Syllabus for appointment to the Post of Junior Chemist in RVUN

1. Basic Principles and applications of quantum mechanics- hydrogen atom, angular

momentum, Basics of atomic structure, electronic configuration, shape of orbitals, hydrogen atom spectra, Chemical periodicity, Structure and bonding in homo- and heteronuclear molecules, including shapes of molecules.

2. Experimental determination/ correlations of Physico-chemical parameters: viscosity,

surface Tension etc.; Emulsion.

3. Chemical applications of group theory, Chemical thermodynamics, Concepts of

catalysis, Polymer chemistry, Molecular weights and their determinations, Kinetics of chain polymerization. techniques, bonding, thermal, electrical and magnetic properties, Colloids and surface phenomena, Error analysis, Statistical analysis of data, Analytical chemistry separation techniques, Spectroscopic electro- and thermoanalytical methods, Bioinorganic chemistry photo systems, porphyrines, metalloenzymes, oxygen transport, electron- transfer reactions, nitrogen fixation, Physical characterization of inorganic compounds by IR, Raman, NMR, EPR, Mossbauer, UV-, NQR, MS, electron spectroscopy and microscopic techniques, Nuclear chemistry nuclear reactions, fission and fusion, radio-analytical techniques and activation analysis, radio carbon dating C14, half life period,

4. Solids structural classification of binary and ternary compounds, diffraction

5. Chemistry of the main group elements and their compounds, Allotropy, Synthesis,

Bonding and structure, Chemistry of transition elements and coordination compounds bonding theories, spectral and magnetic properties, reaction mechanisms , Inner transition elements spectral and magnetic properties, analytical applications, Organometallic Compounds synthesis, bonding, structure and reactivity, Organometallics in homogenous catalysis.

6. Cages, metal clusters and nano-compounds. 7. Corrosion and its prevention. 8. Concepts of acids and bases. 9. IPUAC nomenclature of organic compounds. 10. Principles of stereochemistry, conformational analysis, isomerism and chirality. 11. Reactive intermediates and organic reaction mechanisms. 12. Concepts of aromaticity, Pericyclic reactions, Named reactions. 13. Transformations and rearrangements. 14. Principles and applications of organic photochemistry, Fee radical reactions. 15. Reactions involving nucleophobic carbon intermediates. 16. Oxidation and reduction of functional groups.

17. Common reagents (organic, inorganic and organometallic) in organic synthesis. 18. Chemistry of natural products such as steroids, alkaloids, terpenes, peptides,

carbohydrates, nucleic acids and lipids, Selective organic transformation chemoselectivity, regioselectivity, stereoselectivity, enantioselectivity. Protecting groups.

19. Chemistry of aromatic and aliphatic heterocyclic compounds. 20. Physical characerisation of organic compounds by IR, UV-, MS, and NMR. 21. Ambient monitoring, stack monitoring, monitoring of pollutants, Ecological changes,

Air Water, Sound pollution, Industrial Pollution Abatement, Process Safety & Hazards Management, Ecology & Environment, Green chemistry, Non- conventional energy sources water. Sampling procedures.

22. Water chemistry various processes to be monitored, recycling and conservation of 23. Chemical Technology, Equations and Basic Knowledge, power station of Rajasthan. 24. Introduction to Nanotechnology 25. Fuels (solid, liquid & gaseous ), Ash analysis, Testing equipments. 26. Petrochemical Technology: elementary concepts, Petroleum, Petrochemical and

Natural Gas Engg: elementary concepts,

27. Process plant utilites. 28. Basic applications and awareness of computers.

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