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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Pericyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry program aims to make the participants comfortable in two important advanced organic chemistry topics: organic photochemistry and organic reactions. It will cover all the major topics in both the sections using video lectures, assignments, and tutorial sections.

The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) has crafted the syllabus for the Pericyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry certification. NPTEL is an initiative of seven IITs in the country, whereas Swayam is an online learning platform, an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. Professor Sankararaman from IIT Madras will be the educator for the course.

Moreover, Pericyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry is an online course that provides free course material and an e-certificate for interested participants. It is eight weeks long and a core postgraduate course in chemistry. It is an AICTE-approved FDP course.

The Highlights

IIT Madras educator
Core course in chemistry
PG-level course
Free course material
Books and references
8-weeks program
Online learning
Tutorials
Offline exam
Assignments
AICTE approved course
NPTEL course

Programme Offerings

tutorials
offline exam
In-course assignments
PG-level course
IIT Madras educator
Core course in chemistry
8-weeks course

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Madras (IITM)

Pericyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry training is a free course and does not require any fee to access the course material. However, if a candidate wants to appear for the offline exam, they need to pay Rs. 1,000.

Pericyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry fee structure

Course Name	Fee
Pericyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry (Exam Fee)	Rs. 1,000

Eligibility Criteria

Pericyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry program participants must complete an introductory course in organic chemistry, reaction mechanics, and stereochemistry to completely comprehend the course material.

Certificate Qualifying Details

Moreover, the eligibility criteria for the certificate qualification are three-fold.

Candidates must submit all eight assignments, of which, the best six assignments will be used and averaged to determine the assignment score. The assignment score carries a 25% weightage in the final score. Candidates must score 10/25 or above to qualify.

Candidates must also appear for an offline exam. The exam score carries a 75% weightage in the final score. They must secure 30/75 and above for qualification.

The final score will be determined by adding the exam score and the assignment score. Candidates must score 40/100 or above for certificate qualification. Only individuals who fulfill all three criteria will receive the certificate.

What you will learn

Knowledge of Chemistry

Pericyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry program will cover the following areas:

Different methods of pericyclic reactions analysis along with mechanisms and applications
Organic photochemical reactions, their applications, and mechanisms in organic synthesis
All major topics concerning organic photochemistry and pericyclic reactions

Who it is for

Pericyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry curriculum is designed to keep students of upper-level graduates, core postgraduates, final year BSc, MSc, and Ph.D. students in mind.

Admission Details

Visit the Swayam platform at https://swayam.gov.in/ and sign in/sign up/login using the necessary details.
Run a search in the search catalog for ‘Pericyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry’.
If the enrollment is open for the course, click on join.
For the offline exam takers, complete the online exam form and pay the required exam fee.

Application Details

Pericyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry program do not have an enrolment application form. Candidates can join the program by simply signing up or logging into the Swayam website.

To sign in, candidates need to enter and verify their email addresses and enter a unique username and password. They can also choose to skip the signup process by logging in using their existing Swayam account or signing in through their Google/Microsoft/Facebook account.

The Syllabus

General introduction to the course
Activation of chemical reactions
Thermal and photochemical methods
Molecular orbitals of conjugated polyenes and their symmetry properties
Definition and classification of pericyclic reactions methods of analyzing pericyclic reactions

Electrocyclic reactions – introduction, definition and classification
Woodward- Hoffmann rules for electrocyclic reactions
Stereochemical aspects and modes of electrocyclic reactions
Analysis of electrocyclic reactions by various methods
Examples of electrocyclic reactions

Electrocyclic (continued)
Cycloaddition reactions
Woodward- Hoffmann rules for cycloaddition reactions
Stereochemical aspects and modes of cycloaddition reactions
Analysis of cycloaddition reactions by various methods

Examples of thermal and photochemical [2p+2p] cycloaddition reactions
Synthesis of cage type compounds using [2p+2p] cycloaddition reactions
Diels-Alder reaction and its variants and their syntic utility

1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition reactions
Higher order cycloaddition reactions
Sigmatropic rearrangements
Woodward Hoffmann rules for sigmatropic rearrangements

Sigmatropic rearrangements – examples, Claisen and Cope rearrangements
[2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements and higher order rearrangements
Chelotropic reactions - introduction, definition and classification, Ene reaction

Organic photochemistry – introduction, definitions, importance
Electronic excitation and spin configurations – Jabolanski diagram
Energy transfer and electron transfer processes – quenching of excited states
Photochemistry of carbonyl compounds

Photochemistry of olefins
Enones and Dienones
Photochemistry of aromatic molecules
Molecular oxygen and organic photochemistry
Supramolecular organic photochemistry

Evaluation process

Candidates enrolled in the Pericyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry training have to pay the exam fee of Rs 1,000 and take the offline examination when the course ends.

They also need to fill out an online exam form by providing the required details. The offline exam will be held at designated exam centers and will be supervised by a proctor. All the details related to the exam will be given to the students in advance. These details include the assigned exam center, address of the exam center, exam timing, duration, etc.