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Beni B. Dangi; Maggie A. Cooper; Nathaniel Carnegie; Judy Clark – Journal of Chemical Education, 2025
A laboratory experiment has been designed for teaching laboratories aimed at training students in the basics of spectroscopy in junior and senior level undergraduate chemistry courses. Despite the ubiquity of light-based tools in modern science, students often find it difficult to comprehend light and light-matter interactions. A portable…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Spectroscopy
Courtney H. Deslauriers; Benjamin J. Knurr – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Experiments that explore quantum principles while utilizing and reinforcing previous synthesis skills are excellent for engaging students and promoting the interconnected nature of chemistry. This experiment utilizes sophomore-level organic synthesis techniques to have students produce their own "meso" substituted porphyrins. The UV-vis…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Spectroscopy
Philip P. Lampkin; Angie E. Xu; Brian J. Esselman; Cara E. Schwarz; Sebastian D. Thompson; Samuel H. Gellman; Nicholas J. Hill – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Synthesis of (Z)-alkenes is challenging because the (E) stereoisomers are usually more stable. Energy transfer photocatalysis has emerged as an efficient strategy for (E) [right arrow] (Z) alkene isomerization. We report the development of an advanced undergraduate laboratory experiment that introduces students to contemporary organic…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Anna Laguta; Natalya Vodolazkaya; Dmitry Nerukh – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Chemistry experiments involving biological aspects are in high demand. This laboratory exercise blends biochemistry and physical chemistry, illustrates key concepts of the virus capsid surface, and is designed for a chemistry laboratory course for students majoring in biology in college. The experimental part provides a mastery of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Biochemistry
Daniele Crisafulli; Giulia Savoca; Francesca Mancuso; Martina Mazzaferro; Marco Milone; Ilenia Pisagatti; Anna Notti; Melchiorre F. Parisi; Giuseppe Gattuso – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
In this two-session experiment for an organic chemistry lab, students prepare a macrocyclic host compound--namely, a pillar[5]arene--by means of a templated 1,4-dimethoxybenzene/formaldehyde cyclo-oligomerization (session 1), and then, they explore its molecular recognition properties toward the 1,8-diaminooctane guest with the aid of [superscript…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Organic Chemistry, Science Experiments, Laboratory Experiments
Hayley Abbiss; Armaghan Shafaei; Mark Bannister; Mary C. Boyce – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are produced in the gut as a result of microbial action on ingested dietary fiber and have been associated with several health benefits. Herein an undergraduate student experiment that uses gas chromatography equipped with either a flame ionization detector or mass spectrometer for the analysis and quantitation of…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Hygiene, Physiology, Spectroscopy
Simeen Sattar – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Lakes are artists' pigments made from colorants bound to an inert substrate, usually hydrated aluminum oxide. Before the late 19th century, lakes were made from natural pigments extracted from plants and insects, extracted either directly from the dyestuff or indirectly from waste materials generated in the manufacture of dyed textiles. The first…
Descriptors: Color, Science Experiments, Laboratory Experiments, Science Education
Mariur Rodriguez Moreno; Nye C. Johnson; Christopher B. Stewart; Mary L. Setelin; Adam X. Wayment; Braxton M. Felix; Scott R. Burt; David J. Michaelis – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
We describe a three-day advanced organic laboratory experience that includes the solid-phase synthesis of an unknown three amino acid polypeptide for junior/senior undergraduate chemistry majors. Students conduct a series of 1D and 2D NMR experiments (HSQC, HMBC, TOCSY) and analyze the data to identify the side chain residues of the peptide and…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Science Education, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study
Chengxuan Guo; Nicole Wendel; Ally Lee; Shonda Monette; Brian Morrison; Dominic Frisbie; Earlene Erbe; ReneĀ“e S. Cole; Max Lei Geng – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
The pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing industry has become the largest industrial sector for the employment of chemists, indicating a need for experiments with a pharmaceutical sciences context in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. In the pharmaceutical industry, testing drug dissolution is a key analytical task for solid oral dosage…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Laboratory Experiments
Carrie R. Salmon; Paul A. Bonvallet; Yuan Xue; Susan E. Ramlo – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
General chemistry courses serve as foundational curriculum within most STEM undergraduate curricula, and hence, it is essential to assess student knowledge and application of learning outcomes for courses such as Introduction to Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Within the United States, paper-and-pencil examinations are typical for measuring…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Chemistry, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study
Qiu-ting Huang; Yi-dan Zuo; Zhu Zhu; Liu Yang; Zhong-qun Tian; Guo-kun Liu – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Nitrate is a crucial parameter for assessing water quality, owing to its dual function in ecological systems. These functions can be beneficial or detrimental depending on whether nitrate concentrations are low or high, respectively. The ultraviolet spectrophotometric method (standard as 4500-NO[subscript 3]--B) is a classic method for determining…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Scientific Concepts, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures