Circular dichroism (CD) and Mossbauer spectroscopy for chemists

By Prof. Arnab Dutta |

Learners enrolled: 236

ABOUT THE COURSE:

In this course, we are going to discuss the fundamentals of two unique spectroscopic techniques: Circular Dichroism (CD) and Mossbauer spectroscopy. These techniques are becoming essential for deciphering the structural dynamics of inorganic complexes in recent times.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Chemistry and chemical engineering masters students Chemistry PhD students

PREREQUISITES: BSc or BTech

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Chemistry
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Postgraduate
Start Date :	25 Jul 2022
End Date :	14 Oct 2022
Enrollment Ends :	08 Aug 2022
Exam Date :	29 Oct 2022 IST

Note: This exam date is subjected to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Optical rotation, Optical rotatory dispersion

Week 2: Cotton effect, Circular Dichroism (CD)

Week 3: Physical origin of CD

Week 4: Examples of CD spectroscopy for inorganic molecules

Week 5: Applications of CD spectroscopy-I

Week 6: Applications of CD spectroscopy-II

Week 7: Mossbauer Spectroscopy: Basic principle

Week 8: Isomer Shift

Week 9: Quadrupolar Splitting

Week 10: Examples of Mossbauer Spectra analysis-I

Week 11: Examples of Mossbauer Spectra analysis-II

Week 12: Applications of Mossbauer Spectroscopy

Books and references

Physical Methods in Bioinorganic Chemistry by Lawrence Que Jr. (Wiley)
Inorganic Electronic Structure and Spectroscopy, Volume I & II by Edward Solomon and Ab. B. P. Lever (Wiley)

Instructor bio

Prof. Arnab Dutta

Prof. Arnab Dutta is an assistant professor in the chemistry department, IIT Bombay. His research interest lies in the field of bio-inorganic chemistry. He specializes in teaching the courses belongs to inorganic chemistry.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: 29 October 2022 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

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CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.

Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup. It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Bombay .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

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