CHEMISTRYDEPARTMENTOF Bulletin

CHEMISTRYDEPARTMENTOF Bulletin

Department of Chemistryprovides academic programs leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) inPure and Applied Chemistry.It also offers graduate work leading to the Master of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) inAnalytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry,andPhysical Chemistry.

Areas of Research:

a) Analytical Chemistry

Supercritical Fluid Science and Technology

Application of High Pressure Systems and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide for:

Extraction of oils using pressurized fluid extraction systems.

Extraction of valuable materials from petroleum waste.

Investigation of the solubility of acids, alcohols, esters, and trialkylamines.

Synthesis of chemicals such as esters and ethers presently under consideration.

Separation and Ultra Trace Analysis:

Using electrochemical methods, flow injection analysis (FIA), HPLC, GC, and spectroscopic techniques for developing new, simple, and highly sensitive methods for trace analysis of cations, anions, pharmaceuticals, and certain organic compounds.

Applying FI to the extraction of anions and their determination.

Applying electrochemical techniques using catalytic waves in the determination of different substances not directly measurable by electrochemical techniques or having a high limit of determination.

Applying kinetic, catalytic, and spectrophotometric techniques in the determination of cations, pharmaceuticals, and anions through simple spectrophotometric and fluorimetric techniques.

Development of sample preparation methods for trace determination of organic and inorganic compounds including single-drop microextraction (SDME); liquid-phase microextraction (LPME); selective solid-phase microextraction (SPME); selective solid-phase extraction (SPE); molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP); ion imprinted polymers (IIP) for the extraction and determination of pesticides, PAHs, detergents, phenols, other organic pollutants, and heavy metals in water, wastewater, foods, medicines, air, soil, and animal tissue.

Chemical and Biochemical Sensors

Electrochemical and Optical Sensors, Biosensors, and Chemical sensors for the detection of several organic, inorganic, and pharmaceutical compounds in real samples.

Application of nano-materials for enhancing sensor capabilities.

Chemical instruments including Amperometry, Biamperometry, Coulometry, and Electronic Tongue presently under consideration as multidisciplinary joint research projects by both Chemistry and Electrical Engineering Departments of IUT.

Ion Mobility Spectrometry

Design and construction of Ion Mobility Spectrometer (IMS) with different ionization sources for gas (corona discharge, flame, etc.) and liquid samples (electrospray)

Hyphenated techniques of LC-IMS and GC-IMS

Rapid and sensitive analysis of environmental pollutants & biological samples using IMS

Chemometrics

Application of statistical and mathematical methods to chemical problems.

Chemometrics used in sampling, experimental design, optimization, and signal and image processing.

b) Inorganic Chemistry

Synthesis and characterization of first row transition metal complexes with Schiff base ligands

Solvatochromism, photochemistry, electrochemistry, and solid state reactions of Schiff base complexes

Transition metal complexes of deprotonated and neutral teradentate pyridine amide ligands

Synthesis of transition metal complexes

Supramolecular chemistry

Sensor material

Inorganic electrochemistry

Synthesis, spectroscopic, and electrochemical properties of ruthenium complexes

Synthesis and electrochemical properties of metalloporphyrins

Synthesis and characterization of optically active organometallic‍‍cyclopalladate complexes and their applications in asymmetric synthesis and characterization of cyclopalladated complexes

c) Organic Chemistry:

Preparative and Computational

Preparation, structural study, reactivity and selectivity of metal oxides and mixed oxides

Quantum mechanical investigation of the structure and reaction mechanism of alcohols over metal oxides and mixed oxides

Conformation, dynamic NMR, and hydrogen bonding analysis of new derivatives of salicylic acid and hydrozinoacetamide

Quantum mechanical investigation of reaction mechanisms in heterocyclic compounds

Catalysis and Physical Organic Chemistry

Development of new synthetic strategies and novel methods for the construction of lactams

Application of heterogeneous catalysts in the synthesis of fine chemicals

Application of different sorbents for elimination of harmful chemicals from nature

