VITEEE Syllabus 2024 | 19th April

Atomic Structure Bohr’s atomic model-Sommerfeld’s extension of atomic structure; Electronic configuration and Quantum numbers; Shapes of s,p,d,f orbitals – Pauli’s exclusion principle – Hund’s Rule of maximum multiplicity- Aufbau principle. Emission and absorption spectra, line and band spectra; Hydrogen spectrum – Lyman, Balmer, Paschen, Brackett and Pfund series; deBroglie’s theory; Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle  wave nature of electron – Schrodinger wave equation (No derivation). Eigen values and eigen functions. Hybridization of atomic orbitals involving s,p and d orbitals includes in VITEEE 2024 Chemistry Syllabus. p,d and f – Block Elements  p-block elements- Phosphorous compounds; PCl3, PCl5 – Oxides. Hydrogen halides, Inter halogen compounds. Xenon fluoride compounds. General Characteristics of d – block elements – Electronic Configuration – Oxidation states of first row transition elements and their colours. Occurrence and principles of extraction  Copper, Silver, Gold and Zinc. Preparation and properties of CuSO4, AgNO3 and K2Cr2O7 Lanthanides  Introduction, electronic configuration, general characteristics, oxidation state – lanthanide contraction, uses, brief comparison of Lanthanides and Actinides Coordination Chemistry and Solid State Chemistry  Introduction – Terminology in coordination chemistry – IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds. Isomerism, Geometrical isomerism in 4-coordinate, 6-coordinate complexes. Theories on coordination compounds  Werner’s theory (brief), Valence Bond theory. Uses of coordination compounds includes in VITEEE Syllabus.. Bioinorganic compounds (Haemoglobin and chlorophyll)  Lattice – unit cell, systems, types of crystals, packing in solids; Ionic crystals – Imperfections in solids – point defects. X-Ray diffraction – Electrical Property, Amorphous solids (elementary ideas only). I and II law of thermodynamics  spontaneous and non-spontaneous processes, entropy, Gibb’s free energy – Free energy change and chemical equilibrium – significance of entropy. Law of mass action  Le Chatlier’s principle, applications of chemical equilibrium. Rate expression, order and molecularity of reactions, zero order, first order and pseudo first order reaction – half life period. Determination of rate constant and order of reaction. Temperature dependence of rate constant – Arrhenius equation and activation energy. Electrochemistry  Theory of electrical conductance; metallic and electrolytic conductance includes in VITEEE Syllabus. Faraday’s laws  theory of strong electrolytes – Specific resistance, specific conductance, equivalent and molar conductance – Variation of conductance with dilution – Kohlrausch’s Law – Ionic product of water, pH and pH– buffer solutions – use of pH values. Cells  Electrodes and electrode potentials – construction of cell and EMF values, Fuel cells, Corrosion and its prevention Isomerism in Organic Compounds  Definition, Classification – structural isomerism, stereo isomerism – geometrical and optical isomerism. Optical activity  chirality – compounds containing chiral centres – R, S notation, D, L notation Alcohols and Ethers  Nomenclature of alcohols – Classification of alcohols – distinction between 10, 20 and 30 alcohols – General methods of preparation of primary alcohols, properties. Methods of preparation of dihydric alcohols  Glycol – Properties – Uses. Methods of preparation of trihydric alcohols – Properties – Uses. Aromatic alcohols  preparation and properties of phenols and benzyl alcohol. Ethers  Nomenclature of ethers – general methods of preparation of aliphatic ethers – Properties – Uses. Aromatic ethers – Preparation of Anisole – Uses Carbonyl Compounds  Nomenclature of carbonyl compounds- Comparison of aldehydes and ketones includes in VITEEE Syllabus. General methods of preparation of aldehydes   Properties – Uses. Aromatic aldehydes – Preparation of benzaldehyde – Properties and Uses. Ketones  general methods of preparation of aliphatic ketones (acetone) – Properties – Uses. Aromatic ketones  preparation of acetophenone – Properties – Uses, preparation of benzophenone – Properties. Name reactions  Clemmenson reduction, Wolff – Kishner reduction. Cannizzaro reaction, Claisen Schmidt reaction, Benzoin Condensation, Aldol Condensation. Preparation and applications of Grignard reagents. Carboxylic Acids and their derivatives  Nomenclature- Preparation of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids – formic acid – Properties – Uses includes in VITEEE Syllabus. Monohydroxy mono carboxylic acids  Lactic acid – Synthesis of lactic acid. Aliphatic dicarboxylic acids; Preparation of oxalic and succinic acids. Aromatic acids  Benzoic and Salicylic acids – Properties – Uses. Derivatives of carboxylic acids; acetyl chloride (CH3COCl) – Preparation – Properties – Uses. Preparation of acetamide, Properties – acetic anhydride – Preparation, Properties. Preparation of esters – methyl acetate – Properties. Organic Nitrogen Compounds and Biomolecules  Aliphatic nitro compounds – Preparation of aliphatic nitroalkanes – Properties – Uses. Aromatic nitro compounds – Preparation – Properties – Uses. Distinction between aliphatic and aromatic nitro compounds. Amines  aliphatic amines – General methods of preparation – Properties – Distinction between 10, 20 and 30 amines includes in VITEEE Syllabus. Aromatic amines  Synthesis of benzylamine – Properties, Aniline – Preparation – Properties – Uses. Differences between aliphatic and aromatic amines. Aliphatic nitriles – Preparation – properties – Uses. Diazonium salts – Preparation of benzene diazoniumchloride – Properties. Carbohydrates  Distinction between sugars and non sugars, structural formulae of glucose, fructose and sucrose, with their linkages, invert sugar – definition, examples of oligo and polysaccharides Amino Acids  Classification with examples, Peptides-properties of peptide bond, Lipids  Definition, classification with examples, difference between fats, oils and waxes