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B. Tech. Chemical Science and Technology is a programme which is structured in a way, students get adequate knowledge about Chemistry and its technology, covering all important topics of research and related areas. The delivery method of the course involves classroom lectures, practical sessions, laboratory work, internships, project research and studying the thesis.
The programme imparts knowledge about various inter-disciplinary subjects like Material Sciences, Environmental sciences and Molecular biology. The course also help students in developing miscellaneous skills like verbal and non-verbal communication skills and problem solving ability.
B.Tech. Chemical Science and Technology: Syllabus
Subjects included in the syllabus of B. Tech. Chemical Science and Technology comprises of topics of Applied Catalysis, Drug Design, Medicinal Chemistry, Nano Science and Nano Materials.
An overview of the syllabus is given below:
| Subjects | Topics Covered | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | Structure and Bonding; Origin of quantum theory, postulates of quantum mechanics; Schrodinger wave equation: operators and observables, superposition theorem and expectation values, solutions for particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, rigid rotator, hydrogen atom; Selection rules of microwave and vibrational spectroscopy; Spectroscopic term symbol; Molecular orbitals: LCAO-MO; Huckel theory of conjugated systems; Rotational, vibrational and electronic spectroscopy; Chemical Thermodynamics | Detailed study of all topics of Chemistry is the main objective of the subject. |
| Introduction to Computing | Introduction: The von Neumann architecture, machine language, assembly language, high level programming languages, compiler, interpreter, loader, linker, text editors, operating systems, flowchart; Basic features of programming (Using C): data types, variables, operators, expressions, statements, control structures, functions | Students are made familiar with concepts of computing. |
| Medicinal Chemistry | Methods of classification of drugs based on structure and biological activity; Study of the chemistry and synthesis of the following classes of drugs: Anti-infective agents such as antiseptic and disinfectant, antibiotics (including stability and degradation products), antiparasitic, antiamoebic, antihelminitic, antimycobacterial, antifungal, anticancer, antiviral | Students are Introduced to medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. |
| Introduction to Quantum Chemistry | The motivation for Quantum mechanics: Historical background, postulates and general principles of quantum mechanics; Operators and their properties; Schrödinger equation, its application on some model systems : free-particle and particle in a box (1D and 3D), tunneling, the harmonic oscillator, the rigid rotator, and the hydrogen atom; Approximate methods; The variation theorem; Linear variation principle; Perturbation theory | The subject includes background of quantum chemistry and its elements. |
| Drug Design and Development | Drug targets; Pharmacokinetics: ADME, administration and dosing; Drug testing: in vivo, in vitro; Drug discovery: natural lead, synthetic lead, combinatorial synthesis; Pharmacokinetics based drug design; Computer aided drug design: Principles of QSAR, 2D QSAR, 3D QSAR; Chemical development, Patenting, Process development; Toxicology, | The main objective of the subject is educate students about essentials of drug design and development. |
| Environmental Chemistry | Atmospheric composition and behavior; Principles of contaminant behavior in the environment; Chemistry in aqueous media; Chemical and physical reactions in the water environment; Major contaminant groups and their natural pathways for removal from water, Soil: Groundwater and subsurface contamination | This subject imbibes various important topics of environmental chemistry and behavior of various chemicals in environment. |
| Biological Chemistry of Metal Ions | Essential and trace metals; Role of alkali and alkaline earth metal ions, Na+-K+ Pump, ionosphere’s and crown ethers; Metal ion transport and storage | Biological concepts of chemistry of metal ions is the main objective of this subject. |
B.Tech. Chemical Science and Technology: Subject Books
| Subject | Name of the Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Computing | A Book on C | A Kelly and I Pohl |
| Data Structures Using C | A M Tenenbaum, Y Langsam and M J Augenstein | |
| Organic Chemistry | Modern Physical Organic Chemistry | E. V. Anslyn and D. A. Dougherty |
| Advanced Organic Chemistry: Structure and Mechanisms | F. A. Carey and R. J. Sundberg | |
| Introduction to Quantum Chemistry | Molecular Quantum Mechanics | P. W. Atkins and R. S. Friedman |
| Quantum Chemistry | D. A. McQuarrie | |
| Inorganic Chemistry | Chemistry of the Elements | N. N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw |
| Inorganic Chemistry | D. J. Shriver, P. W. Atkins and C. H. Langford | |
| Chemical Kinetics and Electrochemistry | Chemical Kinetics | K. Laidler |
| Physical Chemistry | G. M. Barrow | |
| Petroleum and Petrochemicals | Modern Petroleum Refining Processes | B. K. B. Rao |
| Petrochemicals | P. Wiseman | |
| Physical Chemistry | Physical Chemistry | G. W. Castellan |
| Polymer Chemistry | Introduction to Polymer Chemistry | G.S. Misra |
| Polymer Science and Technology | J. R. Fried | |
| Green Chemistry and Technology | Green Chemistry: An Introductory Text | M. Lancaster |
| Green Chemistry and Engineering | M. Doble and A. K. Kruthiventi | |
| Medicinal Chemistry | Foye’s Principles of Medicinal Chemistry | D. A. Williams and T. L. Lemke |
| Strategies for Organic Drug Synthesis and Design | D. Lednicer |
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