Immobilization of enzyme on modified surfaces

Synthesis and characterization of nano-catalysts and their application in organic synthesis

Polymer Chemistry

Synthesis of new monomers and investigating their polymerization

Polymerization of urazole derivatives under solid-state, microwave irradiation, ionic liquid, and classical heating conditions

Synthesis and characterization of optically active polymers containing amino acid in the main chain as well as side chain under different conditions

Using green chemistry in polymerization reactions

Synthesis and characterization of nano-composite polymers

Synthesis and characterization of new polyhydrazides and their metallization, salen & fluorescent Schiff base macrocycles, and polyhomologation reactions

Chemistry of Pharmaceuticals and Biologically Active Compounds

Synthesis of biologically active materials; e.g.,central nervous systems (C.N.S.), cardiovascular pharmaceutical agents, and other drugs

Preparation of intermediates and starting materialsfor pharmaceutical companies

Synthesis of asymmetric polymers

Application of ionic liquids in organic synthesis

Organic reaction under solvent free conditions and microwave

Application of Pd, Zr, and other acid catalysts in organic synthesis

d) Physical Chemistry

Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS)

Developing new IMS instruments for trace detection of chemicals and drugs

Evaluation of different parameters on performance of IMS

Developing new atmospheric chemical ionization sources

Study of thermodynamics of ion molecule reactions by IMS

Study of kinetics of electron attachment reactions and ion molecule reactions in drift tube

Application of IMS inthe study of particles

Sensors

Construction of different chemical sensors

Construction of automatic gas analyzers

Non-radioactive Electron Capture Detector

Spectroscopy

Laser spectroscopy

Laser mass spectrometry

Construction of time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF)

Optogalvanic spectroscopy

Atomic and molecular spectroscopy using synchrotron radiation

QuantumComputational Chemistry

Fuel cells

PEMFC, DMFC, DAFC, SOFC

Developing new electrocatalysts and MEAs

Testing and diagnostics of single cell and fuel cell stack

Using electrolyzers to develop new electrocatalysts for ammonia

Water and chlor-alkali electrolysis cells

Reformingcatalysts

Thermodynamics of Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium Systems

Development of general equations of state

Non-equilibrium thermodynamic properties, calculation and prediction of transport propertiesof moderate and dense fluids via interaction potentials

Simulation

Room Temperature Ionic Liquids (RTILs) and their applications in green chemistry

Gas storage in clathrate materials

Amino acids, AA-ILs, alkali-disilicate glasses (M2Si2O5), pharmaceutical materials such as aspirin, solvation, etc.

Two-phase systems containing RTIL/organic solvent, RTIL/water, RTIL/supercritical CO2

Nano-chemistry

Synthesis of nanoparticles

Investigation of thermophysical properties of nanofluids

Water-treatments, an application of nanoparticles

Theoretical investigation of thermodynamic properties of confined fluids and nanofluids using the density functional theory

Applicationof the Tsallis statistical mechanics to nanoclusters

Main Research Facilities

NMR Spectrometer

Infrared Spectrophotometer

Gas Chromatographs

GC-MS

High Performance Liquid Chromatograph

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

Photolysis Set

Flow Injection Analysis System

Supercritical Fluid Extraction System

Electrochemical Sets

Simultaneous Steam Distillation & Solvent Extraction Set

UV-Vis Spectrophotometer

Automatic Titration System

TOF Mass Spectrometer

Ion Mobility Spectrometers

Nd-YAG Laser

Dye Laser

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

Program Objectives and Career Prospects

The degree program at thebaccalaureatelevel is designed for students preparing for professional careers as chemists in industry, academic researchers, and related professions, or for further graduate training in chemistry.

Undergraduate students must take 20 credit hours in general courses, 26 credit hours in basic science courses, 71 credit hours in Core courses, and 15 credit hours in elective courses (132 credits in total) to qualify for the Degree of B.Sc. in Chemistry.

