PGTRB Chemistry Syllabus 2025 – Complete Breakdown
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Inorganic Chemistry
Unit I: Chemical Periodicity and Bonding
- Periodicity in atomic/ionic radii, ionization potential, electron affinity
- Slater rules, effective nuclear charge
- VSEPR theory, hybridization, s & p character, MO theory of diatomic/triatomic molecules
- Acids and bases: HSAB, Bronsted-Lowry, Lewis concepts
- Non-aqueous solvents: NH3, HF, HCN, molten salts, ionic liquids
- Main group element bonding: ligands, alkoxides, crown ethers, electron-rich/deficient compounds
- Transition elements: oxidation states, coordination chemistry, CFT, Orgel/Tanabe-Sugano diagrams, MO theory
- Inner transition elements: magnetic and redox properties
Unit II: Organometallic, Bioinorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
- Organometallics: bonding, oxidative addition, reductive elimination, catalysis (Monsanto, Wacker)
- Clusters: metal carbonyls, halides, borazines, phosphazenes
- Bioinorganic chemistry: hemoglobin, myoglobin, chlorophyll, metalloenzymes
- Nuclear chemistry: fission, fusion, decay modes, nuclear reactors, radioanalytical techniques
Physical Chemistry
Unit III: Quantum Chemistry & Spectroscopy
- Planck’s hypothesis, photoelectric effect, Bohr model
- Schrödinger’s equation, hydrogen atom, rigid rotator, harmonic oscillator
- Approximation methods, variational principle, perturbation theory
- MO and VB theories, Huckel theory
- Group theory: symmetry operations, character tables, vibrational spectroscopy
- Molecular spectroscopy: UV-Vis, IR, Raman, ESR, NMR, mass spectrometry
Unit IV: Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics
- Classical thermodynamics: partial molar properties, fugacity, activity
- Statistical thermodynamics: ensembles, partition function, Maxwell-Boltzmann, BE & FD distributions
- Phase rule and two-component systems
- Adsorption: Freundlich, Langmuir; colloids and catalysis
Unit V: Kinetics, Electrochemistry, Solid State & Polymer Chemistry
- Reaction kinetics: order, theories (collision, transition state), reaction mechanisms
- Electrochemistry: conductance, Nernst equation, electrochemical cells, Debye-Huckel theory, electrode kinetics
- Solid state: crystal systems, defects, band structure
- Polymers: types, mechanisms, thermoplastics vs thermosets, molding
Organic Chemistry
Unit VI: Stereochemistry, Reaction Mechanisms & Rearrangements
- Nomenclature, isomerism, stereoselectivity
- Aromaticity, reactive intermediates
- Named reactions: Suzuki, Heck, Mitsunobu, Wittig, etc.
- Rearrangements: Beckmann, Hofmann, Curtius, etc.
- Polarimetry, ORD, CD
Unit VII: Organic Synthesis & Natural Products
- Reagents and catalysts
- Retrosynthesis, synthons, regioselectivity, stereoselectivity
- Pericyclic and photochemical reactions
- Heterocycles and natural products: carbohydrates, proteins, peptides, terpenes, alkaloids
- Spectroscopy: IR, UV-Vis, NMR, Mass for structure elucidation
Analytical Chemistry
Unit VIII: Data Analysis & Chromatography
- Statistical analysis, error handling, sampling techniques
- Classical chromatography: column, TLC, paper, GLC, HPLC
- Thermoanalytical techniques: TGA, DTA, DSC
Unit IX: Instrumental Analysis
- Fluorimetry, turbidimetry, nephelometry
- Emission spectrometry: AAS, flame photometry, plasma methods
- NMR theory: spin states, coupling, chemical shift
- Mossbauer spectroscopy: isomer shift, quadrupole splitting
Unit X: Nanochemistry, Green Chemistry & Specialized Fields
- Nanoparticles: types, preparation, applications
- Microscopy: SEM, TEM, AFM, STM, fluorescence microscopy
- Green chemistry: principles, solvents, catalysis
- Environmental chemistry: renewable energy, plastic pollution
- Supramolecular chemistry: host-guest interactions, molecular recognition
- Medicinal chemistry: drug action, common diseases, blood tests, vitamin deficiencies
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