VITEEE Chemistry Syllabus

D and F-Block Elements
General Characteristics of d-block elements. Occurrence and principles of extraction: Copper, Silver and Zinc. Preparation, properties of 3 , 4 AgNO CuSO and 7 2 2 O Cr K and 4 KMnO . Lanthanides-Introduction, oxidation state-Chemical reactivity, Lanthanide contraction, uses and brief comparison of Lanthanides and Actinides. Nuclear energy, Nuclear fission and fusion-Radio carbon dating - Nuclear reaction in sun - Uses of radioactive Isotopes.

Coordination Chemistry
Introduction - Terminology in coordination chemistry - IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds - Isomerism in coordination compounds - structural isomerism - Geometrical isomerism in 4-coordinate, 6-coordinate complexes - Theories on coordination compounds - Werner's theory (brief) - Valence Bond theory - Uses of coordination compounds - Biocoordination compounds (Haemoglobin and chlorophyll).

Solid State
Unit cell, X-Ray crystal structure - Types of ionic crystals - Imperfections in solids - Electrical Property - Amorphous solid (elementary ideas only).

Thermodynamics
I and II law of thermodynamics - Spontaneous and non spontaneous processes - entropy - Gibb's free energy - Free energy change and chemical equilibrium - Third law of thermodynamics.

Chemical Equilibrium And Chemical Kinetics
Applications of law of mass action - Le Chatlier's principle. Rate expression and order of a reaction, zero order, first order and pseudo first order reaction - half life period, determination of rate constant/order of reaction Temperature dependence of rate constant - Arrhenius equation, activation energy.

Electrochemistry
Theory of electrical conductance - Theory of strong electrolytes - Faraday's laws of electrolysis - Specific resistance, specific conductance, equivalent and molar conductance - Variation of conductance with dilution - Kohlraush's law. Cells - Electrodes and electrode potentials - Construction of cell and EMF - Fuel cells - Corrosion and its preventions.

Alcohols And Ethers
Nomenclature of alcohols - Classification of alcohols - General methods of preparation of primary alcohols - Properties - Methods of preparation of dihydric alcohols: Glycol - Properties - Uses - Methods of preparation of trihydric alcohols - Properties - uses - Aromatic alcohols - Preparation and properties of phenols and benzyl alcohol. Ethers - General methods of preparation of aliphatic ethers - properties - Uses - Aromatic ethers - Preparation of anisole - Reactions of anisole - Uses.

Carbonyl Compounds
Nomenclature of carbonyl compounds - Comparison of aldehydes and ketones. General methods of preparation of aldehydes - Properties - Uses. Aromatic aldehydes - Preparation of benzaldehyde - Properties and Uses. Ketones - general methods of preparation of aliphatic ketones (acetone) - Properties - Uses. Aromatic ketones - preparation of acetophenone - Properties - Uses, preparation of benzophenone - Properties.

Carboxylic Acids
Nomenclature - Preparation of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids - formic acid - Properties - Uses. Monohydroxy mono carboxylic acids; Lactic acid - synthesis of lactic acid. Aliphatic dicarboxylic acids; Preparation of oxalic and succinic acid. Aromatic acids; Benzoic and Salicylic acid - Properties - uses. Derivatives of carboxylic acids; acetyl chloride ( COCl CH3 ) - Preparation - Properties - Uses. Preparation of acetamide, Properties - acetic anhydride - preparation, Properties. Preparation of esters - methyl acetate - Properties.

Organic Nitrogen Compounds
Aliphatic nitro compounds - Preparation of aliphatic nitroalkanes - Properties - Uses. Aromatic nitro compounds - Preparation - Properties - Uses. Distinction between aliphatic and aromatic nitro compounds. Amines; aliphatic amines - General methods of preparation - Properties - Distinction between 0 0 2 , 1 , and 0 3 amines. Aromatic amines - Synthesis of benzylamine - Properties - Aniline - Preparation - Properties - Uses. Distinction between aliphatic and aromatic amines. Aliphatic nitriles - Preparation - properties - Uses. Diazonium salts - Preparation of benzene diazoniumchloride - Properties.