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Concentration:Pure Chemistry

Semester I (Fall)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
1914103
2010117
2110101
2110104
2010116
2510112
- / MathematicsI
Basic Physics I
General Chemistry
General Chemistry Lab. I
Physics Lab. I
English for Specific Purposes
General Courses / 4
4
3
1
1
3
3
Semester II (Spring)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
1914104
2010127
2110105
2110106
2010126
2112125
2110307
- / MathematicsII
Basic Physics II
General Chemistry II
General ChemistryLab. II
Physics Lab. II
Organic Chemistry I
English for Chemists
General Courses / 4
4
3
1
1
3
2
2
Semester III (Fall)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
2114251
2118281
2116271
2112230
2114252
2112231
2118282
2116272 / Physical Chemistry I
Analytical Chemistry I
Inorganic chemistry I
Organic Chemistry Lab. I
Physical Chemistry Lab. I
Organic Chemistry II
Analytical Chemistry Lab. I
Inorganic chemistry Lab. I / 3
3
3
1
1
3
1
1
Semester IV (Spring)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
2114253
2118283
2116373
2112232
2114254
2112233
2114357
1410359
- / Physical Chemistry II
Analytical Chemistry II
Inorganic Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry Lab. II
Physical Chemistry Lab. II
Organic Chemistry III
Principles of Quantum Chemistry
Calculation Principles in Industrial Chemistry
General Courses / 3
2
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
Semester VI (Fall)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
2116374
2118385
2118384
1730150
1914251
- / Inorganic chemistry Lab. II
Instrumental Analysis
Analytical Chemistry Lab. II
Basic Computer Programming
Differential Equations
Elective Courses / 1
3
2
2
3
3
Semester VII (Spring)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
2110417
2112337
2112338
2118386
2112235
1510160
2110411
-
- / Organometallic Chemistry
Identification of Organic Compounds
Identification of Organic Compounds Lab.
Instrumental Analysis Lab.
Spectroscopy in Organic Chemistry
Graphics
Chemical literature
Elective Courses
General Courses / 3
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
5
Semester IX (Fall)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
2112443
2114359
2410101
-
- / Physical OrganicChemistry
MolecularSpectroscopy
Workshop
Elective Courses
General Courses / 3
3
1
9
4
Elective Courses
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
3616502
2112339
2110423
2112441 / Biochemistry
Principles of Polymer Chemistry
Undergraduate Research Project
Synthesis of Organic Compounds / 3
4
3
3

