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(Syllabus) AIPMT Examination 2008 Syllabus - Chemistry (Page 2)

Posted June 2nd, 2008 by guru

AIPMT Examination 2008 Syllabus - Chemistry

 

Unit: 19 The d-and f-Block elements

General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics of transition metals, general trends in properties of the first row transition metals –physical properties, ionization enthalpy, oxidation states, ionic radii, colour, catalytic property, magnetic property, interstitial compounds, alloy formation; preparations and properties of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4.

Lanthanoids - Electronic configuration and oxidation states, chemical reactivity and lanthanoid contraction.

Actinoids - Electronic configuration and oxidation states.

 

Unit: 20 Coordination compounds

Introduction to ligands, coordination number, colour, magnetic properties, and shapes; IUPAC - nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, isomerism , bonding-valence bond approach to the bonding and basic ideas of Crystal Field Theory, colour and magnetic properties. Elementary ideas of metal - carbon bonds and organometallic compounds, importance of co-ordination compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals and biological systems).

 

Unit: 21 Some basic principles of Organic Chemistry

  • Tetravalence of carbon, hybridization ( s and p ), shapes of simple molecules, functional groups:-C=C-, -C =Cand those containing halogens, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur; homologous series, isomerism.

  • General introduction to naming organic compounds-trivial names and IUPAC nomenclature.

  • Electronic displacement in a covalent bond; inductive effect, electromeric effect, resonance and hyperconjugation. Fission of covalent bond: free radicals, electrophiles and nucleophiles, carbocations and carbonanions.

  • Common types of organic reactions: substitution, addition, elimination and rearrangement reactions.

Unit: 22 Hydrocarbons

  • Alkanes and cycloalkanes: classification of hydrocarbons, alkanes and cycloalkanes, nomenclature and conformations of alkanes and cycloalkanes.

  • Alkenes and alkynes: Nomenclature and isomerism, general methods of preparation, properties (physical and chemical), mechanism of electrophilic addition, Markownikoff’s rule, peroxide effect, acidic character of alkynes, polymerisation reactions.

  • Aromatic hydrocarbons: Benzene and its homologues, nomenclature, sources of aromatic hydrocarbons (coal and petroleum), structure of benzene, chemical reaction of benzene-mechanism of electrophilic substitution. Directive influence of substituents and their effect on reactivity.

  • Petroleum and petrochemicals: Composition of crude oil fractionation and uses, quality of gasoline, LPG, CNG, cracking and reforming, petrochemicals.

 

Unit: 23 Purification and characterization of carbon compounds

  • Purification of carbon compounds: filtration, crystallisation, sublimation, distillation chromatography,

  • Qualitative analysis: detection of nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and halogens.

  • Quantitative analysis: estimation of different elements (H, N, halogens, S and P)

  • Determination of molecular masses: Silver salt method, chloroplatinate salt method, calculations of empirical and molecular formulas.

 

Unit: 24 Organic compounds with functional groups containing halogens (X)

  • Nature of C-X bond in haloalkanes and haloarenes, nomenclature, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of substitution reactions, reactivity of C-X bond in haloalkanes and haloarenes.

  • Some commercially important compounds : dichloro, trichloro and tetrachloromethanes; p-dichlorobenzene, freons, BHC, DDT, their uses and important reactions.

 

Unit : 25 Organic compounds with functional groups containing oxygen

  • Alcohols and phenols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties; chemical reactivity of phenols in electrophilic substitutions, acidic nature of phenol, ethers: electronic structure, structure of functional group, nomenclature, important methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, some commercially important compounds.

  • Aldehydes and ketones: Electronic structure of carbonyl group, nomenclature, important methods of preparation, physical properties and chemical reactions, relative reactivity of aldehydic and ketonic groups, acidity of ahydrogen, aldol condensation. Connizzarro reaction, nucleophilic addition reaction to & C=O groups.

  • Carboxylic acids: Electronic structure of-COOH, Nomenclature, important methods of preparation, physical properties and effect of substituents on a-carbon on acid strength, chemical reactions.

  • Derivatives of carboxylic acids: Electronic structure of acid chloride, acid anhydride, ester and amide groups, nomenclature, important methods of preparation, comparative reactivity of acid derivatives. Some commercially important compounds.

 

Unit: 26 Organic Compounds with functional group containing nitrogen

  • Structure, nomenclature of nitro, amino, cyano and diazo compounds.

  • Nitro compounds – important methods of preparation, physical properties and chemical reactions.

  • Amines: primary, secondary and tertiary amines, a general awareness, important methods of preparation, physical properties, basic character of amines, chemical reactions

  • Cyanides and isocyanides: preparation, physical properties and chemical reactions.

  • Diazonium salts: Preparation, chemical reaction and uses of benzene diazonium chloride. Some commercially important nitrogen containg carbon compounds, (aniline, TNT)

 

Unit: 27 Polymers

Classification of polymers, general methods of polymerization-addition and condensation: addition-free radical, cationic, anionic polymerization, copolymerisation, natural rubber, vulcanization of rubber, synthetic rubbers, condensation polymers, idea of macromolecules, biodegradable polymers.

Some commercially important polymers (PVC, teflon, polystyrene, nylon-6 and 66, terylene and bakelite).

 

Unit: 28 Environmental Chemistry

Environmental pollution – air, water and soil pollutions, chemical reactions in atmosphere, smogs, major atmospheric pollutants, acid-rain, ozone and its reactions, effects of depletion of ozone layer, green house effect and global warming – pollution due to industrial wastes, green chemistry as an alternative tool for reducing pollution, strategy for controlling environmental pollution.

 

Unit: 29 Biomolecules

  • Carbohydrates: Classification, aldose and ketose, monosaccharides (glucose and fructose), oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose, maltose), polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen); important simple chemical reactions of glucose, elementary idea of structure of pentose and hexose.

  • Proteins: Elementary idea of a-amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides, proteins; primary, secondary and tertiary structure of proteins and quaternary structure (gualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins, enzymes.

  • Vitamins: Classification and functions

  • Nucleic acids: Chemical composition of DNA and RNA

  • Lipids: Classification and structure

  • Hormones: Classification and functions in biosystem.

 

Unit: 30 Chemistry in everyday life

  • Chemicals in medicines – analgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antacids, antihistamins.

  • Chemicals in food – preservativess, artificial sweetening agents.

  • Cleansing agents – soaps and detergents, cleansing action.

  • Rocket propellants: characteristics and chemicals used.

 

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