Overview
Now in its second edition, this text presents the basic principles of group theory and their applications to chemical theories. Part I discusses the symmetry elements, point groups and the construction of character tables for different point groups. Part II describes the concept of hybridization to explain the shapes of molecules and analyses character tables to predict infrared and Raman active vibrational modes of molecules. The book also examines molecular orbital theory and the techniques of group theory to interpret bonding in transition metal complexes and their electronic spectra. Finally, the book describes in detail crystal symmetry, as well as the Woodward-Hoffmann rules to determine the pathways of electrocyclic and cycloaddition reactions. This edition includes new sections on direct product, group-sub-group relationships, the effect of descent in octahedral symmetry on degeneracy, the Jahn-Teller Distortion, group-sub-group relationships and the electronic spectra of complexes and the influence of coordination on the infrared spectra of oxoanionic ligands, and space groups. The sections on projection operator, SALC molecular orbitals of benzene and ?-molecular orbitals of 1, 3-Butadiene have been revised. Key features of the text include mathematical foundations to understand group theory; examples to illustrate applications of group theory; and chapter-end exercises to help students check their understanding of the subject matter. The book is designed for the senior undergraduate students and postgraduate students of chemistry.
Full Product Details
Author: A Salahuddin Kunju ,
G. Krishnan
Publisher: PHI Learning
Imprint: PHI Learning
Dimensions:
Width: 18.00cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.400kg
ISBN: 9788120351349
ISBN 10: 8120351347
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 30 November 2015
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Author Information
A. Salahuddin Kunju, Ph.D., has been Principal, University College, Thiruvananthapuram, India. He has also been Head, Department of Chemistry, University College. Dr. Kunju has more than four decades of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has authored three books and published several papers in international journals. G. Krishnan, Ph.D., has been Principal, Government College, Chavara, Kerala, India. He has also been Head, Department of Chemistry, University College, Thiruvananthapuram, India. Dr. Krishnan has more than four decades of teaching experience and has published several papers in international journals.