Curriculum for the Degree of BS in Chemistry

Concentration: Applied Chemistry

Semester I (Fall)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
1914103
2010117
2110101
2110104
2010116
2510112
- / MathematicsI
Basic Physics I
General Chemistry
General Chemistry Lab. I
Physics Lab. I
English for Specific Purposes
General Courses / 4
4
3
1
1
3
3
Semester II (Spring)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
1914104
2010127
2110105
2110106
2010126
2112125
2110307
- / MathematicsII
Basic Physics II
General Chemistry II
General Chemistry Lab. II
Physics Lab. II
Organic Chemistry I
English for Chemists
General Courses / 4
4
3
1
1
3
2
2
Semester III (Summer)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
- / ------/ -
Semester III (Fall)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
2114251
2118281
2116271
2112230
2114252
2112231
2118282
2116272 / Physical Chemistry I
Analytical Chemistry I
Inorganic Chemistry I
Organic Chemistry Lab. I
Physical Chemistry Lab. I
Organic Chemistry II
Analytical Chemistry Lab. I
Inorganic chemistry Lab. I / 3
3
3
1
1
3
1
1
Semester IV (Spring)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
2114253
2118283
2116373
2112232
2114254
2112233
2114357
1410359
- / Physical Chemistry II
Analytical Chemistry II
Inorganic Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry Lab. II
Physical Chemistry Lab. II
Organic Chemistry III
Principles of Quantum Chemistry
Calculation Principles in Industrial Chemistry
General Courses / 3
2
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
Semester VI (Fall)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
2116374
2118385
2118384
1730150
1914251
- / Inorganic chemistry Lab. II
Instrumental Analysis
Analytical Chemistry Lab. II
Basic computer programming
Differential Equations
Elective Courses / 1
3
2
2
3
3
Semester VI (Summer)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
2110425 / Industrial Training / 2
Semester VII (Fall)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
1410327
2118385
1410424
2118386
1730150
1914251
-
- / Industrial Chemistry I
Instrumental Analysis
Corrosion
Analytical Chemistry Lab. II
Basic computer programming
Differential Equations
Elective Courses
General Courses / 3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
Semester VIII (Spring)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
1410417
2112337
2112338
2118386
2112235
1510160
2110411
-
- / Industrial Chemistry II
Separation and Identification of Organic Compounds
Separation and Identification of Organic Compounds Lab.
Instrumental Analysis Lab.
Spectroscopy in Organic Chemistry
Graphics
Chemical literature
Elective Courses
General Courses / 3
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
5
Semester IX (Fall)
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
2118387
1410427
1410414
2410101
-
2110307 / Analytical Chemistry III
Industrial Chemistry Lab.
Industrial Water and Wastewater Treatment
Workshop
Elective Courses
English for Chemists / 2
2
3
1
9
2
Elective Courses
Code / Course / Cr. Hrs.
2114357
2112339
2110423
2112441
2112443
2114359 / Principles of Quantum Chemistry
Principles of Polymer Chemistry
UndergraduateResearche Project
Synthesis of Organic Compounds
Physical Organic Chemistry
Molecular Spectroscopy / 3
4
3
3
3
3

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES DESCRIPTIONS

2110101: General Chemistry I3 Cr.Basic concepts, stoichiometry, gases, thermochemistry, atomic structure, periodic table, liquids and solids, solutions.

2110104: General Chemistry Lab I1 Cr.Independent laboratory work under the supervision of a faculty member.

Prerequisite:General Chemistry I:2110101.

2110105: General Chemistry II3 Cr.Chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry and cells, solubility products, nuclear chemistry.

Prerequisite:General Chemistry I: 2110101.

2110106: General Chemistry Lab II1 Cr.Independent laboratory work in qualitative analytical chemistry.Prerequisite:General Chemistry II:2110105

2110103: General Chemistry E (for Engineering Students)3 Cr.Stoichiometry, gases thermochemistry, atomic structure, solutions of acids and bases, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics.

2112125: Organic Chemistry I3 Cr.Structure and bonding, alkanes, alkenes, reactions and mechanism, alkylhalides, stereochemistry, alkynes.

Prerequisite:General Chemistry II:2110105

2112230: Organic Chemistry Lab I1 Cr.Independent laboratory work in synthesis, separation and identification of organic compounds.

Prerequisite:Organic Chemistry I: 2112125; General Chemistry Lab I: 2110104

2112231: Organic Chemistry II3 Cr.Electrophilic aromatic substitutions, aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, ethers, carboxylic acids and derivatives.

Prerequisite:Organic Chemistry I:2112125

2112232: Organic Chemistry Lab II1 Cr.Electrophilic aromatic substitution, extraction, preparing soaps, synthesis of dyes-esterifications.

Prerequisite:Organic Chemistry II: 2112231;Organic Chemistry Lab I:2112230

2112233Organic Chemistry III3 Cr.Carbanion II,,-unsaturatad carbonyl carbons, polynuclear aromatic compounds, carbohydrates, polypeptides, Heterocyclic Chemistry.

Prerequisite:Organic Chemistry II:2112231.

2112235: Spectroscopy in Organic Chemistry2 Cr.Mass spectrometry, H-NMR,13C-NMR, IR and UV-Vis Spectroscopy.

Prerequisite:Organic Chemistry II:2112231.

2112337: Separationand Identification Organic Compounds1 Cr.Purity and physical properties of organic compounds, classification via solubility - characterization of functional groups.

Prerequisite:Organic Chemistry II:2112231.

