Syllabus 2019-2020               
                                                UNIT-I  (8 Hrs.)
Chemistry of Elements of First Transition Series: Characteristic properties of d-block elements. Properties of the elements of the first transition series, their simple compounds and complexes, illustrating relative stability of their oxidation states, coordination number and geometry. 
                                                 UNIT-II  (7 Hrs.) 
Chemistry of Elements of Second and Third Transition Series: General characteristics, comparative treatment with their 3d-analogues in respect of ionic radii, oxidation states, magnetic behaviour, spectral properties and stereochemistry.  
                                                       UNIT-III
Chemistry of Coordination Compounds-IWerner’s coordination theory and its experimental verification, effective atomic number concept, chelates, nomenclature of coordination compounds, isomerism in coordination compounds.
                                                     UNIT-IV  (7 Hrs.) 
Chemistry of Coordination Compounds-II Valence bond theory of transition metal complexes.  Properties of Coordination compounds i.e. magenetic properties, colours ( Qualitative approach only), use of coordination compounds.