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Thomas K. Green; Matthew Vanagel; Anil Damarancha; Brandon Showalter; Scott J. Novick; Harvinder Chagger Maniar – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Stereoselective reduction of ketones to alcohols using baker's yeast is a classic experiment in the undergraduate laboratory. Here we illustrate the reduction of racemic ethyl 2-fluoro-3-oxobutanoate to the corresponding alcohol using a set of four commercially available ketoreductases (KREDs). The reaction sets two stereocenters with four…
Descriptors: Kinetics, Chemistry, Science Education, Undergraduate Study
James A. McKee; Emalie Rowles; Yumee Koo; James R. McKee – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions are common in the organic chemistry laboratory. These reactions, while ubiquitous, use corrosive reagents and halogenated or hydrophobic solvents that produce expensive and hazardous waste streams. The carboxylation of phenols (Kolbe-Schmitt reaction), although aqueous, typically involves conditions…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Scientific Concepts, Climate
Maram Kiran; V. V. Krishnan – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
The particle-in-a-box experiment is a well-known method used to teach quantum mechanics concepts in physical chemistry laboratories for undergraduates. The investigation involves measuring the wavelength at maximum absorbance ([lambda subscript max]) of electronic transitions in the UV-vis spectrum and linking it to the box length. As the…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Quantum Mechanics, Chemistry, Science Education
Frédéric Hapiot; Pierre-Edouard Danjou; François Delattre; Solen Josse; Véronique Bonnet – Journal of Chemical Education, 2025
The ability to elucidate the structure of organic compounds from their nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), infrared (IR), and mass spectrometry (MS) spectra is an essential skill, particularly for those engaged in the fields of synthetic and analytical organic chemistry. Spectral analysis constitutes a fundamental component of the curriculum for all…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy
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
Hailey N. Lynch; Claire Chaz Authement; Autumn Maczko; Miranda Parker; Kaylan Beaty; Anuradha Liyana Pathiranage – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
In this laboratory teaching experiment, commercial cannabis oils were analyzed by undergraduate organic chemistry students using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to investigate three isomeric cannabinoids commonly found in cannabis products: cannabidiol (CBD), [delta][superscript 9]-tetrahydrocannabinol ([delta][superscript 9]-THC),…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Marijuana, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study
Ye Jiang; Xin Sun; Guomeng Zhang; Da Han; Zhengda Yang – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
The flue gas from waste incineration power plants contains high-level zinc species that may deactivate the catalyst for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of nitrogen oxides (NO[subscript x]) with NH[subscript 3]. A comparison experiment was designed to investigate the effect of different types and Zn/Ce molar ratios on the performance of…
Descriptors: Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Science Laboratories, Science Experiments
Holly D. Bendorf; Gricelda Arredondo – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
In this laboratory experiment, first-semester organic chemistry students use mechanistic reasoning to propose possible outcomes for the reaction of vanillin isobutyrate with a hydride source. The students subsequently run the reaction, isolate the product, and acquire its infrared spectrum. The experiment provides students with the opportunity to…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Science Experiments, Science Laboratories, Organic Chemistry
Jeremy R. Gauthier; Darcy Burns; Jack Sheng; Jessica C. D'eon – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
The adulteration of food products, including honeys and syrups, is of growing concern in global food markets. Detecting adulterated food products can be difficult using traditional analytical methodologies because of complex sample matrices or poor separation of key compounds. NMR is an analytical tool that circumvents some of these issues by…
Descriptors: Food, Undergraduate Study, College Science, Spectroscopy
Philip A. Kocheril; Makaela M. Jones; Jessica Z. Kubicek-Sutherland – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Raman scattering spectroscopies are important analytical tools in modern chemistry. Here, we describe the construction of the unamplified Raman scattering analysis (URSA) instrument: an inexpensive, open-table Raman spectrometer that uses a 532 nm diode-pumped laser as a light source. Upon application of this spectrometer to DNA extracted from…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Lasers
Araneda, Juan F.; Mendonc¸a Barbosa, Thai´s; Hui, Paul; Leclerc, Matthew C.; Ma, Jonathan; Maier, Alexander F. G.; Riegel, Susanne D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is commonly introduced to students in the classroom, but its hands-on use in undergraduate laboratories is far less common. The significant costs to purchase and maintain a traditional high-field NMR spectrometer means that many institutions cannot offer this service to their students. Benchtop NMR…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Spectroscopy, Laboratory Equipment, College Science
Alexander J. Wright; Dave Colclough; Hazel Harris; Stefano C. G. Biagini – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
In this paper, we present a concise and technique-heavy route to the synthesis of dimedone for a second-year organic chemistry curriculum. Our preparation of dimedone guides students through a Michael addition followed by a Dieckmann cyclization, basic ester hydrolysis, and thermal decarboxylation, while allowing time for mechanistic discussion…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Organic Chemistry, Undergraduate Study
Ifat Parveen; Michael Rose; Helen C. Phillips; Stephen E. Flower; Timothy J. Woodman; Cameron A. Garty; Michael D. Threadgill – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
An understanding of basic organic chemical reactivity is key for many biosciences students. The reactivities of different carbonyl groups affect their function in many biomolecules. A practical class, the two-step synthesis of paracetamol, has been devised to illustrate the electrophilic reactivities of carbonyls, which was covered in the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, College Science, Synthesis, Scientific Concepts
Ioana Nicolau; Anca Paun; Codrut¸a C. Popescu; Niculina D. Ha?dade; Mihaela Matache – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
This communication describes an updated experiment of peptide synthesis, involving determination of the loading capacity of a Fmoc-protected amino functionalized resin using UV-vis spectroscopy and a subsequent synthesis of a dipeptide in order to exemplify the experimental solid-phase synthesis procedure as an alternative technique in organic…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Science Experiments, Spectroscopy, Biochemistry
Will Jimy Quintero; Mo´nica Constanza A´vila; Cristian Ochoa-Puentes – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Cycloadditions in combination with multicomponent reactions are among the most valuable synthetic tools used by organic chemists to construct cyclic and heterocyclic compounds in a straightforward way. Although cycloadditions, such as the Diels--Alder reaction, are mainly covered in basic and advanced organic courses for undergraduate students,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Organic Chemistry, College Science, Undergraduate Students