2112338: Separation and Identification Organic Compounds Lab2 Cr.separation and identification of mixtures of two or more known and unknown and making derivatives.

Prerequisite:Separationand Identification Organic Compounds: 2112337

2112441: Synthesis of Organic Compounds3 Cr.

Prerequisite:Organic Chemistry III: 2112233

2112443: Physical Organic Chemistry3 Cr.Models of chemical bonding, H-Mo theory, aromaticity, pericyclic reactions, acids-base, study of organic reaction mechanism.

Prerequisite:Physical Chemistry I: 2114251.

2118281: Analytical Chemistry I (for Chemistry students)3 Cr.Theoretical concepts of analytical chemistry, statistics, gravimetric and volumetric methods, titration curves, oxidation, reduction titrations complexometry.

Prerequisite:General Chemistry II:2110105

2118282: Analytical Chemistry Lab I1 Cr.Experiments in gravimetric and volumetric techniques - acid-base titrations.

Prerequisite:General Chemistry Lab II: 2110106

2118283: Analytical Chemistry II2 Cr.oxidation-reduction systems, electrochemistry, selected electrodes, conductometry, voltametry.

Prerequisite:Analytical Chemistry I (for Chemists):2118281

2118384: Analytical Chemistry Lab II2 Cr.Experiments in electrochemistry.

Prerequisites:Analytical Chemistry II:2118283;Analytical Chemistry Lab I: 2118282.

2118385: Instrumental Analysis3 Cr.Introduction, signal to noise enhancement, atomic spectroscopy. Molecular spectroscopy, chromatography, mass spectrometry.

Prerequisite:Analytical Chemistry II:2118283.

2118386 : Instrumental Analysis Lab2 Cr.Atomic spectroscopic techniques, molecular spectroscopic techniques. IR, UV,Vis, NMR, HPLC, GC, Tlc Techniques.

Prerequisites:Instrumental Analysis: 2118385;Analytical Chemistry Lab II: 2118384.

2118387: Analysis Chemistry III2 Cr.X-ray spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, HPLC, electrophoresis.

Prerequisite:Instrumental Analysis Lab: 2118386.

2118388: Environmental Chemistry3 Cr.Introduction to atmospheric chemistry, stratospheric ozone depletion, health aspects of ozone depletion, tropospheric chemistry, especially smog and aerosols, pollution and purification of water, water treatment methods, toxic organics other than pesticides, dioxin health hazards, soil pollution, global warming, climate change.

Prerequisite:General Chemistry (II):2110105

2118389: Industrial Electrochemistry 3 Cr.Principles of electrochemical processes, chlor-alkali industry, electrochemical extraction of metals, electrochemical refinement, electrochemical synthesis, electroless plating, electrolytic electroplating, metal processing, electrochemical fabrication of metals, electrochemical cutting, etching, and patterning of metals, corrosion processes and control methods, batteries and fuel cells.

Prerequisite:Analytical Chemistry (II):2118283

2114251: Physical Chemistry I3 Cr.Properties of gases, kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics laws, chemical equilibrium.

Prerequisite:Math. I: 1914103; General Chemistry II: 2110105.

2114252: Physical Chemistry Lab I1 Cr.Experiments in gases, equilibrium, kinetics, refractive index, vapor pressure, adsorption.

Prerequisite:Physical Chemistry I:2114251.

2114253: Physical Chemistry II3 Cr.Phase transitions, electrolytes, chemical kinetics.

Prerequisite:Physical Chemistry I:2114251.

2114254Physical Chemistry Lab II1 Cr.Experiments in equilibrium and temperature, kinetics of ionic reactions, phase diagrams of ternary systems, conductometry, solubility, partial molar volume, transference number.

Prerequisites:Physical Chemistry Lab I : 2114252; Physical Chemistry II: 2114253.

2114357: Principles of Quantum Chemistry3 Cr.Classical mechanics of one particle systems, quantum mechanics, atomic structure.

Prerequisite:Basic Physics II: 2010127.

