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Jai Hind College
Address :
"A" Road, Churchgate, Mumbai - 400 020 Maharashtra, India.
Tel: (91-22) 2041095
Fax:(91-22) 2886483
Department of Chemistry
This Department saw its inception in 1949 in the old premises. Prof. G.S.Kotwani. a renowned author of Chemistry text books, was the first head. TheDepartment participates in inter-disciplinary teaching e.g. the History syllabus at theTYBA level has a chapter dealing with Chemistry of Preservation. The Department helps inteaching this topic. The Commerce syllabus at the SYBCom level includes a chapter dealingwith the environment which also involves some chemistry which the department helps inteaching.
Staff | |||
Degree College | Junior college | ||
| Principal N.W. Shivdasani (Head of Department) | M.Sc. (Org. Chem.) | Prof. (Mrs.) V.K. Naik | M.Sc. (Inorg. Chem.); D.H.E. |
| Prof. S.J. Ahuja | M.Sc. (Phys. Chem.) | Prof. (Ms.) A.R. Desai | M.Sc. (Org. Chem.); D.H.E. |
| Prof. (Mrs.) R.L. Malkani | M.Sc. (Org. Chem.) | Prof. (Ms.) S. Jaisinghani | M.Sc. (Inorg. Chem.); D.H.E. |
| Prof. (Mrs.) M.R. Mirchandani | M.Sc. (Org. Chem.) | Prof. (Mrs.) J.P. Sharma | M.Sc. (Inorg. Chem.); B.Ed. |
| Dr. (Mrs.) P.D. Shah | Ph.D. (Inorg. Chem.) I.I.Sc. | Prof. (Mrs.) D.R. Patel | M.Sc. (Inorg. Chem.); D.H.E. |
| Dr. S.H. Purohit | Ph.D. (Inorg. Chem.) U.D.C.T. | Prof. (Mrs.) J.N. Thakur | M.Sc. (Inorg. Chem.); D.H.E. |
| Dr. (Mrs.) K.D. Kanitkar | Ph.D. (Phys. Org. Chem.) Univ. of Mass. | Prof. (Mrs.) J.R. Gazdar | M.Sc. (Anly. Chem.); B.Ed. |
| Prof. B.K.N. Singh | M.Sc. (Org. Chem.) | Prof. (Ms.) S.J. Malkani | M.Sc. (Phys. Chem.); B.Ed. |
| Prof. V.S. Shah | M.Sc. (Org. Chem.); B.Ed. | ||
Activities
The Department undertakes excursions and visits to industrial units togive the students a hands-on practical view of the theories learnt in class. Besides this,the department regularly sends its students to participate in various inter-collegiateQuiz competitions on Chemistry.
The Chemical Society has an excellent library whichincludes several rare collections of books on diverse subjects related to Chemistry togive the students a distinctive edge in their preparations and future careers.
At the Sixth International Symposium on Advances inElectrochemical Science and Technology from the 26th - 28th Nov. 1998 at Chennai,India, organised by the Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science andTechnology, Karaikudi, and the Central Electrochemical Research Institute (C.S.I.R.),Dr. S.H. Purohit presented a paper on "Physico-Chemical Studies in Metal CitrateComplexes".
Physico-Chemical Studies in Metal Citrate Complexes - Abstract
The stability constants of the Citrate Complexes of Copper (II), Lead(II)and Cadmium(II) metals have been determined by direct potentiometry using amalgamelectrodes; as well as, by direct polarography using DME. the investigations have beencarried out at 30 degrees Celsius, 40 degrees Celsius, and 50 degrees Celsius, in aperchlorate medium at zonic strength µ = 2 and at pH = 4.8. The valuesof the stability constants obtained by the 2 independent techniques, show good agreement.The enthalpy changes accompanying the complex formation reactions were evaluated using VanHoff's equation. The investigations show that under the experimental conditions of pH,Citric acid as a monodentate ligand with Cu (II), Pb(II) and Cd(II) metal ions formingmono-, bis-, tris-, and tetra-coordinated complexes.
