Unit 1 Synthetic Reagents
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Active methylene group
1.3 Ethyl Aceto Acetate (EAA)/Aceto acetic Ester (AAE), 1.3.1 Preparation of Ethyl aceto acetate, 1.3.2 Synthetic applications,
1.4 Malonic Ester (Diethyl malonate), 1.4.1 Preparation of Diethyl malonate, 1.4.2 Synthetic applications.

Unit 2 Organometallic compounds
2.1 Organometallic compounds
2.2 Nomenclature
2.3 Carbon–metal bond in organometallic compounds,
2.4 Organolithium compounds – 2.4.1 Preparation of organolithium compounds, 2.4.2 Preparation of alcohols
2.5 Organomagnesium Compounds (Grignard Reagent) – 2.5.1 Preparation of Grignard Reagent, 2.5.2 Reactions of Grignard Reagent
2.6 Organo copper compounds (Lithium dialkylcuprate) – 2.6.1 Preperation of organocopper compounds, 2.6.2 Synthesis of alkane from lithium dialkyl cuprate
2.7 Organozinc compounds, 2.7.1 Preparation of organozinc compounds, 2.7.2 Synthesis of Cyclopropanes (Simmon–Smith reaction),
2.7.3 Reformatsky reaction

Unit 3 Molecular Orbital Theory (MOT)
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Theories of covalent bond
3.3 Types of combination or overlap of Atomic orbitals–Five types of combinations, 3.3.1 Non bonding combination of orbitals 3.3.2 Rules for Linear combination of atomic orbitals,
3.4 Molecular orbital Energy Level Diagrams (MO diagrams)
3.5 MO theory of Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules
3.6 MO theory of Hetero-nuclear diatomic molecules