2114359Molecular Spectroscopy3 Cr.Rotational and vibrational spectroscopy (IR, Raman), group theory applied to spectroscopy, electronic spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy.

Prerequisite:Principles of Quantum Chemistry: 2114357.

2116271: Inorganic Chemistry I3 Cr.Structure of atom, bonding model in inorganic chemistry, covalent bonding, solid state, chemical forces, acid-base chemistry, inorganic redox reactions, physical methods in inorganic chemistry, symmetry.

Prerequisite:General Chemistry II: 2110105.

2116272: Inorganic Chemistry Lab. I1 Cr.Preparation and reactions of some inorganic compounds.

Prerequisite:Inorganic Chemistry I:2116271.

2116273: Inorganic Chemistry II3 Cr.Metal complexes, structure, bonding, electronic structure, spectra, d-block complexes, catalysis and bioinorganic chemistry.

Prerequisite:Inorganic Chemistry I:2116273.

2116274: Inorganic Chemistry Lab. II1 Cr.Synthesis, characterization and properties of coordination compounds.

Prerequisite:Inorganic Chemistry Lab I:2116272.

2110417: Organometallic Chemistry3 Cr. The chemistry of Main group and transition metal organometallic compounds, structure, spectral properties, and their applications.

Prerequisite:Inorganic Chemistry II: 2116273.

2112227: Organic Chemistry for Engineering students4 Cr.Selected topics from 21218 and 21219.Prerequisite:General Chemistry for Engineering students: 2110103.

2112229: Organic Chemistry for Agriculture Students3 Cr.Molecular structure, the chemistry of hydro- carbons alkylhalids, aromatics, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, ethers, epoxides, carboxylic acids, stereochemistry, spectroscopy.

Prerequisite:GeneralChemistry for Engineering students: 2110103.

2118293: Analytical Chemistry for Chemical Engineering students3 Cr.Statistics, Acid - Base precipitation, volumetric titration, complexometry, Electrochemistry, Oxidation - Reduction titration, Instrumentation.

Prerequisite:General Chemistry for Engineering students: 2110103.

2118026: Analytical Chemistry for Engineering students2 Cr.Acid - base precipitation, volumetric titration, electrochemistry, oxidation - reduction titration, instrumentation, arc - spark - atomic emission spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy.

Prerequisite:General Chemistry for Engineering students: 2110103.

2118295: Analytical Chemistry for Textile Students3 Cr.Acid-base, precipitation techniques, electrochemistry, spectroscopy.

Prerequisite:General Chemistry for Engineering students: 2110103.

2118298 Analytical Chemistry Lab. For Engineer Students1 Cr.Experiments in precipitation, complexometry, electrochemistry, volumetric and gravimetric.

Prerequisite:2118026 or 2118295

2114261: Physical Chemistry for Chemical Engineering Students3 Cr.Chemical kinetics, gas kinetics, quantum chemistry, statistical thermodynamics.

Prerequisites:General Chemistry for Engineering students: 2110103, Thermodynamic: 1410211.

2114263: Physical Chemistry for Textile Students1 Cr.Thermodynamics laws, solutions - kinetics, quantum chemistry, macromolecule physical chemistry.

Prerequisite:General Chemistry for Engineering students: 2110103.

Physical Chemistry Lab. for Students1 Cr.Experiments in chemical kinetics, adsorption, equilibrium constants, phase diagrams. Conductometry, MW determination of macromolecules.

Prerequisite:2114261 or 2114263.

2110307: English for Chemists2 Cr.Understanding chemistry texts and papers.

Prerequisite:English for Specific Purposes: 2510112.

2110411: Chemical Literature1 Cr.Introduction to scientific publications in the library.

Prerequisite:English for Chemists: 2110307.

2112339: Principles of Polymer Chemistry4 Cr.Polymer terminology, physical and mechanical relationship with structure, morphology, polymerization reactions, polycondensation-polyaddition copolymerization, diels-alder polymerization.