on fundamentals, this new edition of A Textbook of Organic Chemistry continues to present the time-tested functional group approach to the subject. This examination-oriented book breaks the intricacies of Organic Chemistry into easy-to-understand steps which gives the student the necessary foundation to build upon, learn, and understand Organic Chemistry in a way that is efficient as well as long-lasting.

An advanced-level textbook of organic chemistry for the graduate (B.Sc) and postgraduate (M.Sc) students of Indian and foreign universities. This book is a part of the four-volume series, entitled “A Textbook of Organic Chemistry – Volume I, II, III, IV”. CONTENTS: CHAPTER 1. Nature of Bonding in Organic molecules: Delocalized Chemical Bonding; Conjugation; Cross Conjugation; Resonance; Hyperconjugation; Tautomerism; Aromaticity in Benzenoid and Nonbenzenoid Compounds; Alternant and Non-Alternant Hydrocarbons; Huckel’s Rule: Energy Level of p-Molecular Orbitals; Annulenes; Antiaromaticity; Homo-Aromaticity; PMO Approach; Bonds Weaker than Covalent; Addition Compounds: Crown Ether Complexes and Cryptands, Inclusion Compounds, Cyclodextrins; Catenanes and Rotaxanes CHAPTER 2. Stereochemistry: Chirality; Elements of symmetry; Molecules with more than one chiral centre: diastereomerism; Determination of relative and absolute configuration (octant rule excluded) with special reference to lactic acid, alanine & mandelic acid; Methods of resolution; Optical purity; Prochirality; Enantiotopic and diastereotopic atoms, groups and faces; Asymmetric synthesis: cram’s rule and its modifications, prelog’s rule; Conformational analysis of cycloalkanes (upto six membered rings); Decalins; Conformations of sugars; Optical activity in absence of chiral carbon (biphenyls, allenes and spiranes); Chirality due to helical shape; Geometrical isomerism in alkenes and oximes; Methods of determining the configuration CHAPTER 3. Reaction Mechanism: Structure and Reactivity: Types of mechanisms; Types of reactions; Thermodynamic and kinetic requirements; Kinetic and thermodynamic control; Hammond’s postulate; Curtin-Hammett principle; Potential energy diagrams: Transition states and intermediates; Methods of determining mechanisms; Isotope effects; Hard and soft acids and bases; Generation, structure, stability and reactivity of carbocations, carbanions, free radicals, carbenes and nitrenes; Effect of structure on reactivity; The Hammett equation and linear free energy relationship; Substituent and reaction constants; Taft equation CHAPTER 4. Carbohydrates: Types of naturally occurring sugars; Deoxy sugars; Amino sugars; Branch chain sugars; General methods of determination of structure and ring size of sugars with particular reference to maltose, lactose, sucrose, starch and cellulose. CHAPTER 5. Natural and Synthetic Dyes: Various classes of synthetic dyes including heterocyclic dyes; Interaction between dyes and fibers; Structure elucidation of indigo and Alizarin CHAPTER 6. Aliphatic Nucleophilic Substtitution: The SN2, SN1, mixed SN1 and SN2, SNi , SN1’, SN2’, SNi’ and SET mechanisms; The neighbouring group mechanisms; neighbouring group participation by p and s bonds; anchimeric assistance; Classical and nonclassical carbocations; Phenonium ions; Common carbocation rearrangements; Applications of NMR spectroscopy in the detection of carbocations; Reactivity- effects of substrate structure, attacking nucleophile, leaving group and reaction medium; Ambident nucleophiles and regioselectivity; Phase transfer catalysis. CHAPTER 7. Aliphatic Electrophilic Substitution: Bimolecular mechanisms – SE2 and SEi; The SE1 mechanism; Electrophilic substitution accompained by double bond shifts; Effect of substrates, leaving group and the solvent polarity on the reactivity CHAPTER 8. Aromatic Electrophilic Substitution: The arenium ion: mechanism, orientation and reactivity, energy profile diagrams; The ortho/para ratio, ipso attack, orientation in other ring systems; Quantitative treatment of reactivity in substrates and electrophiles; Diazonium coupling; Vilsmeir reaction; Gattermann-Koch reaction CHAPTER 9. Aromatic Nucleophilic Substitution: The ArSN1, ArSN2, Benzyne and SRN1 mechanisms; Reactivity – effect of substrate structure, leaving group and attacking nucleophile; The von Richter, Sommelet-Hauser, and Smiles rearrangements CHAPTER 10. Elimination Reactions: The E2, E1 and E1cB mechanisms; Orientation of the double bond; Reactivity –effects of substrate structures, attacking base, the leaving group and the medium; Mechanism and orientation in pyrolytic elimination CHAPTER 11. Addition to Carbon-Carbon Multiple Bonds: Mechanistic and stereochemical aspects of addition reactions involving electrophiles, nucleophiles and free radicals; Regio–and chemoselectivity: orientation and reactivity; Addition to cyclopropane ring; Hydrogenation of double and triple bonds; Hydrogenation of aromatic rings; Hydroboration; Michael reaction; Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation. CHAPTER 12. Addition to Carbon-Hetero Multiple Bonds: Mechanism of metal hydride reduction of saturated and unsaturated carbonyl compounds, acids, esters and nitriles; Addition of Grignard reagents, organozinc and organolithium; Reagents to carbonyl and unsaturated carbonyl compounds; Wittig reaction; Mechanism of condensation reactions involving enolates – Aldol, Knoevenagel, Claisen, Mannich, Benzoin, Perkin and Stobbe reactions; Hydrolysis of esters and amides; Ammonolysis of esters.