Syllabus: 

Background of co-ordination chemistry. Bond, structure and chemical reactivity of metal complexes, physical properties of metal complexes, synthesis, structure and function of 3D coordination architectures, Synthesis and structure of coordination polymers. 

Supramolecular design, host-guest chemistry, molecular self-assembly, supramolecular applications in biomedical sciences, catalysis, nanoscale devices. Magneto-chemistry of coordination compounds, origin and classes of magnetism, spin and orbital contribution to magnetic moments, measurement of magnetic susceptibility using common experimental protocols, temperature dependency of magnetic susceptibility, single-ion magnetic properties. Superexchange interactions, Single Molecule Magnets and its related phenomena in molecular clusters.

Text References: 

J. W. Steed and J. L. Atwood, Supramolecular Chemistry, 2nd edition, Wiley VCH Inc, 2009.

2. P. J. Cragg, Supramolecular Chemistry: From Fiological Inspiration to Biomedical Applications, Springer Science, 2010.

3. O. Kahn, Molecular Magnetism, Wiley-VCH Inc, 1993.

4. D. Gatteschi, R. Sessoli and J. Villain, Molecular Nano Magnets, Oxford University Press, 2006.

5. R. S. Drago, Physical Methods for Chemists, Saunders, 1992.

Syllabus: 

Origin of supramolecular chemistry, fundamental supramolecular interactions (covalent bonds, ionic interactions, ion-dipole interactions, dipole-dipole interactions, hydrogen bonds, cation-p interactions, p-p interactions, vander Waals forces, hydrophobic effects). Supramolecular design, host-guest chemistry, molecular self-assembly, supramolecular applications in biomedical sciences, supra molecular catalysis, supramolecules as nanoscale devices.

Introduction to magneto-chemistry of coordination compounds, origin of magnetism, classes of magnetism, spin and orbital contribution to magnetic moments, measurement of magnetic susceptibility using common experimental protocols, temperature dependency of magnetic susceptibility, single-ion magnetic properties, Van Vleck equation and its applications, magnetic anisotropy and zero field splitting in coordination compounds, spin-crossover in coordination complexes, mechanism of spin crossover and LIEEST. Superexchange interaction in homo and hetero dinuclear and oligonuclear complexes, Bleany-Bowers equation, orbital interaction in molecular magnetism, Magneto-structural correlations in dinuclear complexes. Single Molecule Magnets and its related phenomena in molecular clusters.

Text References: 
  1. J. W. Steed, J. L. Atwood, Supramolecular Chemistry, 2nd edition, Wiley-VCH Inc.,2009.
  2. P. J. Cragg, Supramolecular Chemistry: from biological inspiration to biomedical applications, Springer Science, 2010.
  3. O. Kahn, Molecular Magnetism, Wiley-VCH Inc., 1993.
  4. D. Gatteschi, R. Sessoli, J. Villain, Molecular Nano Magnets, Oxford University press, 2006.
  5. R. S. Drago, Physical Methods for Chemists, Saunders, 1992.
Syllabus: 

Origin of supramolecular chemistry, fundamental supramolecular interactions (covalent bonds, ionic interactions, ion-dipole interactions, dipole-dipole interactions, hydrogen bonds, cation-p interactions, p-p interactions, vander Waals forces, hydrophobic effects). Supramolecular design, host-guest chemistry, molecular self-assembly, supramolecular applications in biomedical sciences, supra molecular catalysis, supramolecules as nanoscale devices.

Introduction to magneto-chemistry of coordination compounds, origin of magnetism, classes of magnetism, spin and orbital contribution to magnetic moments, measurement of magnetic susceptibility using common experimental protocols, temperature dependency of magnetic susceptibility, single-ion magnetic properties, Van Vleck equation and its applications, magnetic anisotropy and zero field splitting in coordination compounds, spin-crossover in coordination complexes, mechanism of spin crossover and LIEEST. Superexchange interaction in homo and hetero dinuclear and oligonuclear complexes, Bleany-Bowers equation, orbital interaction in molecular magnetism, Magneto-structural correlations in dinuclear complexes. Single Molecule Magnets and its related phenomena in molecular clusters.

Text References: 
  1. J. W. Steed, J. L. Atwood, Supramolecular Chemistry, 2nd edition, Wiley-VCH Inc.,2009.
  2. P. J. Cragg, Supramolecular Chemistry: from biological inspiration to biomedical applications, Springer Science, 2010.
  3. O. Kahn, Molecular Magnetism, Wiley-VCH Inc., 1993.
  4. D. Gatteschi, R. Sessoli, J. Villain, Molecular Nano Magnets, Oxford University press, 2006.
  5. R. S. Drago, Physical Methods for Chemists, Saunders, 1992.