Types of ligands, Nomenclature of metal complexes (IUPAC), Symmetry, Coordination numbers, Geometrical structures, Preparation of metal complexes, Stability of metal complexes in solutions, Chelate effect, Magnetic properties, Theories of bonding as valence Bond, Crystal Field, Ligand Field and Molecular Orbital Theory, Hydrolysis of metal ions
Main Textbook: Inorganic Chemistry, Gary L. Miessler, Paul J. Fischer, Donald Arthur Tarr, Pearson advanced chemistry series, 2014. Inorganic Chemistry, Catherine Housecroft and Alan G. Sharpe, latest edition, Prentice Hall, Year. 2005. Inorganic Chemistry 6th Edition, Duward Shriver, Mark Weller, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke & Fraser Armstrong, 2014 Subsidiary books? Inorganic Chemistry; Principles of structure and Reactivity, J. E. Huheey, E. A. Keiter, R. L. Keiter, 4th ed., 2008, Harper Collins.